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…
Mexican Meth Expertise Spreads to African Labs
The presence of Mexican methamphetamine cooks at laboratories in Africa was once considered an anomaly, but a series of recent…
After El Mencho: A Data-Driven Look at an Evolving Drug Market
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
What the Story of Meth Tells Us About the Future of Mexico’s CJNG
On October 28, 2009, Mexican authorities arrested Oscar Orlando Nava Valencia. Known as “El Lobo,” Nava Valencia was the head…
Chinese Broker’s Arrest Hits Mexico’s Fentanyl Trade Harder Than ‘Kingpin’ Captures
After several months on the run, a Chinese citizen accused of leading a transnational drug trafficking network with ties to…
Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL)
The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima – CSRL) is a regional criminal group based…
Murders May Be Dropping But the Cost of Crime Is Rising in Mexico
Violence in Mexico cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars in 2024 despite the country becoming moderately more peaceful,…
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 —…
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…
How ‘Walter White’ Took Meth Production to São Paulo
The arrest of a chemical engineer, a wannabe “Brazilian Walter White” like the fictional character from the television series Breaking…