José Alberto García Vilano, aliases “La Kena” and "Ciclon 19". He's the alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel - Matamoros faction, although there are persistent rumors that Osiel and Contador continue to send out orders to the group from inside prison.

The Sinaloa Cartel’s Arzate brothers threaten their Tijuana enemies, chief among them, the CAF’s El Flaquito and his hitmen, according to a recent ZETA Tijuana article. by HEARST & Sol Prendido borderlandbeat.com/2023/07/tijuan…

Othman El Ballouti, a businessman who Belgian newspapers describe as one of Europe’s major cocaine traffickers, was recently threatened by a man said to be representing Sinaloa Cartel leader "El Mayo" Zambada, regarding a debt. by Socalj-BB borderlandbeat.com/2023/07/who-is…

The government of Hidalgo captured “El Peluche”, the 2nd in command of Los Cenobios, one of the main criminal organizations involved in fuel theft in the state. By UnknownCaptcha borderlandbeat.com/2023/07/el-pel…

The CJNG is in competition with multiple local gangs for control of Poza Rica, a city in northern Veracruz. These criminal groups have infiltrated local government, businesses, & at times, even meddle in local elections. By Morogris & HEARST borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/local-…

A prison director was shot to death on the streets of Mexico City. It turns out that the prison director was threatened by imprisoned Zetas leader "Z40" shortly before he was killed. Story by HEARST borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/prison…

In less than a year, Mexico will elect a new President, responsible for the fight against organized crime, Mexico's major threat to national security. UnknownCaptcha examines the career & proposed policies of Marcelo Ebrard, one of the major candidates. borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/marcel…

Public transport drivers join together to defend against attacks & extortion in CDMX. The Mexican gov creates vigilantes like this by completely failing to make roads secure. Yes, homicides are down in CDMX. But gang attacks against drivers are widespread in certain regions.

The US has sanctioned Sinaloa Cartel - Mayo associates the Arzate brothers & Changuito Antrax for their part in the smuggling of fentanyl into the US. The US also revealed a new photo of Changuito Antrax. by HEARST borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/us-san…

Crime groups in 🇲🇽 communicate publicly, using narco messages to threate the government or accuse rivals of atrocities.El Huaso aims to find out how many narco messages are left by criminal organizations each year based on a review of published datasets. borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/how-ma…

On July 11th somebody led a convoy of State and Municipal authorities to a remote area in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga detonating 7 IEDs killing 6 people and injuring a dozen. I investigate the exact location of the bombing, its possible reasons and authorship borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/clear-…

Analizo las incógnitas tras el atentado del 11 de julio en Tlajomulco. ¿Quién pudo estar detrás? ¿Qué se buscaba con el ataque? ¿Qué tipo de explosivo fue utilizado? ¿Qué tipo de presencia mantiene el CJNG en la entidad? Encuéntralo aquí: shorturl.at/ajV35

Contrariamente a lo publicado lo más posible es que en el atentado de Tlajomulco no se utilizaran minas terrestres o explosivos activados por presión sino IEDs cableados o activados por radiofrecuencia: borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/clear-…

Contrary to what has been published, it is most likely that land mines or pressure-activated explosives were not used in the Tlajomulco, Jalisco bombing attack, but wired or radiofrequency-activated IEDs, argues UnknownCaptcha in his newest article. borderlandbeat.com/2023/08/clear-…

In 2000, Guanajuato had a homicide rate per 100,000 of 4.9, with 233 homicides. In 2020 it reached 82.4 per 100,000, with 5,083. It has been the most murderous state in Mexico since 2018. All from a local organized crime conflict mostly disconnected from drug trafficking.

Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel de Sinaloa (CDS), Cártel del Golfo (CDG), and a coalition of local gangs called "los Tercios" are all fighting for territory within the city of Poza Rica, located in the state of Veracruz.

An interesting narco message from weeks back: A group threatened local cops, but stated their respect for the Army & National Guard, highlighting the complex web of alliances & vendettas between crime groups & different security forces in 🇲🇽. borderlandbeat.com/2023/07/crimin…

In light of Nini's recent arrest, the following is a brief overview of some of the notable events in Nini's criminal history. Story by HEARST borderlandbeat.com/2023/11/an-ove…