Tag Archives: Culiacan

Most Homicidal Cities of 2025 List: Mexico Has 17 Cities; U.S. Has Three

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Insight Crime website has published its list of homicide rates for mainland Latin American countries (not including the Caribbean islands). At 50.9 homicides per 100,000, Ecuador had the highest murder rate in Latin America. See my previous article Mexican … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cartel Meth Labs in Europe, Asia and Africa

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Allan Wall

The big Mexican cartels (Sinaloa and CJNG) have long tentacles which extend throughout the world. For one example, see what they’ve done in Ecuador. A recent piece in Mexico’s Milenio provides examples of cartel drug labs set up in Europe, … Continue reading →

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Isobel Yeung’s Controversial CNN Interview with a Sinaloa Cartel Operative

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

There’s been a firestorm in the media over a recent CNN interview with a Sinaloa Cartel gangster. See here for example. I decided to watch the whole CNN video . It lasts ten and a half minutes and stars CNN … Continue reading →

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Culiacan, Sinaloa: Cartel Conflict Has Changed Life for the Locals, Even Talking on a Cellphone Can Be a Death Sentence

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Allan Wall

The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. An Associated Press … Continue reading →

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