/tags/drug-violence drug violence en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:14:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-20/what-you-need-to-know-about-mexicos-drug-cartels-amid-escalating-violence The recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has once again brought global attention to drug-related violence in Mexico. His death at the hands of the Mexican security forces triggered a wave of retaliatory violence that affected several states. This situation will undoubtedly occur again. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:14:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-20/what-you-need-to-know-about-mexicos-drug-cartels-amid-escalating-violence Raul Zepeda Gil | The Conversation /americas/2026-03-04/la-jefa-the-wife-of-slain-drug-kingpin-el-mencho-and-the-women-at-the-heart-of-the-cartels Cartels are not sustained by spectacle alone. They endure because someone moves the money, launders the profits, manages the assets, cultivates legitimate fronts and binds networks of loyalty through family. In the case of CJNG, that figure was not only El Mencho. It was also, allegedly, his wife Rosalinda González Valencia. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:31:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-04/la-jefa-the-wife-of-slain-drug-kingpin-el-mencho-and-the-women-at-the-heart-of-the-cartels Adriana Marin | The Conversation /news/2021-06-17/after-50-years-of-the-war-on-drugs-what-good-is-it-doing-for-us President Nixon called for an "all-out offensive" against drugs and addiction. The U.S. is now rethinking policies that led to mass incarceration and shattered families while drug deaths kept rising. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:44:52 GMT /news/2021-06-17/after-50-years-of-the-war-on-drugs-what-good-is-it-doing-for-us Brian Mann /2018-10-10/mexicos-morgues-are-overflowing-as-its-murder-rate-rises Several cities have resorted to storing dead bodies in refrigerated trailers, including Guadalajara. That sparked a national scandal, after some residents complained about the stench. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:24:00 GMT /2018-10-10/mexicos-morgues-are-overflowing-as-its-murder-rate-rises Carrie Kahn /show/latin-america-report/2018-10-08/mexicanes-message-miami-rarely-thinks-about-mexico-but-thats-got-to-change Mexico was in the news a lot last week. It hailed a new trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada to replace NAFTA – and President-elect Andrés Manuel… Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:36:37 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-10-08/mexicanes-message-miami-rarely-thinks-about-mexico-but-thats-got-to-change Tim Padgett