

Quentin Somerville
BBC foreign correspondent reporting from Mexico, providing on-the-ground coverage of cartel violence and detailed eyewitness reporting from Sinaloa.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 30min
A special report from Mexico on the deadly drugs trade
Quentin Somerville, on-the-ground reporter in Mexico covering brutal cartel violence and fentanyl production; Simi Jollaosho, North America reporter dissecting a controversial Cuba–US speedboat shooting; Professor Chloe Orkin, clinical HIV researcher explaining a new single-tablet treatment. They explore cartel civil war and its human toll. They examine the contentious maritime shootout. They outline a major HIV trial result.

Feb 28, 2026 • 28min
Mexico's deadly drug cartel feud
Quentin Sommerville, an on-the-ground correspondent reporting on Mexico’s cartel violence. Ben Steele, a BBC reporter who tracked Russian soldiers fleeing the front line. Sara Wheeler, a travel writer who sailed Benin’s Black River. They discuss Mexico’s deadly cartel feuds and fallout after El Mencho’s death. They also cover frontline desertions in Ukraine and a slow river journey through Benin’s communities.


