InSight Crime - Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime
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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 its ...
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 …
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 ...
The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico
WEBJun 13, 2019 · The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico. One man tells the story of how he spent three months in a CJNG training camp. On the first day of training to become a hitman for the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Francisco learned that the only way to escape from the camp was to leave “in a body bag.”.
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · Seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is increasing its share of the region’s drug markets.
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer* - InSight Crime
WEBMay 8, 2023 · Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer*. 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.
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 ...
The Construction of the Tren de Aragua's Transnational Empire
WEBJul 15, 2024 · In each of these countries, Tren de Aragua’s expansion has followed a followed a three-step process. First comes the exploration of new territories. Then there is the penetration of the local underworld. And finally comes the consolidation of the cell’s local presence. The exploration phase begins when …
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 …