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…
On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime
What’s next for the US military campaign against Latin America’s criminal groups? What’s behind Chile and Peru’s recent security crackdowns?…
The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does it Have a Strategy?
Colombia just became the 19th member of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition—better known as Shield of the Americas—days after Defense…
Families Displaced by the Ardillos Return Home in Guerrero, Mexico
More than 15 families displaced by the Ardillos criminal group in Mexico returned to their homes in Guerrero, according to…
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…
Guerreros Unidos
The Guerreros Unidos are a splinter group of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) based in central Mexico. The group is…
Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America
More and more countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are reporting cases of ketamine trafficking, reflecting a shift in…
Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo)
The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest criminal groups, but it no longer operates as a unified organization. It…
Cárteles Unidos
The Cárteles Unidos (CU) is a criminal organization that was born out of an alliance between the Cartel de Tepalcatepec,…
The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future
The Sinaloa Cartel has long ruled the drug trade in the Western hemisphere. But now, it’s tearing itself apart. Since…