The Cartel Project
															Inside the Mexican drug cartels
Since 2000, 119 journalists have been killed in Mexico, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, making the country the most dangerous place in the world for members of the press. This year, 60 journalists from 25 international media outlets came together to pursue the stories of their murdered colleagues.
Working together across 18 different countries over the course of 10 months, the journalists behind “The Cartel Project” investigated the global networks of Mexican drug cartels and their political connections around the world.
Investigations
     
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      	  Cartel Project Reading time: 21 min. On April 28, 2012, the murder of journalist Regina Martínez in the...
                      
     
     
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      	  Despite repeated scandals, the global cyber-surveillance industry continues to supply Mexico with more...
                      
     
     
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      	  Is Europe the new Eldorado for Mexican cartels? In the last 2 years, dozens of meth labs have been dismantled...
                      
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