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,…
5 CJNG Hotspots to Watch After El Mencho’s Killing in Mexico
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation, one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations, was dealt a heavy blow on February 22…
CJNG Violence After the Killing of ‘El Mencho’: Power Play or Last Gasp?
The government’s killing of “El Mencho” on February 22 provoked a spasm of violence by his cartel that has been,…
What’s Next for Mexico’s CJNG After the Killing of ‘El Mencho’?
Mexico’s underworld could experience far-reaching changes after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the leader of the…
US Sanctions in Latin America Have Increased. But Can They Be Enforced?
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is unleashing a wave of sanctions on drug traffickers and…
On the Radar: Football, Cocaine, and Corruption
How football fuels Paraguay’s drug trade, the latest extradition request from Mexico to the US, and what the latest cocaine…
How Guatemala’s Gang Crisis Reached a Boiling Point
Guatemala is returning to hardline security policies amid a resurgence of gang activity, two years after its president pledged a…
The State of Play: US Anti-Drug Cooperation in Latin America
Since US President Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one in the 1970s and created the Drug Enforcement Administration…
On the Radar: Power, Corruption, and Criminality
This week, we’re asking what the future might hold for the United States’ relationship with Honduras, what a mass kidnapping…
Colombia’s EMC Holds ‘Total Peace’ Hostage in Cauca
“Send a helicopter! They’re going to kill us! They’re going to kill us! For God’s sake, there are injured people…