Is Mexico’s CJNG Pushing the Gulf Cartel from Tamaulipas?
The speculation regarding the latest mega-battle for control over Mexico’s underworld started with a two-minute video that first appeared on…
Will Designating Mexican Crime Groups as Terrorists Help Fight Them?
US officials are considering designating Mexican drug trafficking organizations as terrorist groups, but labeling criminals as terrorists would mischaracterize the…
Matamoros: a Symptom of Mexico’s Larger Illness
It took the dramatic killing of two US citizens in early March to put Matamoros on the criminal map, but…
Mexico’s Gulf Cartel Doing Damage Control After Kidnapping, Murdering US Citizens
A faction of one of Mexico’s older organized crime groups is doing damage control with a cheap public relations campaign…
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico’s criminal groups but has lost territory and…
The Capture of Hell Troop’s Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Northeast Cartel has brought Mexico’s northern city of Nuevo Laredo to a standstill for the second time this year…
Capture of Hell Troop Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Northeast Cartel has brought Mexico’s northern city of Nuevo Laredo to a standstill for the second time this year…