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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 another judicial…
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The Drug Case Against the Former Honduras President Trump Wants to Pardon
US President Donald Trump’s plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández belie the evidence US prosecutors used to convict the former head of…
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How Industrial-Scale Crypto Laundering Sustains Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade
An exhaustive review of recent US court cases and blockchain data reveals an industrial-scale crypto laundering pipeline moving dirty cash through digital networks.
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US Foreign Terrorist Designations in Latin America: An Interactive Map
The United States has intensified its tactics for fighting organized crime in Latin America, including designating various Latin American criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations” in 2025.
This…
What’s Missing From the US-China Fentanyl Agreement
The United States and China announced they would step up the fight against fentanyl as part of a new trade deal. But it is not clear if the arrangement addresses…
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Chinese Broker’s Arrest Hits Mexico’s Fentanyl Trade Harder Than ‘Kingpin’ Captures
A Chinese citizen accused of leading a transnational drug trafficking network with ties to Mexican criminal groups was recaptured and extradited to the United States, highlighting…
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Will New Reform Help Mexico Address Money Laundering Challenges?
Reforms to Mexico’s anti-money laundering law earlier this year injected fresh hope and a key step forward in the fight against organized crime, but ongoing challenges may hinder…
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Even as US-Mexico Border Encounters Plummet, Migrants Are Still Vulnerable to Organized Crime
The business of smuggling migrants over the US-Mexico border is in flux, but large numbers of migrants stuck in Mexico remain at the mercy…
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Is the Jalisco Cartel Helping the Chapitos in Mexico?
Reports that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation is aiding the
Chapitos faction of Sinaloa Cartel in parts of Mexico have been growing.
InSight Crime’s Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and Senior Investigator Parker Asmann discuss…
