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From the Nuevo Laredo International Bridge to Ecatepec Prison: the record documenting the arrest of “El Ocra” From the Nuevo Laredo International Bridge to Ecatepec Prison: the record documenting the arrest of “El Ocra”
Cartels July 17, 2026

From the Nuevo Laredo International Bridge to Ecatepec Prison: the record documenting the arrest of “El Ocra”

Agents from the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) arrested David Vargas Rivera—alias “El ... more

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From posing in a photo with Cuauhtémoc Blanco to his capture: the criminal life of ‘La Tripa’ From posing in a photo with Cuauhtémoc Blanco to his capture: the criminal life of ‘La Tripa’
Cartels June 9, 2026

From posing in a photo with Cuauhtémoc Blanco to his capture: the criminal life of ‘La Tripa’

Homero Figueroa Meza, alias La Tripa, identified by authorities as the leader ... more

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From Natanael Cano to Víctor Mendivil: Regional Mexican artists linked to the Salazar family From Natanael Cano to Víctor Mendivil: Regional Mexican artists linked to the Salazar family
Cartels December 8, 2025

From Natanael Cano to Víctor Mendivil: Regional Mexican artists linked to the Salazar family

In September 2024, the seizure of monster trucks in the Sonora desert ... more

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From Michoacán to Jalisco: the areas where CJNG hitmen loyal to ‘El Tío Lako’ operate From Michoacán to Jalisco: the areas where CJNG hitmen loyal to ‘El Tío Lako’ operate
Cartels September 23, 2026

From Michoacán to Jalisco: the areas where CJNG hitmen loyal to ‘El Tío Lako’ operate

In August, the cell led by Heraclio Guerrero Martínez—known as "El Tío ... more

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From El Nini to El Panu: How the Security Chiefs of Los Chapitos Fell From El Nini to El Panu: How the Security Chiefs of Los Chapitos Fell
Cartels December 23, 2025

From El Nini to El Panu: How the Security Chiefs of Los Chapitos Fell

The Los Chapitos faction, led by Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán ... more

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From Colombia to Sinaloa: How Drug Cartels Recruit Men with Military Training From Colombia to Sinaloa: How Drug Cartels Recruit Men with Military Training
Cartels August 19, 2026

From Colombia to Sinaloa: How Drug Cartels Recruit Men with Military Training

The internal conflict within the Sinaloa Cartel between the "Los Mayos" and ... more

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From Christian Nodal to Marc Anthony: US sanctions concert promoter for links to La Mayiza of the Sinaloa Cartel From Christian Nodal to Marc Anthony: US sanctions concert promoter for links to La Mayiza of the Sinaloa Cartel
Cartels October 1, 2026

From Christian Nodal to Marc Anthony: US sanctions concert promoter for links to La Mayiza of the Sinaloa Cartel

Inhouse Concerts and Shows, a promoter that brought Christian Nodal, Ricky Martin ... more

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From “El Vicentillo” to “Mayito Flaco”: the drug traffickers of the Sinaloa Cartel who took refuge in CDMX From “El Vicentillo” to “Mayito Flaco”: the drug traffickers of the Sinaloa Cartel who took refuge in CDMX
Cartels October 1, 2026

From “El Vicentillo” to “Mayito Flaco”: the drug traffickers of the Sinaloa Cartel who took refuge in CDMX

On September 30, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) updated the ... more

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From ‘Pancho Cayagua’ to ‘El Tomate’: The Fall of the Tepito Union Leaders From ‘Pancho Cayagua’ to ‘El Tomate’: The Fall of the Tepito Union Leaders
Cartels September 4, 2025

From ‘Pancho Cayagua’ to ‘El Tomate’: The Fall of the Tepito Union Leaders

2018 shook the core of Tepito's "Barrio Bravo." While merchants and residents ... more

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