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** This Week, in Organized Crime
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MAY 01, 2026
We look at the explosive accusations ([link removed]) against a Mexican governor for alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel, ask whether Mexico’s old school capos ([link removed]) are all but gone, what the latest capture ([link removed]) of a top CJNG commander means, and the key takeaways ([link removed]) from our annual round-up ([link removed]) of cocaine seizures.
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** This Week in Organized Crime
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◉ ([link removed]) Mexico’s kingpin strategy continues with CJNG leader’s capture. ([link removed])
◉ ([link removed]) Southwest Colombia hit by a deadly wave of explosive attacks. ([link removed])
◉ ([link removed]) [link removed] are US strikes on alleged drug boats intensifying? ([link removed])
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** InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up ([link removed])
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InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up shows a market in flux. About half of the countries across Latin America and the Caribbean recorded increases in seizures, while the other half experienced declines as trafficking networks redirected flows in response to evolving interdiction strategies. ([link removed]) Our report outlines the latest developments country by country.
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** In the Spotlight ()
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** The Rise in Mexico of Rosalinda González Valencia, alias ‘La Jefa’ ([link removed])
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Former Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG ([link removed]) ) leader Nemesio Osegura Cervantes, alias “El Mencho ([link removed]) ,” received much attention for his role leading one of Mexico’s most powerful crime groups. But it was his marriage to a powerful female crime boss that helped him rise to the top.
Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia, alias “La Jefa,” is one of the most prominent financial operators ([link removed]) in Mexico’s underworld. It was her lineage and financial connections that supplied the origins and structural backbone for the CJNG’s rapid expansion.
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🔗 ([link removed]) 5 Takeaways from 2025’s Cocaine Seizure Data ([link removed])
🔗 ([link removed]) Who Is ‘El Jardinero,’ the CJNG Power Broker Arrested in Mexico? ([link removed])
🔗 ([link removed]) Is Mexico Running Out of Kingpins? ([link removed])
🔗 ([link removed]) The Boss in the Shadows: Rosalinda González Valencia’s Role in the CJNG ([link removed])
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** # () Audio APRIL 28, 2026
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Why Cocaine Keeps Flowing Through the Caribbean: A Visual Guide ([link removed])
The ingenuity of cocaine traffickers grows amid drug boat strikes.
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