Valentín Elizalde was warned not to sing that night—but he sang A Mis Enemigos anyway. Minutes later, 70 bullets tore through his Suburban outside the palenque in Reynosa. Nearly two decades later, the man believed to have ordered the hit, Zetas commander “El Hummer,” was finally sentenced. But the real story goes far deeper than revenge.

The story of the Tepito Union, the criminal group that dominates Mexico City, but not…

The 2025 NDTA confirms what we’ve been seeing on the ground: cartels aren’t just trafficking drugs—they’re running multinational criminal empires. With shifting alliances, fractured factions, and synthetic labs replacing poppy fields, this war is evolving fast. I broke down who controls what territory in Mexico—and what it means for the next chapter of cartel warfare.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has just released a new video online. Their return…

La niñez en Sinaloa vive una realidad marcada por la sombra del narcotráfico. A menudo, los niños crecen rodeados de estigmas, violencia y escasas oportunidades. Este reportaje examina la manera en que, aunque pequeños, ya enfrentan el costo de decisiones ajenas, hallando ‘dulces’ que esconden veneno en cada esquina vulnerable.

From 5:00 in the morning, the police of the State of Mexico go almost blindly,…