Vilver Villlegas Palomino: how a US case linked Catatumbo cocaine to ELN funding
In the case of Vilver Villegas Palomino, Catatumbo is the point where the drug trade intersects with the alleged financing…
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Coverage of alleged smuggling routes, logistics and cross-border connections in the context of Khimprom. Individual accounts include source references.
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Sathinderjit Singh – Goldy Brar: the Bishnoi group, extortion and drug trafficking between the US and Canada
The Goldy Brar case combines cross-border violence, extortion and drug trafficking. In September 2026, the FBI added Satindjit Singh to…
Carlos Alberto Paez Pereda: Carlitos Rugrats, La Mayiza and the 2026 US Indictment
US prosecutors link Carlos Paez Pereda to drug trafficking and the armed group Los Rugrats. In the autumn of 2026,…
Fausto Isidro Mesa Flores: Chapo Isidro, a long-running US case and a Ten Most Wanted fugitive
Fausto Isidro Mesa Flores has been featured in US case files for more than ten years. The story of Chapo…
Carlos Andrés Rivera Varela: La Firma, drug charges and the CJNG’s financial network
The name of Carlos Andrés Rivera Varela appears in two US court cases: an international drug charge and a financial…
Julio César Montero Pinson: how timeshares and call centres became part of the CJNG financing case
Alleged cartel funding through the defrauding of holiday property owners — this is one of the US lines of inquiry…
René Arsate García: ‘La Rana’, control of Tijuana and a new charge of narco-terrorism
Tijuana in the case of René Arsate García is more than just a border crossing. The US indictment describes the…
Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar: Los Chapitos and the fentanyl infrastructure in the US indictment
The case of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar illustrates how the US prosecution describes the fentanyl trade as a comprehensive system.…
Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar: Alfredillo, Los Chapitos and individual charges stemming from a shared surname
The family name ‘Los Chapitos’ often obscures the differences between specific defendants. Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, known as Alfredillo, is…
Juan Carlos Valencia González: El Pelón, the CJNG leadership change and the US case
In 2026, the name of Juan Carlos Valencia González found itself at the centre of reports regarding a change in…
Abdullah Alp Ustyun: how ‘Don Vito’ was returned from the UAE to Turkey and what remains in the criminal case
The Turkish police have officially announced the return of Abdullah Alp Ustyun from the UAE. The story of the man…
Hakan Ayik and ANOM: how trust in encrypted phones became an international trap
In the story of Hakan Ayık, technology became part of the plot of a criminal investigation. The network, which relied…