Category: Cartels
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The Cartel’s Hidden Fortune: How Shell Companies and Crude Oil Became the New Drug Trade The Cartel’s Hidden Fortune: How Shell Companies and Crude Oil Became the New Drug Trade
Cartels June 2, 2025

The Cartel’s Hidden Fortune: How Shell Companies and Crude Oil Became the New Drug Trade

  A sweeping U.S.-Mexico crackdown exposes billions laundered through fake firms, stolen fuel, ... more

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The Cártel del Golfo Prefers Cumbias; this is ‘Narcoculture’ The Cártel del Golfo Prefers Cumbias; this is ‘Narcoculture’
Cartels September 2, 2025

The Cártel del Golfo Prefers Cumbias; this is ‘Narcoculture’

Narcoculture took root differently in eastern Mexico. While tubas and guitars accompanied ... more

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The California Killings: ‘Los Palillos’ and the Acid Bath Murders The California Killings: ‘Los Palillos’ and the Acid Bath Murders
Cartels September 26, 2025

The California Killings: ‘Los Palillos’ and the Acid Bath Murders

After strangling the two victims, the gangsters threw their bodies head-first into ... more

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The Calderón and Fox Administrations Were ‘Narco-governments’; Times Have Changed: Sheinbaum The Calderón and Fox Administrations Were ‘Narco-governments’; Times Have Changed: Sheinbaum
Cartels June 1, 2026

The Calderón and Fox Administrations Were ‘Narco-governments’; Times Have Changed: Sheinbaum

Addressing thousands of people gathered at the Monument to the Revolution, President ... more

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The banned photos of Valeria Márquez with the son of ‘El R1 The banned photos of Valeria Márquez with the son of ‘El R1
Cartels August 2, 2026

The banned photos of Valeria Márquez with the son of ‘El R1

New images allegedly showing Mexican influencer and beauty entrepreneur Valeria Márquez with ... more

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The Arzates Behind Ranch Raids in Ensenada The Arzates Behind Ranch Raids in Ensenada
Cartels March 24, 2026

The Arzates Behind Ranch Raids in Ensenada

Heavily armed squads from the Sinaloa Cartel have sown terror among ranch ... more

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The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel” The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel”
Cartels June 4, 2025

The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel”

The internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel has pushed Iván Archivaldo Guzmán ... more

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The ‘Kiki’ Camarena Case: 40 Years Later, Judge Upholds Life Sentence The ‘Kiki’ Camarena Case: 40 Years Later, Judge Upholds Life Sentence
Cartels April 19, 2026

The ‘Kiki’ Camarena Case: 40 Years Later, Judge Upholds Life Sentence

After 34 years of imprisonment in a U.S. facility, Javier Vásquez Velasco ... more

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