CJNG’s Fuel Theft Empire in the Crosshairs of US Treasury Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned 26 Mexican companies involved in fuel theft, signaling the growing importance of…
Is Mexico’s Family-Focused Counternarcotics Strategy Working?
With the arrest of a top cartel leader’s brother, Mexican authorities are again resorting to an often ineffective strategy of…
Sinaloa’s Rat, Jalisco’s Rooster: The Evolution of Cartel Patches in Mexico
The discovery of a previously unknown military-style patch identifying a specialized drone warfare unit within Mexico’s CJNG highlights the range…
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” is the founder and leader of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel de Jalisco…