At around 11 p.m. on April 6, 2020, Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Solís was returning to the military base he commanded near the town of Tumeremo in the eastern Venezuela state…
Social Insecurity: The Case of IGSS-Pisa in Guatemala
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 1 DEC 2021
This investigation looks into a contentious deal between a major pharmaceutical firm and the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS). Following the deal, which prosecutors said the IGSS greenlit despite the…
NEWS
Families in Rosario, Argentina, Paint Homes to Avoid Attacks
ARGENTINA
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3 DEC 2021
Amid a spate of attacks on drug stash houses in the city of Rosario, Argentina, residents have taken to painting messages on the walls of their homes to try and…
NEWS
Panama Serves as Latest Gateway for Drugs to Europe
COCAINE
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3 DEC 2021
Authorities in Panama are intercepting massive loads of cocaine at ports and in coastal waters, showing how the country is increasingly becoming a major transit hub for drugs as traffickers…
NEWS
4 Reasons Why Ruin of Brazil’s Amazon Keeps Getting Worse
BRAZIL
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2 DEC 2021
InSight Crime looks at four recent environmental crises in Brazil, each showcasing a different side of the disaster in the Amazon.
NEWS
Ireland Seizures Highlight Growing Role in Cocaine Trade
COCAINE
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1 DEC 2021
Irish authorities have made a string of large cocaine seizures this year, amid signs the island is becoming increasingly important to European and Latin American traffickers…
NEWS
US Guns Flow into Haiti, Fuel Gang Violence
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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30 NOV 2021
A string of US citizens and residents accused of smuggling weapons into Haiti underscores how guns purchased in the United States are a source of illegal weapons in a country…
NEWS
3 Security Takeaways from Xiomara Castro's Historic Win in Honduras
COVID AND CRIME
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30 NOV 2021
Leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro appears to have ridden a wave of outrage to become Honduras' next president, beating out her right-wing rival in the ruling party, which has come…
NEWS
Costa Rica Sabotaging Own Efforts to Protect Vulnerable Sharks
COSTA RICA
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29 NOV 2021
A new report has suggested that recent progress made in Costa Rica to protect its abundant shark and turtle populations has been reversed due to recent commercial decisions. …
NEWS
Synthetic Drugs Flood California Crossing of US-Mexico Border
FENTANYL
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26 NOV 2021
A record seizure of methamphetamine and fentanyl at a US-Mexico border crossing near San Diego underscores how this corner has become a major smuggling corridor for synthetic drugs.
NEWS
Five Years into Colombia Peace Process, Ex-FARC Fighters Continue to Flee
COLOMBIA
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26 NOV 2021
Alerts of the mass displacement of ex-combatants in Meta, due to the deteriorating security situation in the department, warn of the ongoing challenges that persist in Colombia five years after…
NEWS
In Contested Zulia and Táchira, Violence Mars Venezuelan Elections
COLECTIVOS
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25 NOV 2021
Under the view of international observers, elections in Venezuela this weekend showed low levels of interference by armed groups or organized crime.
Featured Reporting and Analysis
On November 5, 2019, threatening pamphlets appeared on the streets of El Callao, a mining town in Venezuela's eastern state of Bolívar.
ELITES AND CRIME
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17 NOV 2021
On July 5, 2019, one of Guatemala’s deadliest and most infamous corruption cases landed in the murky world of the country’s appellate court. …
ELITES AND CRIME
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1 DEC 2021
As day broke in Guatemala City on August 31, 2016, a judge named Carlos Ruano anxiously awaited a meeting with one of Guatemala’s most powerful magistrates.
ELITES AND CRIME
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1 DEC 2021
Ground to a halt in Guatemala City’s unrelenting morning traffic, a small team of government investigators began to worry they had lost their suspect. …
ELITES AND CRIME
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1 DEC 2021
rmed men ambushed a group of gold miners near the Corre Gente mine in the municipality of Sifontes, near to Venezuela’s border with Guyana.
ELITES AND CRIME
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17 NOV 2021
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MS13 Profits From Marijuana Boom in Honduras
HONDURAS
/ 11 NOV 2021
Dead Kidney Patients
ELITES AND CRIME
/ 1 DEC 2021
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BAGDAD
/ 3 NOV 2021
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ELITES AND CRIME
/ 1 DEC 2021
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3 DEC 2021
InSight Crime's investigation into the trafficking of illegal gold in Venezuela's Amazon region generated impact on both social media and in the press. Besides being republished and mentioned by several…
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Gender and Investigative Techniques Focus of Workshops
26 NOV 2021
On November 23-24, InSight Crime conducted a workshop called “How to Cover Organized Crime: Investigation Techniques and A Focus on Gender.” The session convened reporters and investigators from a dozen…
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19 NOV 2021
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12 NOV 2021
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Backing Investigative Journalism Around the Globe
5 NOV 2021
InSight Crime was a proud supporter of this year's Global Investigative Journalism Conference, which took place November 1 through November 5 and convened nearly 2,000 journalists…