Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico
Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States,…
Is Mexico Running out of Kingpins?
On April 27, Mexican security forces mounted an operation in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit and captured Audias Flores…
5 Models of Criminal Control Over Fentanyl Markets in Northern Mexico
In various parts of Mexico, local drug markets do not operate according to supply-and-demand logics alone. What is sold, how…
How Fentanyl Was Introduced in Mexico’s Local Drug Markets
As Mexican criminal organizations became the main suppliers of illicit fentanyl to the United States, small pockets of domestic consumption…
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…
Video: Are ICE’s Roundups in the United States an Effective Anti-Crime Strategy?
The Trump administration has used the threat of organized crime to justify roundups of suspected undocumented migrants in states across…
Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico?
The Mexican government has requested the extradition of several US citizens accused of colluding with organized crime groups to smuggle…
GameChangers 2025: Migration Smuggling Market Goes From Boom to Bust
The number of migrants traveling through Latin America to the United States plummeted in 2025 and sent organized crime groups…
Chapitos Plea Deal Raises More Questions on US Role in El Mayo’s Kidnapping in Mexico
A top leader of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors, marking yet…