Organized Crime

The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels wage an intense battle in Chiapas territory

The United Nations’ World Cocaine Report 2023 mentions that an significant part of the violence in Latin America related to drug trafficking is due to the rivalry between local allies of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel that has been supported in Mexico with networks of specialized alliances with local crime groups.

The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels wage an intense battle in Chiapas territory READ MORE »

San Cristobal de Las Casas Taken Over for the Second Time by Organized Crime Groups After the Murder of a Merchants’ Leader

For more than 8 hours, on April 17th, groups of armed men shot, burned houses and killed at least two people in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas.

These actions were carried out in response to the murder of Geronimo Ruiz, one of the leaders of the Association of Traditional Market Vendors of Chiapas (Almetrach).

San Cristobal de Las Casas Taken Over for the Second Time by Organized Crime Groups After the Murder of a Merchants’ Leader READ MORE »

Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top