As drug production and trafficking increase across the continent, criminal groups of all sizes are diversifying their operations and increasing their firepower. Governments, meanwhile, stumble between hard-line policies and paralysis
Conversations between the leaders of the criminal network, accused of arms trafficking, fuel theft, and other crimes, reveal chains of corruption used to obtain weapons and permits, which their companies then rented or sold
The Treasury Department has sanctioned the alleged criminal leader, a Canadian national, and his support network after authorities linked him to the Sinaloa Cartel
EL PAÍS has obtained details of the investigation into an apparent mix-up by uniformed officers, an investigation that is progressing through the courts beset by numerous contradictions
A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August
The murders of the Uruapan mayor and the leader of the lemon growers’ guild in Michoacán reveal a paradigm shift in organized crime, where complex extortion schemes have taken over entire regions
Nearly 50 murders have been recorded in Sinaloa in the last week, mainly in the capital, the main front of a war between cartel factions that has lasted more than a year
Complaints from family members and documents in possession of EL PAÍS confirm that officers from the State of Mexico Attorney General’s Office arrested and beat the men on several occasions. They remain in prison for an alleged crime unrelated to the musicians’ death
García Harfuch relies on leaders trained and seasoned in the now-defunct force to shape part of the president’s shift, sidelining the Armed Forces with seemingly good results
The testimonies of 38 people forcibly recruited in January by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel depict the deceptions and threats employed by the criminal organization
EL PAÍS reports from the northwest region of Mexico, documenting a bloody cartel conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and shaken the community
‘El Mayo’ Zambada, ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, and Caro Quintero — the three kings of Mexico’s drug empire — will spend their final days in the prisons in the United States
Omar Reyes’ posting to the Financial Intelligence Unit strengthens the arsenal of tools available to Claudia Sheinbaum’s security czar
The accused drug trafficker, arrested under unusual circumstances in July 2024, is taking the same path as Ovidio Guzmán
The arrest of the drug lord marks its first anniversary, while the Mexican State bleeds due to the fight initiated by his henchmen against the sons of his former partner, Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán
The drug lord, detained in a US prison since February on charges of killing a DEA agent, is waiting to find out whether he will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment
The arrest of nine former military personnel in Michoacán sheds light on a growing phenomenon in the region, which is experiencing high rates of violence
The English author’s book ‘Blood Gun Money’ is a call for ‘common sense’ and a denunciation of the U.S. paradox that sees a migrant as being more dangerous than a machine gun
EL PAÍS takes a look at this crime, one of the most common in the country and one that gets rarely reported
An armed man killed Clara Brugada’s aide and an adviser Tuesday morning in Mexico City
The alleged pact between Los Chapitos and the CJNG and the apparent ties between groups from the north of the state with the ‘El Mayo’ Zambada faction deepen uncertainty about an end to the conflict
An operation in Sinaloa involving agents certified by ICE has sparked a new diplomatic clash, adding to tensions over Ovidio’s family entering the United States and the talk of sending troops south of the border
In an interview, Omar García Harfuch said that none of the family members were wanted by Mexican authorities
For over 10 years, the Olascoagas have controlled the lives and economies of dozens of municipalities in Guerrero and the State of Mexico. The US now accuses them of being large-scale drug traffickers
The Teuchitlán case sheds light on a phenomenon that had remained out of the spotlight: the recruitment of young people by cartels through fake job offers or directly through social media
In just 10 days, the navy, supported by other institutions, has seized thousands of kilos of drugs and millions of liters of gasoline from criminal organizations
A study, to which EL PAÍS has had access, identifies alterations at the Jalisco site where relatives of missing persons have reported discovering huge quantities of bones
