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In summer 1999, Salvador “El Chava” Gomez, who had helped guide the Gulf cartel to the top of Mexico’s narco hierarchy, was gunned down, reportedly on the orders of his long-time friend and partner, Osiel Cardenas Guillen. The killing earned Cardenas the nickname, “El Mata Amigos,” or “the friend killer.” And while he hated that […]
Ciudad Juarez — just across the border from El Paso, Texas — has long been coveted by Mexico’s narco traffickers, representing a gateway into the voracious US drug market. Fighting for control of Juarez turned it into one of the most violent cities in the world between 2008 and 2012, but, much to the relief […]
In an earlier post, I examined some of the cartel diversification (not all of it was new by any means) that would sharply limit attempts to combat the cartels by way of marijuana legalization. Here, we’re going to narrow the focus to a few players and incidents, as an illustration of just how complicated the […]
Since the late 1970s, two men have emerged as the most powerful and most dangerous drug lords in the world. Pablo Escobar, a farmer’s son from rural Colombia, and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, a product of Mexico’s rugged Sierra Madre mountains, delivered immeasurable amounts of cocaine and other drugs throughout the world during their respective […]
Mexico extradited top drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to New York on Thursday, ending a career that included two jail breaks and a lead role in a national drug war, the day before Donald Trump assumes the U.S. presidency. Guzman, 59, was one of the world’s most wanted drug kingpins until he was captured […]
CANCUN, Mexico- At a nightclub in Playa del Carmen, a gunman killed at least five people and wounded several others as they were waiting in line to get into the Blue Parrot Club. According to Fox News, the shooting occurred at 2:30 am local time during the last day of the BPM Festival, which is a ten-day electronic […]
A U.S. consular officer in Mexico was shot in his car Friday evening, and the FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the shooting suspect. Surveillance video released by the Consulate General in Guadalajara showed a man in a purple shirt, dark pants and white shoes waiting near a garage […]
The world is on the start of a uncertain year for foreign policy. Too many new players in the game create a feeling that things can go either way on a variety of hot bed issues. -Vasilis Chronopoulos The world is entering its most dangerous chapter in decades. The sharp uptick in war over recent […]
Tijuana, pressed up against the US border, shares with San Diego one of the most heavily trafficked land borders in the world. Tijuana’s location and infrastructure have made it coveted territory for Mexico cartels vying to feed the US’s voracious appetite for illegal narcotics. The Sinaloa cartel, guided to dominance by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, […]
In Mexico a local gang leader’s mother was kidnapped this week, in response to the abduction of a group of young men. The vigilantes are now proposing a prisoner exchange in order to the free their loved ones. Mexico has a history of drug related violence and police corruption, with criminals using kidnapping as a steady […]
A former Army sergeant from San Antonio, Texas is facing up to 30 years in prison after admitting in a federal court that he funneled dozens of assault rifles to operatives of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. Sgt. Julian Prezas acknowledged acquiring and selling 42 firearms, the San Antonio Express-News reported, but a co-defendant turned informant said just last year Prezas […]
Argentina’s government has stepped up security at the ports in its main grain exporting hub of Rosario, counting on cooperation with private terminal operators to keep drug traffickers away from a key industry. Some 3,000 federal police, coast guard, gendarmerie and airport police have been deployed in Santa Fe province in recent weeks with about […]
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