The Zetas’ Model of Organized Crime is Leaving Mexico in Ruins

 The Zetas’ Model of Organized Crime is Leaving Mexico in RuinsIt was a Saturday, around 12:30 p.m. local time, when a caravan of three vehicles loaded with well-armed men and at least one woman began a violent rampage through Reynosa, a Mexican city of about 700,000 people that borders McAllen, Texas, and serves as an important hub for numerous criminal groups. According...

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Tentacles of Illegal Octopus Trade Clutch Mexico Town

 Tentacles of Illegal Octopus Trade Clutch Mexico TownSeizures of illegally harvested octopus off Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula are shedding light on how corruption in a coastal community facilitates the black market in marine life.In late July, a string of five seizures occurred in quick succession in the coastal town of the Dzilam de Bravo. The first capture took place...

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Indigenous Latest to Suffer Plague of Disappearances in Sonora, Mexico

 Indigenous Latest to Suffer Plague of Disappearances in Sonora, MexicoThe ongoing search for members of Mexico’s Yaqui Indigenous community, missing for well over a month, has become a rallying cry for activists pointing to the shocking number of disappearances in northern Sonora state.On July 14, 10 people left the Yaqui community of Loma de Bácum in southern Sonora...

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Mexico Cartels Find Recruitment Target - Drug Rehab Centers

 Mexico Cartels Find Recruitment Target - Drug Rehab CentersLacking government support and effective oversight, drug rehab centers in Mexico are being exploited by organized crime groups, which are taking advantage of their anarchical state to disappear people and recruit lookouts, hitmen and drug dealers.While the phenomenon is well-known, it does not seem to be of interest...

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How Human Trafficking Worsened in Mexico During COVID-19

 How Human Trafficking Worsened in Mexico During COVID-19The number of human trafficking victims in Mexico is growing, as traffickers target vulnerable people hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.Mexican authorities identified at least 550 victims of human trafficking in 2020, a 43 percent increase from the 383 victims recorded in 2016, according to data from the Executive...

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Pedro Pascal's Terrifying Trip to DEA Headquarters

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The Next Generation of Criminal Groups Driving Violence in Mexico

 The Next Generation of Criminal Groups Driving Violence in MexicoMexico's process of criminal fragmentation has been a slow burn. Many of the country's mightiest criminal groups have been unable to stay united due to internal strife, incursions from rivals or the arrests and killings of key leaders.But while some powerhouses like the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel...

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Narco History, El Padrino's Rise and Fall

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Inside Mexico's Most Powerful Drug Cartel | Foreign Correspondent

Inside Mexico's Most Powerful Drug Cartel | Foreign CorrespondentTens of thousands are missing, many more murdered. So why are Mexico’s violent drug cartels operating with impunity? We go inside the most powerful cartel to meet the footsoldiers. Corruption, they say, goes right to the top. Produced in collaboration with Ben Zand and Vice TV.In Mexico’s Sinaloa state, violence has become a way of life.Home to the country’s most powerful drug syndicate,...

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Documents Reveal Attempts to Curb Guatemala's Anti-Corruption Unit

 Documents Reveal Attempts to Curb Guatemala's Anti-Corruption UnitBefore the firing of Juan Francisco Sandoval, Guatemala’s top anti-corruption prosecutor, Attorney General Consuelo Porras pressured him to curtail investigations while his unit probed accusations of corruption in Porras' office.According to documents published by newspaper elPeriódico, Porras, who dismissed...

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Are El Koki and His Gang Members No Longer Safe in Venezuela?

 Are El Koki and His Gang Members No Longer Safe in Venezuela?Police in Venezuela have killed a notorious gang leader while others are reportedly hiding in Colombia, raising questions about the state of one of Caracas’ most powerful criminal structures and its leader, El Koki.  On August 4, around 50 agents of Venezuela’s Special Actions Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones...

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Miguel Félix Gallardo : "I need them to be afraid of me".

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Mexican Growers Arm Against Cartels

 Mexican growers arm against cartelsAmerican growers certainly face many challenges. But they can be grateful for the fact that they usually don’t have to face down organized crime.Mexican growers aren’t as lucky. In the state of Michoacán, avocado and blackberry growers have taken up arms to prevent extortion, murder, and kidnapping by drug cartels.Some 3,000 farmers...

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Why is Veracruz Mexico's Most Dangerous State for Political Murders?

 Why is Veracruz Mexico's Most Dangerous State for Political Murders?Running for office in Mexico means risking one's life. Days away from local elections on June 6, at least 89 political candidates had been killed during the current campaign.The 2021 election cycle has been the most dangerous in recent years, with 782 acts of violence against incumbents and challengers...

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