Additionally, CJNG and the Gulf Cartel are also linked to fuel theft, which supports their criminal activities. Mexico's multibillion-dollar avocado industry, which continues to break records for ...

There are "a lot of issues with cartel involvement in the ownership" and also the "pressure placed on avocado farmers", JP McMahon told the BBC. Meanwhile, avocado shipments are being stolen in ...

from avocado farming to the country's billion-dollar tourism industry, making it hard to be absolutely sure that American companies are isolated from cartel activities, a recent New York Times ...

But on Dec. 6, Saucedo was kidnapped, beaten and threatened by drug cartel gunmen who either protect or invest in avocado orchards. This week, Saucedo said he detected a huge water retention pond ...