Alleged members of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) circulated a video on social media threatening the Unión Tepito and the Tláhuac Cartel, two criminal ...

The US State Department has added the Chone Killers gang in Ecuador to its list of foreign terrorist designations.

United Nations data on coca cultivation in Colombia in 2024, showed drug crop plantations expanded while concentrating in ...

The United States is upping the multimillion-dollar rewards it has for the remaining leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel’s Chapitos ...

At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacana’s brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudo-religious ideology made it a formidable operation and a point of fascination for outsiders.

For nearly two decades, Juan Carlos Valencia González built power inside Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel while staying almost invisible to the public. The US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) recently ...

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An anti-gang operation that became an attack on rural communities. In July 2024, the Tren del Llano gang attacked a voting center to protest Venezuela’s stolen election. The Chavista regime responded ...

While the series captures surface-level dynamics of these illicit economies, it often ignores the complexity of criminal operations.

Renat Dassae, alias “El Daza,” was arrested for the fourth time in the state of Tlaxcala. He is an alleged leader of UJ40, a powerful cell linked to La Unión Tepito. El Daza is accused of involvement ...

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