Guadalupe Fernández Valencia, alias ‘La Patrona’
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
5 Models of Criminal Control Over Fentanyl Markets in Northern Mexico
In various parts of Mexico, local drug markets do not operate according to supply-and-demand logics alone. What is sold, how…
How Fentanyl Was Introduced in Mexico’s Local Drug Markets
As Mexican criminal organizations became the main suppliers of illicit fentanyl to the United States, small pockets of domestic consumption…
How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico
“Buying drugs isn’t about choice anymore – it’s about whatever’s available.” That’s how many drug users in northern Mexico describe…
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…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Homicide Round-Up
Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal…
A CJNG Death in Mexico and A Missed Opportunity
I cannot recall a time in the last two decades that I’ve covered the region’s crime wars that I’ve done…
On the Radar: Ecuador’s Escalating Crime Crisis
El Mencho’s lavish funeral in Mexico, why violence is rising in Ecuador despite hard-line security measures, and the future of…
More Than Narco Wives: Women’s Hidden Power in Latin American Organized Crime
The reaction to the recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the former head of the Jalisco Cartel…
What Does El Mencho’s Killing in Mexico Mean for LatAm Cocaine Flows?
The killing of Jalisco Cartel New Generation leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” in Mexico has raised questions about…