Michoacán, untamed territory: One of the symbols of Mexico’s security crisis
The ‘war on drugs’ was declared in the state, where cartels have been entrenched in politics and the economy for decades
Regio Clown and B-King murder: Four Colombians claim they were tortured to take the blame
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
Control of businesses, threats, and overpricing of up to 144%: La Familia Michoacana’s extortion network in State of Mexico
The criminal group targeted farms and transport companies, intercepted packages, and imposed quotas under a regime of terror
Colombian mercenaries training Mexican drug traffickers: ‘They’re bloodthirsty. We don’t want to end up floating in a canal’
EL PAÍS reconstructs, on the ground and using exclusive documents, the presence of former military personnel hired by the cartels, a lethal alliance of organized crime
US targets networks of corrupt politicians who aid drug cartels
The Trump administration includes among its criminal targets foreign officials who have received bribes from drug trafficking and organized crime money-laundering networks
Cartel violence erupts in Michoacán, Jalisco and Guanajuato in a new wave of attacks
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is reacting to increasing pressure from the Mexican government, which has targeted high-ranking bosses and important logistics operators
‘El Pez’ and ‘El Fresa,’ the brothers at the head of La Familia Michoacana, the White House’s latest target
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 US targets La Familia Michoacana in its crusade against fentanyl
On the same day, the Treasury Department sanctioned the two leaders of the criminal organization, a Georgia court indicted them, and the State Department offered $8 million for their capture
Twenty-nine cartel members handed over to Trump and dozens of cases in the US justice system: The background to an unprecedented operation
Drug trafficking, homicide and organized crime are some of the charges that the dozens of cartel members extradited to contain tariff threats face in US courts
From fentanyl to avocado: The many faces of the Mexican cartels targeted by Trump
The designation of six Mexican criminal groups as terrorist organizations, which takes effect on February 20, raises questions about their size, activities, and territorial reach
Beyond the drug lords of Sinaloa and Jalisco: Trump’s blacklist designates six Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations
The White House is outlining, pending a formal announcement, the first designations: La Familia Michoacana, Cárteles Unidos, Cartel del Noroeste and the Gulf Cartel are on the list, according to ‘The New York Times’
The United States sanctions members of Mexican cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana
The Treasury accuses the group of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine and of illegally smuggling migrants into the U.S.
Bishops use diplomacy to take on drug crime in Mexico: ‘The Church plays an important role, given the absence of the state’
The truces between criminal organizations in the state of Guerrero appear linked to the Catholic hierarchy, which is willing to mediate in order to stop the wave of violence
Greed, ambition, money and power: Mexican bishops negotiate with drug traffickers in Guerrero
The clergy has been attempting to settle differences between La Familia Michoacana and rivals Los Tlacos after a successful truce between the latter and Los Ardillos over transport routes
Organized crime puts a price on Mexican agriculture
The countryside is losing millions of hectares of crops due to land being abandoned. Violence and extortion add to the ravages of climate change and the lack of subsidies
Mexico’s ‘omertà’: Millions of merchants pay a fee to criminals in order to sell their goods in the streets
The collection of this ‘tax’ unleashes violence that leaves hundreds of people dead each year, and it robs the public coffers of a fortune
Toluca chicken vendors rebel against extortion by Mexican organized crime
Merchants in the capital of the State of Mexico have hired private security services in the face of threats and kidnappings, including those of four workers who have been missing since last week
Death on a soccer field: La Familia Michoacana massacre leaves Texcaltitlán on edge
A battle between a group of farmers and the cartel, which left 14 dead, has led to fear of reprisals in the agricultural community where hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed
In the areas surrounding Mexico City, clashes between La Familia Michoacana and the Jalisco Cartel are taking a toll
The state of Mexico – known as ‘Edomex’ to distinguish it from the name of the whole country – is not only the site of an electoral battle between the Morena party and the historic PRI. Two large cartels and some 30 local criminal groups are fighting over illegal businesses, terrorizing the marginalized population in the process
Mexico City is on alert after a threatening video circulates on social media
Heavily armed men claim control over Milpa Alta, a rural area on the capital’s southern fringe