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More Than Denmark: The CJNG Has More Power Than Entire Armies
The might of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is measured not only by the territories it currently contests but also by the drug trafficking…
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From Sinaloa to New York: How the Allegations Against Rubén Rocha Moya Came About
On April 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York charged the current (though currently on leave) governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, and…
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Beltrán Leyva, the Zetas, and “La Barbie” Betrayed one Another While Trafficking Colombian Cocaine
And in the United States, Roberto López—alias “El Shrek”—was sentenced to over 18 years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking network…
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Noel ‘El Flaco’ Salgueiro Sentenced to 29 Years for the War in Juárez
In the State of Mexico, Noel Salgueiro Nevares—alias “El Flaco Salgueiro,” founder of the *Gente Nueva* group and a lieutenant to Joaquín “El Chapo”…
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7 Armored Vehicles and Chemical Precursors Seized in Raid in Michoacán
Authorities seized a fleet of vehicles and chemical precursors for the production of synthetic drugs— allegedly linked to the Los Reyes cartel in the…
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U.S. Corrections Officer Working for Los Mayos Arrested
An alleged Arizona corrections officer—a U.S. citizen—was arrested; she was working for the Sinaloa Cartel. I am not sure if she actually holds that…
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From Ciudad Juárez to El Paso: Here’s What the CJNG Tunnels Discovered by the FBI Look Like
What if the tunnels used for drug trafficking were also being used to smuggle migrants? An investigation based on court records from federal courts…
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Hitmen Kill National Guardsmen in Sinaloa Two Years Into the Criminal War
And on this second anniversary of the criminal war in Sinaloa, there was further violence. Around 3:00 a.m., armed men entered a hotel in…
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Violence in Sinaloa Due to the War Between the ‘Chapitos’ and the ‘Mayiza’
Today, September 9th, marks two years since the conflict between *La Mayiza* and *Los Chapitos* began. However, let me correct that: what truly marks…
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Without “El Mencho,” A New Armed Wing Springs Up Within the CJNG Every Month
Six months after the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—”El Mencho,” the long-time leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)—the criminal organization he founded…
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U.S. Releases ‘El Inge’: Felipe Cabrera Sarabia to Be Deported to Mexico After Turning on the Sinaloa Cartel
At age 56, Felipe Cabrera Sarabia left the federal penitentiary in Lompoc, California, after completing the sentence imposed by a U.S. judge in 2023…
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Who is Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, the Released Sinaloa Cartel Leader?
On July 25, 2023, in a federal court in the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman sentenced Felipe Cabrera Sarabia to 19…
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Gold Guns, Weapons, and Armored Vehicles: A Profile of “El Maniako,” the New Hitman Boss in Michoacán
Who will take control of one of Michoacán’s most bloodthirsty armed wings following the fall of its top leader? On August 31, the killing…
