Archive - CrashOut by Ioan Grillo

Joaquín Guzmán Jr Confesses To Kidnapping El Mayo

The saga of the Mayo kidnapping is coming to a close; the war rages on

Dec 3 •

11:22

Honduras and Trump's Narco Pardon

Overturning a narco conviction throws Washington's war on drugs on its head; I look at the lobbying behind it

Dec 1 •

November 2025

Gang Murder in Marseilles

CrashOut dives into France's crime capital and interviews the activist whose brother was just assassinated

Nov 24 •

Cartels Versus Environmentalists

Organized crime targets Mexico's defenders of nature

Nov 20 •

Inside the 15N Protests and Riots

I covered the march and disturbances in Mexico City yesterday; here is what I saw and found

Nov 17 •

23:36

My Reader, "The Punisher" Duterte, Part 2

I sat down twice with the president of the Philippines; it was one of the most challenging situations I've had as a journalist and I only now tell the…

Nov 12 •

My Reader, "The Punisher" Duterte

I sat down twice with the president of the Philippines; it was one of the most challenging situations I've had as a journalist and I only now tell the…

Nov 12 •

Mexico: Time For Heroes?

Michoacán bequeaths martyrs in the fight against cartels

Nov 4 •

October 2025

Trump's Drug Boat War

I break down the new doctrine of missile strikes on narco traffickers

Oct 29 •

26:49

Mexican Watchdogs (Journalists) Under Fire

An excerpt from Andrew Paxman's new book "Mexican Watchdogs" out today

Oct 28 •

What Are The Mexican Cartel Wars?

I look at how to frame the decades of narco bloodshed in comparison to other armed conflicts

Oct 24 •

Cuautla, Capital of Extortion

I investigate how the touristic state of Morelos became the second most violent in Mexico

Oct 17 •

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