In a Paraguay border state, drug traffickers and dirty politicians find common ground, and political fights spill into the underworld.
Drug Trafficking and Political Protection in Paraguay: The Case of ‘Cucho’ Cabaña
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 25 FEB 2021
In a Paraguay border state, drug traffickers and dirty politicians find common ground, and political fights spill into the underworld.
One Party, Many Crimes: The Case of Honduras’ National Party
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 16 FEB 2021
The party that has governed Honduras since 2010 has become a federation that welcomes politicians and officials involved in criminal businesses ranging from timber to drug trafficking to the misappropriation…
Key Findings of the Report “The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe”
The European Cocaine Pipeline project will be discussed at an online seminar hosted by Global Initiative. The event includes a presentation of key findings by InSight Crime Co-director Jeremy McDermott.
NEWS
Venezuela Oil Crisis May Set Limits on PDVSA Impunity
ELITES AND CRIME
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25 FEB 2021
Venezuelan officials may have finally met a PDVSA corruption scandal they cannot allow to go unpunished, hinting at just how dire the country’s oil and gas shortage has become.
NEWS
Venezuela’s Saab Story Continues With Benefit Concert
ELITES AND CRIME
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25 FEB 2021
As alleged Maduro financier Alex Saab awaits potential extradition to the United States, the Venezuelan government decided that a concert catered by a company linked to Saab’s illicit activities would…
NEWS
US Senators Seek Sanctions Against Honduras President
COCAINE
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24 FEB 2021
Eight Democratic senators have sent the first signals that the United States will divorce itself from Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández amid mounting allegations of drug trafficking, saying in a…
NEWS
Ecuador Confronts Unprecedented Levels of Prison Violence
ECUADOR
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24 FEB 2021
Long-simmering tensions between prison gangs in Ecuador exploded this week, leaving at least 75 people brutally killed in four prisons across the country.
NEWS
Emma Coronel Aided ‘El Chapo’ Escape, Sinaloa Cartel Drug Trafficking: US
EL CHAPO
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23 FEB 2021
The indictment of the wife of convicted Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has revealed her alleged role in the organization, ranging from her husband's messenger to coordinating…
NEWS
How a US Court Ruling Impacts Gang Member Asylum Claims
EL SALVADOR
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23 FEB 2021
A US federal appeals court has delayed the deportation of a former MS13 member to El Salvador, ruling that his status as a former gang member puts him in a…
NEWS
El Coqui’s Ambition Fuels Urban Warfare in Caracas
MEGABANDAS
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22 FEB 2021
Recent shootouts between security forces and Venezuela's El Coqui gang included a clash in which at least two dozen people were gunned down, and experts warn of continued violence as…
NEWS
Minor Players Take Center Stage in Guatemala Drug Trade
COCAINE
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22 FEB 2021
An anti-narcotics operation targeting an alleged trafficking ring in Guatemala has shed light on the increasing importance of small, often discrete transport networks in the country's cocaine trade.
NEWS
Hide and Seek: How Drug Traffickers Get Creative at Sea
BRAZIL
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20 FEB 2021
Drug traffickers engage in a creative game of hide and seek with coast guards and other security forces that board their ships at sea.
NEWS
Colombia Report Triples Number of Known False Positives Victims
COLOMBIA
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19 FEB 2021
A special tribunal has stated the number of victims connected to Colombia’s false positives scandal is almost three times higher than previously reported, dramatically expanding the scope of one of…
Featured Reporting and Analysis
The party that has governed Honduras since 2010 has become a federation that welcomes politicians and officials involved in criminal businesses ranging from timber to drug trafficking to the misappropriation…
COCAINE
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16 FEB 2021
The flow of cocaine to Europe may have suffered along with most licit businesses due to the Covid-19 crisis, but few believe the damage to the drug trade will be…
COCAINE
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9 FEB 2021
It was around 5 a.m. when the MSC Gayane cargo freighter docked in the port of Philadelphia on June 17, 2019. Instead of continuing on to its scheduled destination –…
BRAZIL
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9 FEB 2021
In July 2020, British drug trafficker Robert Dawes was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in one of the most emblematic European drug trafficking cases of the…
COCAINE
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9 FEB 2021
Cocaine is a criminal steroid. Those that gain access to its riches enjoy accelerated growth and power – quickly – usually leaving a trail of violence and corruption in their…
COCAINE
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9 FEB 2021
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HOMICIDES
/ 28 JAN 2021
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ECUADOR
/ 2 JAN 2021
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COCAINE
/ 5 JAN 2021
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12 FEB 2021
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InSight Crime Events – Border Crime: The Northern Triangle and Tri-Border Area
ARGENTINA
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25 JAN 2021
Through several rounds of extensive field investigations, our researchers have analyzed and mapped out the main illicit economies and criminal groups present in 39 border departments spread across the six countries of study – the Northern Triangle trio of Guatemala, Honduras, and El…
BRIEF
InSight Crime’s ‘Memo Fantasma’ Investigation Wins Simón Bolívar National Journalism Prize
COLOMBIA
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20 NOV 2020
The staff at InSight Crime was awarded the prestigious Simón Bolívar national journalism prize in Colombia for its two-year investigation into the drug trafficker known as “Memo Fantasma,” which was…
ANALYSIS
InSight Crime – From Uncovering Organized Crime to Finding What Works
COLOMBIA
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12 NOV 2020
This project began 10 years ago as an effort to address a problem: the lack of daily coverage, investigative stories and analysis of organized crime in the Americas. …