Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) - InSight Crime
WEBMay 27, 2024 · The CJNG is headed by alias "El Mencho," a feared but mysterious leader. The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and …
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WEB2 days ago · Brazil, Bolivia, and other countries in the Amazon are struggling to fight rampant forest fires exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon. But illicit actors also play a central role in the problem, starting fires to illegally clear land for agribusiness, mining, drug crops, and other activities. Read more of our coverage of environmental crime.
Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio. This transnational expansion came on the backs of Venezuelan …
Jamaica’s Organized Crime After the Fall of Dudus Coke - InSight …
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Jamaica’s image was also helped by a decline in the murder rate immediately following Coke’s arrest. The number of homicides dropped 34 percent from 1,683 in 2009, the year before he was detained, to 1,113 in 2011, the year after. The most common explanation for the decline is the mass arrest of alleged gunmen during the …
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords. Members work together to protect themselves. During its existence, the Sinaloa Cartel has forged connections at the highest levels of Mexico’s federal police and ...
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer* - InSight Crime
WEBMay 8, 2023 · The process of making synthetic drugs involves various steps, but it must include a key ingredient called a precursor. For methamphetamine, these precursors are 1-phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) and methylamine; for fentanyl, these are 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) and norfentanyl. Since P2P, methylamine, ANPP, and …
Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’ - InSight Crime
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Along with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “El Chapo,” El Mayo is one of the most storied drug traffickers in Mexican history. Before being arrested by US authorities in July 2024, he was known primarily for maintaining a low profile and a focus on business …
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · A string of seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is expanding into new countries and increasing its share of the region’s flourishing synthetic drug markets. In June, tusi consumption was reportedly booming in the nightclubs of Barquisimeto, a city in western Venezuela, while tusi …
20 Years After Pablo: The Evolution of Colombia’s Drug Trade
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Twenty years ago, on December 2, 1993, Pablo Escobar, the pioneer of Colombia’s cocaine trade, was killed on a rooftop in his native Medellin by police. His death signaled the end of one era of drug trafficking and the birth of another, as the drug trade continued apace, with Medellin still at its heart. While the mystique surrounding Escobar ...
Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel – New Generation: From Extinction to …
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Alleged CJNG members under arrest. In less than a decade, the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG) has transformed into one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. From a small group of deserters from the now-extinct Milenio Cartel, they evolved into a vast criminal network whose links extend …