mexico cartels
150 Cops Were on a Cartel Payroll in One of Mexico’s Most Violent States
The corrupt cops were being paid by both the government and the CJNG, and were rooted out by an elite taskforce.
The Jalisco Cartel Is Dropping Death Threats From the Skies
The CJNG dropped flyers over a Mexican town to declare war on the Sinaloa Cartel and promised to “clean up” the region.
2 Tourists Killed as Cartels Creep Into Mexico’s Tulum Resort Area
The illusion that Mexico’s Caribbean is immune to violence has been shattered after two foreign tourists were killed.
Drug Cartels Are Trying to Get Into Mexico’s Avocado Business
That’s why avocado farmers are organizing to defend their orchards, and their livelihoods.
Canada Says Its Spy Screwed Us
CYBER tells the story of a spy caught selling secrets to a shady cellphone company connected to cartels.
There Are No Good Guys in ‘Narcos: Mexico’
The fourth season takes us to the origin of America's war on drugs and into a world filled with "bad guys and very bad guys."
Why Mexico really picked AMLO: Narco violence, corruption, and "the mafia of power"
“López Obrador was able to personify anti-corruption in a way that nobody else could.”
The Real-Life Crime Bosses Who Make Scarface Look Soft
Today, drug cartels and Latin American gangs are run by a type of criminal described by journalist Ioan Grillo as "part CEO, part terrorist, and part rock star." We spoke to the reporter about his new book documenting the rise of these super criminals.
Cartel Shootouts and Executions Are Plaguing Northeast Mexico
Warfare between two of the most powerful and violent cartels in the country has turned Tampico and Madero into killing zones.