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Extortion of Businesses Getting Worse in Mexico
According to the Associated Press, the problem of extortion is getting worse in Mexico. From the Associated Press (AP): “Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to Mexico’s powerful organized crime groups. While … Continue reading
Ovidio Spills the Beans, Who’s Worried?
Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo Guzman and a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured in Mexico in 2023 and extradited to the United States later that year. In July of 2025, Ovidio has made a plea bargain with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A.
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Who Are the Chapitos and Where Are They Now?
Who are the Chapitos? The Chapitos are four sons of El Chapo, a former leader of one of the organizations within the Sinaloa Cartel. El Chapo was captured in 2016 and extradited to the United States in 2017. In 2019 … Continue reading
Bloomberg: “Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico”
Bloomberg has an article entitled Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico. It describes yet another problem facing Mexico. From the article: “Late one Friday night, a truck carrying sound equipment for legendary cumbia band Los … Continue reading
Colombian Mercs in Mexico
A growing number of Colombian mercenaries have been working for Mexican drug cartels. Spain’s El País recently ran an English-language article on the topic. From the article: “The growing presence of former Colombian military personnel in Mexico has authorities on … Continue reading
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Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Colombia, Drug cartels, ITAM, Mercenaries, Ukraine
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Sophisticated but Incomplete Tunnel Discovered on U.S.-Mexico Border
An uncompleted drug smuggling tunnel has been discovered on the U.S.-Mexico border. From a U.S. Customs and Border Protection document dated June 18th, 2025: “U.S. Border Patrol agents have uncovered and disabled a large-scale narcotics smuggling tunnel linking Tijuana to … Continue reading
U.S. Government Offers Ten Million Dollar Bounty Each for Two Sons of El Chapo
On June 9th, 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and put out a 10 million dollar bounty on each of two brothers (sons of the imprisoned El Chapo Guzman) running the cartel. Here’s the … Continue reading
Sinaloa Cartel’s Chapitos Faction Is Going Downhill and May Be On the Way Out
Last September a war broke out between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, La Mayiza, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada, against the Chapitos, sons of “El Chapo” Guzman. According to the Noroeste … Continue reading
Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2025 Threat Assessment: A Report on Mexican Cartels
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) has released its 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, and it paints a grim picture of the Mexican cartel threat. You can see the document yourself here. Mexican drug cartels are referred to as Transnational … Continue reading
Is the CJNG Teaming Up with a Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel?
Since last September, there has been a vicious struggle between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, which however has not stopped its lucrative business of exporting drugs to the United States. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, led by the … Continue reading