Sociedad Media issues its Wednesday Sociedad Media Now daily newsletter, featuring a joint operation toppling a Sinaloa drug/money laundering network in Southeast Asia; new security threats in Mexico’s Baja California; and Central America’s most violent gang war in Guatemala, killing 140+ in two weeks.
From Phnom Penh to New Jersey: Joint U.S.-Cambodia Operation Reveals Sinaloa Cartel Crypto Laundering Network
A joint U.S.-Cambodia operation exposed a cryptocurrency laundering network for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, raiding drug labs in Phnom Penh while U.S. authorities separately seize $7 million in crypto in New Jersey — revealing a cartel financial footprint extending well beyond North America.
U.S. Consulate Issues Security Notice in Mexico Over Possible Threat. Here’s What We Know
MEXICALI — U.S. suspends all government operations and official travel to Mexicali, Baja California, on August 25 over an unspecified threat, offering no detail on its nature or origin.
Mexico responds by deploying 300 additional troops to reinforce the city’s existing 9th Military Zone presence, even as officials characterized the move as precautionary, saying no “specific or imminent” risk to the public had been identified.
147 Killed in 14 Days: Inside Guatemala’s Escalating Gang War
GUATEMALA CITY — A territorial war between MS-13, Barrio 18, and the narco-trafficking structure Los Caradura has left 147 people dead in Guatemala in just the first two weeks of August alone.
The violence, which police had forecast around the anniversary of a collapsed gang truce, has spread nationwide and increasingly draws in minors, with 608 adolescents referred to courts this year for crimes including contract killing and extortion.
