Drug trafficking in Mexico

EspañolMexican drug traffickers are looking for new ways to diversify their market, especially for its marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and crystal meth routes into the United States. New reports showed that they are targeting the …
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EspañolThe United States Treasury published a list of major figures this week within the Flores Cartel, a criminal organization in Mexico dedicated to cocaine trafficking with the Sinaloa Cartel and the Nueva Generación Jalisco Cartel.…
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EspañolWith car bombs and grenades, criminal groups across Mexico have begun using terrorist weapons and techniques, a new US report claims — and politicians are concerned. The US Congressional Research Service released a new study…
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EspañolA war between Aureliano Guzman and El Chapo Guzman's children has split up the the Sinaloa Cartel's operations after 27 years of operations as the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. After the capture of…
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EspañolA decade of war against drugs has had a high cost for Mexico, not only in human lives, but in its economy as well. Through 2016, over US $50 billion has been allocated to trying to guarantee the security of citizens in the…
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EspañolMexico was ranked the third most dangerous country in the world recently due to the violence created by drug-related organized crime. The Crime Rate Index for 2016 was released this month by consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft,…
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EspañolMexico's Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) has been one of the most prolific and dangerous drug trafficking organizations in Mexico since its creation approximatley 10 years ago, if not in all of North America and beyond,…
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EspañolMexican officials want to take action against "narcoseries" being shown on television, claiming such programming is apologist to violence and drug trafficking. President of Mexico's Senate Commission of Radio and Television…
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EspañolIn the northern state of Sinaloa, Mexico, the number of marijuana and opium labs has reportedly risen, generating violence in the region's largest town, Culiacán. These areas have seen a consistent growth in synthetic drug…
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EspañolTo strengthen the fight against drug trafficking in the state of Sinaloa in northern Mexico, the country's government has deployed 2,000 more soldiers to the region. They will reportedly target Culiacan and Badiraguato, the…
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EspañolWhat was until four years ago a little known criminal group has become a threat to Mexico and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. A new wave of violence and corruption has been growing in the country, under the leadership of former  …
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EspañolMexican authorities believe that a stolen van that was parked near the border between Mexico and the United States was used to launch drugs to Douglas, Arizona using a cannon. Read more: Pick Your Poison: Hillary and Trump…
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