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…
On the Radar: El Mencho’s Capture – Gamechanger or Business as Usual?
Will the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the head of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, end the…
Breaking Analysis: What Does the Killing of ‘El Mencho’ Mean for Mexico’s Drug War?
InSight Crime Investigator Victoria Dittmar and Co-Director Steven Dudley discuss how the killing of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias…
How CJNG Control Works in Guadalajara, With or Without El Mencho
In a matter of hours, gunmen paralyzed the city of Guadalajara, a major economic hub of some 5 million people,…