Upcoming Event | January 10th
Criminal GameChangers: Fieldwork InSights and What Lies Ahead
InSight Crime co-directors Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott will join some of our most experienced field investigators for a discussion of the Criminal GameChangers annual series. The conversation, moderated by deputy director of content Mike LaSusa, will highlight what we learned from our on-the-ground research of organized crime.
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In 2024, we didn’t just investigate organized crime. We exposed it.
An explosive video, first published by InSight Crime, showed President Xiomara Castro’s brother-in-law apparently negotiating bribes with major drug traffickers. The reporting shook Honduras and was our most-read story this year. An apparent drop in crime in Venezuela and the rise of a jailhouse rap star were also among the stories that surprised…
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InSight Crime’s Most-Read Articles in 2024 Define a Year in Organized Crime
In Honduras, a video showed drug traffickers negotiating bribes with the brother-in-law of President Xiomara Castro. In Venezuela, the apparent drop in crime rates turned out to be a rearrangement of the criminal landscape. We also told the story of reggaeton star “Richardi,” who rose to fame recording music behind bars. In Mexico, the Jalisco Cartel New Generation consolidated its control over Guadalajara, using violence to dominate the drug trade. At the same time, fentanyl production began to migrate to the north of the country due to threats from the Chapitos, who sought to ban its manufacture in Sinaloa.
Learn more here about how these issues shaped 2024 and the challenges the region faces in its fight against organized crime.
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