The Story of Mexico’s Multibillion-dollar Fuel Theft Crisis
A series of recent seizures and arrests underscore how powerful criminal groups in Mexico are expanding their involvement in fuel…
Former Mexico Official’s Alleged CJNG Ties Spur International Manhunt
Authorities in Mexico have made a high-profile arrest just as they mount an international manhunt to capture a former security…
Synthetic Drugs in LatAm Are DEA’s Top Concern
Synthetic drugs remain the DEA’s top concern, the agency stated in its latest National Drug Threat Assessment, outlining several key…
CJNG’s Fuel Theft Empire in the Crosshairs of US Treasury Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned 26 Mexican companies involved in fuel theft, signaling the growing importance of…
Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry
Oil production in Venezuela has recently picked up after years of decline. But increasing criminal activity around the industry hinders…
Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela
The black market for gasoline is quickly disappearing in Venezuela’s oil-rich state of Zulia as changing government policies and supply…
Violence Rising in Hidalgo, Mexico’s Oil Theft Center
Mexico’s ordinarily quiet state of Hidalgo is seeing a rapid rise in violence connected to an increase in oil theft,…