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Oct 24, 2019 · 24 October 2019. Getty Images. Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence. These cartels control vast...
- Can Mexico Save Its Journalists
Three decades of reporting on crime and access to drug lords...
- Mexican Drug Trade Reporter Javier Valdez Killed
Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, known for his...
- Mum Who Probed Daughter's Death is Killed
The administration of former President Felipe Calderón...
- Can Mexico Save Its Journalists
Sep 21, 2023 · By forcing their way into more and more sectors, organized crime has become ‘a dominant economic cartel,’ according to analysts. A police officer guards chicken stalls in Chilpancingo (Guerrero),...
The cartel is primarily involved in the smuggling and distribution of South American (primarily Colombian) cocaine, Mexican marijuana, methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as Mexican and Southeast Asian heroin into the United States.
Apr 8, 2016 · From Zeta-brand whiskey in Northern Mexico to The Knights Templar’s “blood avocados” and the Cartel de los Quesos in El Salvador, cartels look to cash crops and packaged goods as a revenue stream...
- Matt Stieb
Sep 20, 2024 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless. Since the 1980s, they have dominated the international.
- Richard J. Samuels
Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption and...
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Jun 3, 2015 · The right to food (RTF) is—humanitarian situations aside—not about the provision of food, but about the way in which food markets are accessed, including particularly the means to provide oneself with food.
