Tusi Isn’t What You Think It Is
There’s a popular Afrohouse song, called “Tussi Sabes,” that plays on the words “you do” (tú sí) and the synthetic…
The Last Chapitos Standing: Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán
The United States is this week upping the multimillion-dollar rewards it has on the heads of the remaining leaders of…
5 Things Season 3 of Euphoria Gets Wrong—and Right—About Organized Crime Along the US-Mexico Border
Euphoria’s third season just wrapped, closing a storyline steeped in the aesthetics and intensities of the criminal underworld along the…
What ‘Euphoria’ Gets Wrong and Right About Border Crime
Euphoria’s third season just wrapped, closing a storyline steeped in the aesthetics and intensities of the criminal underworld along the…
On the Radar: A Right Turn in Colombia and Peru Ups Security Concerns
Will Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella keep his security promises in office? Why did the DEA let fentanyl flow…
Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico
Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States,…
The InSight Take: Rubén Rocha Moya’s Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Ties Highlight Criminal Governance in Mexico
On April 29, US prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced an explosive set of charges against Rubén…
5 Models of Criminal Control Over Fentanyl Markets in Northern Mexico
In various parts of Mexico, local drug markets do not operate according to supply-and-demand logics alone. What is sold, how…
How Fentanyl Was Introduced in Mexico’s Local Drug Markets
As Mexican criminal organizations became the main suppliers of illicit fentanyl to the United States, small pockets of domestic consumption…
How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico
“Buying drugs isn’t about choice anymore – it’s about whatever’s available.” That’s how many drug users in northern Mexico describe…