CJNG/Sinaloa & Latin American Cartel/Gang Landscape

Ongoing leadership changes after El Mencho's death; US sanctions and arrests continue. Recent developments include OFAC's largest action targeting CJNG, arrests of 'El R1' and 'El Yukito', and cartel-state confrontation via narcovideos. Also: Mexican cartels outsourcing meth to Nigeria confirmed by BBC and AFP. New: Brazil's FTO designations signal US enforcement shift. Ecuador: President Noboa deploys 4,000 forces to Quito as gang violence spreads to capital. InSight Crime analysis of megaprison trend.