Sinaloa Massacre: 20 Bodies Left as Warning: Hung From Bridge in Cartel War
On today’s episode, Katarina breaks down the recent wave of violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, where 20 bodies were found across multiple crime scenes—including four decapitated victims hung from a bridge a...
3 Jul 202528min
How a Cartel Hacker Tracked U.S. Officials Using Cameras and Phone Records
On today’s episode, Katarina breaks down a recently released Justice Department report detailing how the Sinaloa cartel hired a hacker in 2018 to track FBI personnel and informants in Mexico City. The...
1 Jul 202532min
How a U.S./Iran War Could Reshape Global Organized Crime
On today’s episode, Katarina breaks down how a potential war between the U.S. and Iran could ignite a parallel conflict in the shadows—one driven not by missiles, but by smugglers, cartels, and covert...
26 Jun 202528min
Public Sanctions, Private Crossings: Inside America’s Double Game with the Cartels
On today’s episode, Katarina examines the complex and often contradictory U.S. strategy toward cartel networks. While recent sanctions target businesses tied to criminal organizations—ranging from lux...
19 Jun 202530min
LA vs. ICE: The Protest That Shook the System
On today’s episode, Katarina reports from the streets of downtown Los Angeles, where protests erupted in response to a wave of ICE raids targeting undocumented workers. But this isn’t just about one c...
17 Jun 202529min
How Killing Cartel Kingpins Backfires: Fragmentation, Violence, and Chaos
In this episode of Borderland: Dispatches, Katarina examines the long-running “kingpin strategy” used by the U.S. and Mexican governments to dismantle drug cartels by targeting their top leaders. Draw...
12 Jun 202525min
CJNG’s U.S. Oil Pipeline: How Stolen Mexican Fuel Enters American Markets
On today’s episode, Katarina explores how fuel theft—known as huachicol—has evolved from a local criminal tactic into a multinational enterprise with direct links to U.S. ports, businesses, and nation...
10 Jun 202521min
The Rise of a Super Cartel: CJNG’s Reign Across Mexico & Transformation Into a Global Criminal Empire
In this episode of Borderland: Dispatches, Katarina unpacks how the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has emerged as the dominant force in Mexico’s criminal underworld. From brutal turf wars to ...
5 Jun 202531min
