US Sanctions Mexican Banks in Fentanyl Crackdown, Fueling Bilateral Tensions
The US government recently sanctioned three Mexican financial institutions for allegedly laundering drug money, adding to a series of US…
More Punitive US Measures Unlikely to Curb Fentanyl Trafficking
Lawmakers in the United States have made permanent a federal policy that established harsher penalties for trafficking illicit fentanyl and…
How Much Control Do Mexican Criminal Groups Really Have in the US?
The mounting pressure from the US government on Mexico’s criminal groups has fueled an inflated narrative about their reach —…
Synthetic Drugs in LatAm Are DEA’s Top Concern
Synthetic drugs remain the DEA’s top concern, the agency stated in its latest National Drug Threat Assessment, outlining several key…
The New Rules of Engagement in Sinaloa’s Latest Crime Wars
A group of armed men stormed into a drug rehab facility in the city of Culiacán, Mexico, at around 2:00…
5 Years Later, How Has the Pandemic Changed Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean has adopted new strategies and…
3 Key Findings on Synthetic Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean From the INCB
The rapid proliferation of synthetic drugs is reshaping illicit markets worldwide, according to the latest set of reports from the…
Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Slow the Flow of Migrants or Fentanyl From Mexico
Fresh threats of tariffs from the US government may prove counterproductive in combating migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking networks, and…
How Fentanyl Producers in Mexico Are Adapting to a Challenging Market
When Mario* heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations. After five years of booming fentanyl trafficking…
GameChangers 2024: Organized Crime Gets Political
Criminal organizations showed this past year that they pose a growing threat to democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,…