Colombian guerrillas evolved from seeing Venezuela as a safe place to retreat to seeing it as a full-blown expansion of their criminal activities.
The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 3 OCT 2022
For twenty years, Venezuela was a refuge for Colombia’s Marxist guerrillas, a place where they could hide out from the military, run criminal economies, and carry out political work with…
The Jungle Patrol: Fighting Illegal Loggers on the Guatemala-Mexico Border
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 28 SEP 2022
A journey deep into the jungle reveals how a shadowy timber mafia with ties to Asia is illegally extracting precious wood like “granadillo” on the Guatemala-Mexico border.
NEWS
Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas Pose Challenge for Colombia’s 'Total Peace': InSight Crime Panel
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
A panel hosted by InSight Crime discussed the implications of the ELN and ex-FARC Mafia becoming binational guerrillas.
NEWS
Extortion in Northern Triangle Worth Over $1 Billion Annually: Report
EL SALVADOR
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3 OCT 2022
Extortion in the Northern Triangle is predominantly done from prisons, yet prison populations have been on the rise.
NEWS
Outgoing Mexico Governor To Lose Immunity From Long-Pending Arrest Warrant
ELITES AND CRIME
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30 SEP 2022
Outgoing governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca, is about to lose immunity from an arrest warrant.
NEWS
Capture of Monos’ Young Blood Shows Criminal Lineage of Argentina’s Premier Gang
ARGENTINA
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30 SEP 2022
The capture of a young member of the Cantero family, leaders of the Monos, underlines their persistence in Argentina.
NEWS
Uruguay Passport Scandals Force Reckoning About Government Corruption
ELITES AND CRIME
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30 SEP 2022
A number of scandals involving officials within the government have raised concerns about rising corruption in Uruguay.
NEWS
Bolsonaro vs. Lula - Dueling Visions of Crime, Security, and the Amazon in Brazil
BRAZIL
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29 SEP 2022
Brazil is facing a presidential election that could genuinely reshape its criminal landscape. How do Bolsonaro and Lula compare?…
NEWS
Record Fentanyl Seizures and Migrant Encounters on US-Mexico Border Are Unrelated
FENTANYL
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28 SEP 2022
Migrant encounters and seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl are often erroneously conflated and linked together.
NEWS
How Peru's Coca Production is Helping the Global Cocaine Boom
COCA
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27 SEP 2022
Increased coca cultivation in Peru provides the raw ingredient cocaine traffickers use when pushing into developing markets like Australia.
NEWS
France Dealing with Influx of Cocaine from Caribbean Territories
CARIBBEAN
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26 SEP 2022
The cocaine coming from France's territories of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana to its mainland have doubled.
NEWS
Latin American Leaders Voice Security Concerns At United Nations General Assembly
BOLIVIA
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23 SEP 2022
As world leaders met for the United Nations General Assembly, Latin American presidents expressed various concerns about organized crime.
Featured Reporting and Analysis
Colombian rebels had long been welcome in Venezuela but now, they have arrived in force, bringing conflict with them.
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
Brazil is facing a presidential election that could genuinely reshape its criminal landscape. How do Bolsonaro and Lula compare?…
BRAZIL
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29 SEP 2022
While now comfortably established in two countries, the ELN have a chance to return to the negotiating table, according to President Gustavo Petro's "Total Peace" plan.
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
Colombia's region of Catatumbo and Venezuela's state of Zulia jointly form one of the world's busiest cocaine corridors.
COCAINE
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3 OCT 2022
One of the ELN's most infamous leader, alias Pablito, has been crucial in helping the Colombian guerrilla group move its operations to Venezuela.
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
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Plunder and Danger on Argentina's Sea Shelf
ARGENTINA
/ 3 AUG 2022
Haiti's Gangs Engage in Campaigns of Mass Sexual Violence
G9
/ 23 AUG 2022
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19 SEP 2022
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Colombia’s Fragile Path to Peace Begins to Take Shape
26 AUG 2022
InSight Crime is charting the progress of President Gustavo Petro’s agenda as he looks to revolutionize Colombia’s security policy, opening dialogue with guerrillas, reforming the military and police, and…