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The capture of Audias Flores took place with no exchange of gunfire and with intelligence from US agencies, according to the official account

The Attorney General Office’s failure to secure the site where the cartel kingpin was killed, the gaps in the narrative about the subsequent violence that left dozens dead, and the doubts about the future of the CJNG paint a picture of the current criminal landscape in Mexico

The arrest of ‘Lobo Menor’ in the Mexican capital sheds light on the criminal relationship between the three countries, connected to cocaine trafficking

Beyond acronyms and groups, and the unequal territorial control they exert, the death of El Mencho demonstrates the intensification of operations against crime in the country, under the watchful eye of the United States

Mindful of the insecurity in his native country, the Mexican writer presents ‘The Mermaid and the Retiree,’ a political and suspenseful work set in Culiacán that follows a congressional candidate who must confront the many forms of violence around her

The expected guilty pleas of Erick Valencia, ‘El 85’ and Abigael González, ‘El Cuini,’ confirm the decline of the old guard

The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had spent decades evading justice. He was brought down in an operation in the mountains of Jalisco that has sparked a violent reaction in various states across the country

Harfuch points to a criminal misunderstanding as the cause of the workers’ abduction. The bodies of at least five have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified

In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade

The vast lemon industry of the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán, where the alleged extortionist had his fiefdom, puts any preconceived notions about violence and power to shame

The former Canadian athlete, accused of drug trafficking and murder north of the Rio Grande, has surrendered to US authorities

A top government target whose currency was violence, César Sepúlveda had become a key supplier and intermediary for much of the productive activity in Tierra Caliente

The transfer to the US of 37 prisoners, including leaders of the Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation and Northeast cartels, is a response to threats made by the Republican in recent weeks regarding operations south of the Rio Grande

In his new book, the academic explores the recent history of weapons production in the country and the trafficking of guns to Mexico

Mexican authorities point to the growing influence of Fausto Isidro, once a mid-level regional crime boss, in drug trafficking to the United States

The arrest of Maduro for alleged drug trafficking contrasts with the pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of the same crime

The Treasury Department notes that the boss of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel manages the group’s operations from prison and even forged an alliance with the Gulf Cartel while behind bars

The arrest of an operative of the powerful CATEM labor union with links to the Sinaloa Cartel increases the pressure on the government in its challenge to curb the cartels

The confrontation between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and self-defense groups for control of the territory has intensified and shows the difficulties in rebuilding the social fabric in Michoacán

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

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