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Recent beachside attacks reveal a new cartel turf war in some of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations
Mexican officials said the recent spike in violence is a consequence of a "turf war" among local ga…
Luis Chaparro
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The US ups its multimillion-dollar rewards for 2 Sinaloa cartel leaders as another war brews for control of the cartel
The US recently increased its rewards for two major cartel figures, and another was quietly release…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's powerful Jalisco cartel is flexing its muscles at opposite ends of Latin America
According to cartel insiders and military sources, Mexico's Jalisco Cartel has its sights set on Si…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's war on cartels has created 400 new gangs that are taking on the police and cartels that are left
That proliferation has been a challenge and asset for major cartels, but it has overwhelmed Mexican…
Luis Chaparro
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'Like a flying ant': An operative describes how Mexico's cartels use drones to attack enemies and smuggle drugs
With a few rudimentary modifications, Mexican criminal groups can use commercial drones bought in t…
Luis Chaparro
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2 maps reveal the hotspots driving Mexico's worsening violence
Mexico's rise in homicides this year is driven by a few violent hotspots, writes James Bosworth, au…
James Bosworth, Latin America…
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The cocaine trade is booming, and smugglers have their eyes on a new market
According to a Sinaloa Cartel operator, a kilo of cocaine in Europe is worth double what it goes fo…
Luis Chaparro
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How smaller doses of more powerful drugs allowed Mexican cartels to overwhelm Mexican police and flood the US
"If Mexican authorities seized more than 100 kilograms, it means criminals are producing at least s…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
Soldiers destroyed a coca plantation in southwest Mexico in February, another sign that cartels are…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico says it caught gunmen who shot down an army helicopter - and it may signal trouble for the country's most powerful cartel
Mexican officials know the group is "spreading like wildfire, not only in Mexico but also abroad," …
Christopher Woody
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Brazil captured an alleged member of one Mexico's most powerful drug cartels on his Christmas vacation
The CJNG itself originally formed as a faction of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, but it broke away ar…
Christopher Woody,Reuters
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'El Chapo' Guzman is awaiting his fate in a US jail, but the Sinaloa cartel already has its next fight lined up
The Jalisco cartel has not let this go without a response. On March 5, another narcomanta was found…
Christopher Woody
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Deadly violence continues to climb in Mexico, where an ascendant cartel is strengthening its grip on power
"The largest increases [in homicides] were registered in Colima with a 600% increase from 2015 to 2…
Christopher Woody
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'El Chapo' Guzman's extradition clears the way for a new, more vicious round of cartel fighting
"So there some internal dissension, and a lot of that is driven by like plaza bosses that are not h…
Christopher Woody
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Crystal meth 'superpower': An upstart cartel is climbing to the top of Mexico's narco underworld
The CJNG steadily became more independent from the Sinaloa cartel after the 2010 death of Ignacio C…
Christopher Woody,Reuters
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With 'El Chapo' Guzman locked up abroad, the shift in Mexico's cartel underworld grinds on
While the Sinaloa cartel - active in 17 Mexican states and up to 50 countries, from Asia to South A…
Christopher Woody
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'El Chapo' Guzman's powerful Sinaloa cartel is withering while he sits in a US jail
The Sinaloa cartel functions more like a federation of allied groups rather than a traditionally hi…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico's biggest cartel is leaderless, and drug violence may be about to intensify
"Right now there's only two major drug cartels in Mexico: Sinaloa cartel, which ... remains the mos…
Christopher Woody
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2 of Mexico's most powerful cartels are clashing just across the US border
Tijuana's police have also attracted criticism over reports that members of state and local forces …
Christopher Woody
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The US heroin habit is growing, and 2 of Mexico's most powerful cartels are fighting to supply it
"The heroin market in the United States has been historically divided along the Mississippi River, …