Truth or Lie? A Letter From El Mayo Fuels Mexico-US Tensions Over Sinaloa Cartel Arrests
Controversy and conflicting narratives persist around the arrests of two top Sinaloa Cartel leaders in the United States, raising questions…
US Customs Makes Historic Fentanyl Seizure
A massive seizure of the drug suggests that fentanyl production is thriving in Mexico, despite a ban by certain criminal…
Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’
Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Along with Joaquín Guzmán…
Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Arrested in Symbolic, but Hollow Victory for US
In a stunning turn of events, two of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most-wanted drug traffickers are in custody in the United…
Vortex of Evil: Gangs and Narcos in Tapachula, Mexico
Sitting on a rock in a street on the outskirts of Tapachula, on Mexico’s southern border, Poison and Malandro share…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping, and Here’s Why
When Dennis Cauchon started to notice a sharp drop in drug overdose deaths in the fall of 2023 in the…
Cheyo Anthrax’s Murder Highlights How Few Are Irreplaceable in Mexico’s Underworld
The recent killing of a key member of the Sinaloa Cartel may spell the end of one of its armed…
Mexico’s Extreme Election Violence Explained
Political candidates in criminally strategic states like Chiapas, Guerrero, and Michoacán saw an outburst of violence this election cycle in…
US Turns Screw on Enduring Guatemala Drug Clan
The extradition of an alleged Guatemalan drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel is a blow to one of the…
DEA’s Emphasis on Defeating Cartels Oversimplifies Fentanyl Industry
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s “National Drug Threat Assessment 2024” presents Mexican cartels as the hegemonic force behind the United States’…