Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) - InSight Crime
May 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 its ...
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
Jul 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 refining ...
Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
Jul 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 migrants ...
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
Mar 15, 2024 · Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) 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 ...
Jamaica’s Organized Crime After the Fall of Dudus Coke - InSight …
Apr 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 state of emergency.
How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs: Major Findings
Dec 6, 2023 · How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs: Summary & Major Findings. In March 2022, the government of El Salvador launched one of the most relentless security crackdowns in its history in its latest attempt to debilitate the country’s three main gangs — the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), the Barrio 18 Revolucionarios (18R), and the Barrio ...
Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’ - InSight Crime
Jul 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 over violence.
How El Salvador’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Dec 6, 2023 · But while the crackdown’s impact has been transformative, the gangs are not finished in El Salvador. In fact, the government’s own data contradicts the Bukele administration’s narrative that the gangs have been completely defeated. The government claims to have arrested 52,541 members of the MS13, 13,682 members of the Barrio 18 Sureños ...
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer* - InSight Crime
May 8, 2023 · Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer*. by Sara Garcia 8 May 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 ...
20 Years After Pablo: The Evolution of Colombia’s Drug Trade
Apr 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.