NEWS

Increasingly Brazen Gaitanistas Attack Colombia's Biggest Gold Mine

ILLEGAL MINING / 9 JUN 2023

Colombia's biggest gold mine has come under attack from illegal miners. Experts blame the Gaitanistas, Colombia's foremost crime group.

NEWS

Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes

COCAINE EUROPE / 8 JUN 2023

Historic cocaine seizures in Sweden highlight the Nordic country's increasing role as a gateway for cocaine from Latin America to Europe.

NEWS

How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela's Criminal Arsenal

VENEZUELA / 7 JUN 2023

In all of Latin America, Venezuela has a unique problem: constant grenade attacks by criminal gangs.

NEWS

3 Takeaways From UNICEF Report on Child Recruitment in Colombia

COLOMBIA / 6 JUN 2023

A new study has outlined how the ethnicity and socio-economic background of children are key factors in their forced recruitment in Colombia.

NEWS

Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception

HONDURAS / 5 JUN 2023

After six months, the state of exception in Honduras has failed to significantly reduce gang violence and extortion.

NEWS

Chiapas Bleeds as CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel Fight for Guatemala Trafficking Routes

SINALOA CARTEL / 2 JUN 2023

Clashes between the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG in Chiapas, close to the Mexico-Guatemala border have displacee of thousands.

NEWS

DataInSights: The Rise and Fall of Ransom Kidnappings in Argentina

ARGENTINA / 1 JUN 2023

Ransom kidnapping became a lucrative criminal economy in Argentina. But since 2015, they've nosedived. Why?…

NEWS

3 Takeaways From the Mexico Peace Index 2023

MEXICO / 31 MAY 2023

A new report has found that organized crime groups are overwhelmingly to blame for violence in Mexico, and the CJNG plays an oversized role.

NEWS

La Pista: Venezuelans Find Refuge in Colombian Desert

VENEZUELA / 31 MAY 2023

An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.

NEWS

Paraguayan Prosecutors Indict Senator Linked to Transatlantic Cocaine Trade

ELITES AND CRIME / 29 MAY 2023

The impeachment of Paraguayan Congressman Erico Galeano for connections to drug trafficking shows progress against impunity in the country.

Featured Reporting and Analysis

While cooks produce vast quantities of fentanyl in makeshift labs across Mexico, they are watched over by a small group of expert chemists.

FENTANYL / 10 MAY 2023

Cocaine trafficked from Suriname into French Guiana and then on to France makes up some 30% of all cocaine consumed in the European nation.

COCAINE / 16 MAY 2023

In all of Latin America, Venezuela has a unique problem: constant grenade attacks by criminal gangs.

ARMS TRAFFICKING / 7 JUN 2023

Ransom kidnapping became a lucrative criminal economy in Argentina. But since 2015, they've nosedived. Why?…

ARGENTINA / 1 JUN 2023

An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.

COLOMBIA / 31 MAY 2023

Mexico's regulations concerning precursor chemicals is strong on paper, but rampant corruption means this is essentially meaningless.

DRUG POLICY / 10 MAY 2023

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