Organized Crime

Cartel Hideouts Uncovered in Edomex Mountains as Military Launches Sweep Operation

Mexican security forces are conducting operations in the mountainous regions of Estado de Mexico, where cartel members have established hideouts in terrain that provides natural cover just miles from the country's capital.

Organized Crime

Colombian National Arrested in Small-Town Mexico Exposes Cartel Loan-Sharking Pipeline

A 33-year-old Colombian was picked up in Tenango del Valle, State of Mexico, after allegedly threatening a shopkeeper and trying to bribe police. Authorities suspect he is part of a "gota a gota" network tied to the CJNG.

Mexico

Mexican Authorities Seize Over 2,000 Properties from Cartels in Landmark Operation

The operation targeted cartel financial infrastructure in Estado de Mexico, Mexico's most populous state and a key industrial corridor bordering Mexico City.

Guerrero

Hitman Captured at the Scene of a Public Execution in Tlapa, Guerrero

A suspected cartel gunman was arrested moments after carrying out a brazen daytime killing in the Montaña region, where state presence is virtually nonexistent.

Drug Trafficking

Mexico's Deadliest Rivals Join Forces to Control Fuel Theft in Guanajuato

CJNG and Los Chapitos, normally locked in a bloody turf war, are working together to dominate huachicol operations in Mexico's most violent state, according to FGR intelligence.

Drug Trafficking

The Judge, the Cartel Heir, and $5 Million: How Iván Archivaldo Walked Out of El Altiplano

A $5 million payment. A suspended federal judge with unexplained bank deposits. A cartel heir who walked free from El Altiplano. The García Luna trial in Brooklyn pulled the thread on how Iván Archivaldo Guzmán's 2008 release was engineered.