The Jalisco Cartel moving in on Mexico City. The trauma still felt a year on from the Battle of Culiacán. The never-ending list of criminal threats...

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The Jalisco Cartel moving in on Mexico City. The trauma still felt a year on from the Battle of Culiacán. The never-ending list of criminal threats in Venezuela. This week, InSight Crime considers the "soft power" that specific criminal groups can exert, pressuring rivals to submit, populations to stay quiet and governments to make deals. Elsewhere, we look at the rot at the heart of Mexico's armed forces and how an increasingly demanding black market may see highly specific medicines being looted.


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** Mexico City Braces for Impact from Jalisco Cartel Advance ([link removed])
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Despite having long played down the presence of the powerful Jalisco Cartel in Mexico City, a series of recent moves are making such denials increasingly pointless.

In recent weeks, signs have emerged that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG ([link removed]) ) is expanding its presence in Mexico City, largely by allying itself ([link removed]) with the Fuerza Anti-Unión to take on the capital’s largest criminal gang, La Unión Tepito.

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** What Lies Behind Armed Robbery of Cancer Drugs in Mexico City? ([link removed])
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A massive robbery of nearly 38,000 cancer drugs from a warehouse in Mexico City points to a growing sophistication in the country’s...

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** US Arrest of Former Defense Minister Deals Blow to Mexico Military ([link removed])
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The US arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister on drug charges confirms what has been alleged by traffickers themselves...

Enemies to Allies – How Venezuela Decides Which Criminal Groups Thrive ([link removed])
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How Did Culiacán Change After October 17? The Open Wound ([link removed])
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Guatemala Prosecutors Link Dirty Money to Former Minister ([link removed])
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Colombia’s Doubtful Progress Against Landmines ([link removed])
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Drug Tunnel Discovery Highlights Battle for Mexico City’s Largest Market ([link removed])
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Textiles Contraband Surges in Colombia as Convenient Money Laundering Tactic ([link removed])
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‘Ovidio Fest’ – Culiacán Asked to Celebrate Release of El Chapo’s Son ([link removed])
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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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** Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) ([link removed])
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is a criminal group...
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** Sinaloa Cartel ([link removed])
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The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization...


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"It’s very difficult to predict where the Jalisco Cartel will move next and where the next hotspots of violence will be."

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** Colombia’s Biodiversity Under Threat
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InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley briefed stakeholders at a launch event for an investigation -- in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund ([link removed]) and others -- into the four main criminal activities fueling environmental destruction in Colombia: illegal mining, timber trafficking, land theft and wildlife trafficking. Dudley noted that the splintering of Colombia’s armed groups has led to their expansion into activities like illegal mining, and he outlined how corruption at many levels facilitates a range of environmental crimes. Along with our partners, InSight Crime investigators are mapping supply chains, tracking criminal actors, and homing in on corruption risks in the biodiversity hotspots of the Amazon basin and along the Pacific coast. The project -- funded by the United States Agency for International Development
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