Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash
A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect…
Cheap Drones Are A Costly Problem For Governments in Latin America
Mexico and the United States recently agreed to deepen security cooperation around counter-drone technology, as governments across Latin America race…
The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race
Organized crime groups across Latin America are weaponizing commercial drones, pairing them with IEDs to attack rivals, security forces, and…
CJNG Regional Boss ‘Tío Lako’ Evades Capture Once More
News that an alleged high-ranking Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) boss slipped through the Mexican…
Podcast | The Monster: Forced Disappearances in Mexico
Héctor’s son disappeared in Guadalajara. He suspects that those who should be searching for him may have been involved. *This…
On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust
What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver? What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the group’s…
Cárteles Unidos
The Cárteles Unidos (CU) is a criminal organization that was born out of an alliance between the Cartel de Tepalcatepec,…
On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits
Have US airstrikes in the Caribbean and Pacific actually slowed the flow of cocaine? Who is “El 03,” the man…
The InSight Take: CJNG’s New Boss? Not So Fast
Following the death of CJNG leader “El Mencho” in a February 2026 military operation, US authorities have named his stepson,…
US Names El Mencho’s Successor—CJNG May Have Other Plans
For nearly two decades, Juan Carlos Valencia González built power inside Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel while staying almost invisible to the…