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…
The Capture of Hell Troop’s Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Northeast Cartel has brought Mexico’s northern city of Nuevo Laredo to a standstill for the second time this year…
Capture of Hell Troop Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Northeast Cartel has brought Mexico’s northern city of Nuevo Laredo to a standstill for the second time this year…
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…
From Deception to Demand: US Fentanyl Users Now Want Fentanyl
While addicted to opioids, 35-year-old Sherman Oaks native Matt Meakin once lived in Skid Row, a permanent, decades-old, sprawling homeless…
Fentanyl Has Become A Hidden Killer in Mexico
Fentanyl Has Become A Hidden Killer in Mexico A deep smell of decomposition is evident through the doors of the…