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Back to SearchHow Killing Cartel Kingpins Backfires: Fragmentation, Violence, and Chaos
Season 1 Episode 8
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. Dra…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
CJNG’s U.S. Oil Pipeline: How Stolen Mexican Fuel Enters American Markets
Season 1 Episode 7
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 natio…
Published on 3 months ago
The Rise of a Super Cartel: CJNG’s Reign Across Mexico & Transformation Into a Global Criminal Empire
Season 1 Episode 6
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…
Published on 3 months ago
The Cartel PR Machine: Inside Mexico’s Narco Propaganda War
Season 1 Episode 5
On today’s episode, Katarina examines how Mexican cartels have developed sophisticated propaganda strategies to expand their influence and control. From traditional narcocorridos to viral TikTok vide…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Exposing the Cartel Enterprise: Theft, Extortion, and Cybercrime
Season 1 Episode 4
On today’s episode, Katarina breaks down how cartels are cashing in on more than just drugs. It starts with crude oil theft—massive, organized operations draining fuel straight from pipelines. Then i…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Fentanyl’s Deadly Route: Exposing Canada’s Open Border Crisis
Season 1 Episode 3
On today’s episode, Katarina begins her journey at the bustling Port of Vancouver, a key gateway where global trade intersects with local challenges. She then heads to East Hastings Street, one of No…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside America’s Multi-Front Crackdown on CJNG
In this episode, Katarina unpacks the DOJ’s unprecedented April 2025 indictment of Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez—the first time terrorism charges have been brought against a cartel operative for …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
From Anapra to El Paso: How Trump's Crackdown Is Playing Out on the Ground
On the debut episode of Borderland: Dispatches, Katarina takes viewers to the U.S.-Mexico border near Anapra, New Mexico, to examine the impact of new executive orders issued since Trump’s return to …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Borderland: DISPATCHES Trailer
Cartel violence. Kidnappings. Disappearances. The headlines don’t tell the full story.
Borderland: DISPATCHES delivers raw, on-the-ground updates from Mexico’s cartel war. Hosted by investigative jou…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago