InSight Crime explores the drug trafficking dynamics in Venezuela, the nature of the Cartel of the Suns, and its future without Maduro.

The killing of CJNG leader El Mencho sparked violence across Mexico, but what does history teach us about the killing of cartel leaders?

InSight Crime outlines the five CJNG hotspots to keep an eye on in Mexico following the high-profile killing of El Mencho.

Following El Mencho’s death, the CJNG faces a new era of succession and potential fragmentation. Learn who could lead the cartel and its criminal operations in Mexico.

How football fuels Paraguay’s drug trade, the latest extradition request from Mexico to the US, and what the latest cocaine ...

In attempting to target gang leadership, Guatemala's government instead exposed its limited capacity to do so.

Which Latin American countries collaborate with the US on anti-narcotics? Consult this map for a look at the ever-evolving web of alliances in the region.

The CJNG is headed by alias "El Mencho," a feared but mysterious leader. The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from ...

This week, we’re asking what the future might hold for the United States’ relationship with Honduras, what a mass kidnapping in Mexico tells us about the country’s crime wars, and whether another high ...

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” was the founder and leader of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG), and was at the forefront of transforming ...

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