This week, we take a closer look at the US government’s naming of a new CJNG leader in Mexico and what the presence of Mexican nationals at several methamphetamine labs in Africa says about the ongoing evolution of the synthetic drug trade.
The presence of Mexican methamphetamine cooks at clandestine laboratories in Africa was once considered an anomaly, but a series of recent arrests suggests the global synthetic drug trade is evolving.
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The naming of Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias "El 03," fits comfortably into the US government’s narrative on the Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) in Mexico, but InSight Crime’s on-the-ground investigations suggest the distribution of power within the group is far more complex.
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