InSight Crime

5 Takeaways from 2025’s Cocaine Seizure Data

Amid record production levels, the cocaine business is entering a new age, driven by diversifying markets, global networks, and new technology.

Every year, InSight Crime gathers as m...

Who Is ‘El Jardinero,’ the CJNG Power Broker Arrested in Mexico?

The capture in Mexico of an influential Jalisco Cartel New Generation leader known as El Jardinero marks a major inflection point for the country’s most formidable c...

Is Mexico Running out of Kingpins?

On April 27, Mexican security forces mounted an operation in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit and captured Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero,” a top regional commander of the Jalisco Cartel New Generatio...

The Boss in the Shadows: Rosalinda González Valencia’s Role in the CJNG

The low-profile career of Rosalinda González Valencia, alias “La Jefa,” stands in stark comparison to that of her husband, Nemesio Oseguerra Cervantes,...

Rosalinda González Valencia, alias ‘La Jefa’

Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia, alias “La Jefa,” is an important financial operator for the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación –