Weekly InSight
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.

Featured

Mexico City Braces for Impact from Jalisco Cartel Advance

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) is expanding its presence in Mexico City, largely by allying itself with the Fuerza Anti-Unión to take on the capital’s largest criminal gang, La Unión Tepito.

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InSight Crime is celebrating its 10th anniversary in November. On November 18 we will be holding a conference to talk about our mission and work over the last decade, looking at the stories and issues we have covered, the lessons we have learned along the way, and what we see for the future of organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. More details on the conference will be published in the coming weeks.

We would like to hear from you as to how InSight Crime has been useful to you, what stories or coverage you have particularly enjoyed, and what you would like to see more of, all of which we will include in the conference. Please send your comments to [email protected]. Many thanks.
 

NewsAnalysis

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Enemies to Allies – How Venezuela Decides Which Criminal Groups Thrive
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Colombia’s Doubtful Progress Against Landmines
Drug Tunnel Discovery Highlights Battle for Mexico City’s Largest Market
Textiles Contraband Surges in Colombia as Convenient Money Laundering Tactic
‘Ovidio Fest’ – Culiacán Asked to Celebrate Release of El Chapo’s Son

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

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Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)

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Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization...

Media Mentions
OCTOBER 20, 2020
AL JAZEERA
"It’s very difficult to predict where the Jalisco Cartel will move next and where the next hotspots of violence will be."

— Managing Editor Chris Dalby

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Impact

Colombia’s Biodiversity Under Threat

 
InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley briefed stakeholders at a launch event for an investigation -- in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund 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 (USAID) -- will provide stakeholders with actionable recommendations on ways to combat entrenched corruption and criminal actors that imperil Colombia’s biological heritage.

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