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Three separate massacres, each revealing its own piece of Mexico’s layered criminal puzzle. Entrenched networks of corrupt political elites trying to ensure their impunity by handpicking court appointments in Guatemala. Panamanian prosecutors taking a third crack at making corruption charges stick to a former president.

This week, InSight Crime dives into how these challenges will test security and judicial institutions in the countries concerned. Finally, a ray of hope in Mexico where new arrests and the identification of one victim may help bring some closure to the families of the 43 Ayotzinapa students. Read our coverage of the scandal.

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Three Massacres Expose Weakness of Mexico’s ‘Catch-all’ Security Policy

Recent massacres in three different regions of Mexico have shown the importance of analyzing local power structures to understand the causes of violence.

Mexico has set new records for homicides in the last three years. Most recently, the brazen June 26 military-style attack on Mexico City Public Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch, where two bodyguards and a 26-year-old woman were killed — as well as the murder of a family of six and the latest discovery of human remains in clandestine graves — has put a spotlight on the escalating violence. 

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NewsAnalysis

Attack on Top Court Threatens Constitutional Crisis in Guatemala


Guatemalan congressmen and political operators — two of whom face criminal charges — are undermining the country’s...

Two Former Panama Presidents Indicted for Corruption and Money Laundering


The indictment of two former Panama presidents may mark a watershed development...
Warrants Breathe New Hope Into Mexico’s Unsolved Ayotzinapa Investigation
Environmental Fines Become Flashpoint for Brazil’s Deforestation Crisis
Map Links Mexico’s Femicide Crisis, Organized Crime
Argentina Drug Gang Extorts ‘Blue Dollar’ Sellers
Mexico Oil Thieves Go Underground to Avoid Detection

Criminal Actors

Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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Guerreros Unidos

The Guerreros Unidos are a splinter group of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) based in central...

Jalisco Cartel New Generation

The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a criminal group...

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InSight Crime’s original reporting on the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) proved a vital source to journalists seeking information on the crime group in the aftermath of the dramatic shooting of Mexico City’s security secretary by cartel gunmen. Just a few weeks before the assassination attempt in late June, we tracked the cartel’s presence in Mexico and its war for territory – reporting that was shared and read widely.

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