Persistent poverty and reduced international aid hinder progress, but organized crime is key in exacerbating the region’s ...

We chronicle how an internal war split the Sinaloa Cartel between two rival factions, and how it has affected Mexico's crime ...

En julio de 2024, el reconocido jefe del Cartel de Sinaloa, Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo”, y Joaquín Guzmán López, hijo del exlíder hoy encarcelado Joaquín Guzmán, alias “El Chapo”, fueron ...

InSight Crime invites you to an exclusive event just for donors that will unpack how an unprecedented surge in cocaine production is reshaping the global drug trade. Drawing from the latest field ...

The cyber world is constantly evolving, and criminal groups in Latin America are adapting their modus operandi to make the most of it. InSight Crime spoke to Antonio Nicaso, a professor at Queen’s ...

El mundo cibernético ha ido evolucionando y los grupos criminales en América Latina han adaptado su modus operandi para maximizar sus beneficios. Las innovaciones tecnológicas que ha traído la era de ...

InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean’s cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals… Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime ...

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Despite record cocaine seizures in production and transit countries, huge quantities of the drug arrived in consumer markets in 2024. Across the board, cocaine production soared and traffickers ...

Perú hizo historia en 2024 con la mayor incautación registrada: 9,4 toneladas de cocaína ocultas en un cargamento de maracuyá en el Puerto del Callao. Esto contribuyó a un total de 40 toneladas ...

The imperfect peace established in February between Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups has become a failed truce after just two months, as local rivalries trump national orders. The PCC also ...