Deborah Bonello
Investigative reporter and managing editor at Insight Crime, specializing in organised crime and security dynamics in Mexico and Latin America.
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Feb 23, 2026 • 23min
Can Mexico contain cartel violence before the World Cup?
Benjamin Smith, historian of the Mexican drug trade. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez, expert on transnational crime and firearms trafficking. Deborah Bonello, investigative reporter on organised crime. They discuss the violent CJNG backlash after El Mencho’s death. They cover blockades and burnings, cartel show-of-force tactics, military raids and political timing, US-Mexico security ties, and risks as the World Cup approaches.
Oct 3, 2023 • 1h 3min
The Secret Rise of Female Narcos in Latin American Cartels with Deborah Bonello
Deborah Bonello, author of 'Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels', discusses female narco bosses in Mexico, the violent life of Argentine smuggler Yolanda Sarmiento, women in El Salvador's brutal gangs, and Emma Coronel, El Chapo's wife.
