Prescription Pills Laced with Meth, Fentanyl Sold in Northern Mexico Pharmacies: Report
Pharmacies in several cities in northwestern Mexico are selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with deadly drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl,…
GameChangers 2022: ‘Pink Cocaine,’ Cross-Border Battles, and the Frustrating Fight Against Mafia States
Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2022, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas. The year saw…
With Legalization, Marijuana Trafficking Routes Evolve Along US-Mexico Border
The ongoing legalization of marijuana at the state level in the United States has forced organized crime groups in Mexico…
Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations’ New Marijuana Strategies
In 2010, the RAND Corporation said it was “noncontroversial” to declare that at least 50 percent of the marijuana consumed…
As Marijuana Fades, Sinaloa’s Organized Crime Does Not
In Mexico’s Golden Triangle, where the northwest states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa converge to form the country’s epicenter of…
The Chapitos’ Monopoly on Drug Sales in Culiacán, Sinaloa
Local drug sales in Sinaloa’s capital city may be a small-time business. Even so, it’s controlled by one of the…
Executive Summary and Major Findings
Marijuana has long been one of the most profitable illicit crops in various parts of rural Mexico, and one of…
Should Europe Be Bracing for the Spread of Tusi?
Seizures of pink cocaine, or “tusi,” in Spain show how this synthetic drug has moved from primarily being used in…
US Sanctions Oversimplify Fentanyl Trafficking From Mexico
Authorities in the United States have sanctioned a Mexican criminal group for trafficking illicit fentanyl into the country, but the…
Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG Share Fentanyl Chemical Suppliers
Despite being locked in fierce competition over control of a wide array of criminal economies, Mexico’s two most powerful organized…