Middlemen in Chile control sales of merluza, a white-fleshed fish for which there is a large appetite.
Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in South American Seas
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 3 AUG 2022
In South America's oceans, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels are hoovering marine life and harvesting endangered sharks for their fins. This investigation – the second of a multi-part…
Inside the Criminal Career of Memo Fantasma
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 4 JUL 2022
Over the last two years, InSight Crime has interviewed more than a dozen Colombian drug traffickers and former paramilitaries who worked directly with “Memo Fantasma” or “Will the Ghost,” going…
NEWS
Northern Chile Struggling to Contain Skyrocketing Homicide Rate
BOLIVIA
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9 AUG 2022
Politicians are pushing for the Chilean government to declare a state of emergency in the northern regions including Tarapacá…
NEWS
Why is Brazil’s Highway Police Suddenly Killing So Many People?
BRAZIL
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9 AUG 2022
Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's highway police seems to have become a brutal instrument of death.
NEWS
Memo Fantasma Freed from Colombian Prison
AUC
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8 AUG 2022
Guillermo León Acevedo Giraldo, alias "Memo Fantasma," has been granted his liberty from a maximum-security prison in Bogotá.
NEWS
United States Suddenly Keen to See Guatemala Extradite Human Smugglers
EXTRADITION
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8 AUG 2022
A US request has led Guatemala to dismantle a prolific human smuggling ring that smuggled migrants to the United States.
NEWS
Human Trafficking Victims Grow as Mexico Government Strategy Falters
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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5 AUG 2022
Human trafficking appears on the rise in Mexico, with the government struggling to find a strategy forward.
NEWS
How Colombia's Conflict Intensified Violence Against Women and the LGBTQI+ Community
COLOMBIA
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4 AUG 2022
Alejandra Miller of Colombia’s Truth Commission explained why women and LGBTIQ+ persons were disproportionately affected by the armed conflict.
NEWS
Gang Killings of Bus Drivers Paralyzes Colombia’s Fourth City
COLOMBIA
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4 AUG 2022
A local gang targeted bus drivers in Barranquilla, Colombia, to gain attention ahead of the country's change in government.
NEWS
The Rise of Haiti's Violent Rural Gangs
CARIBBEAN
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3 AUG 2022
A rural gang is causing mayhem in northern Haiti, displaying tactics more commonly used by urban armed groups concentrated in Port-au-Prince.
NEWS
‘Forgiveness’ and the Sticky Question of Justice in Mexico
ELITES AND CRIME
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3 AUG 2022
Cartels like the Chapitos have asked for forgiveness from the Mexican people. Will it ever be given?…
NEWS
Lobster Fishermen in Mexico's Yucatán Organize to Protect Their Catch
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
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2 AUG 2022
A Yucatán community has formed a defense group to protect its local lobster population as illegal fishing causes numbers to fall.
Memo Fantasma Freed from Colombian Prison
AUC
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8 AUG 2022
The Rise of Haiti's Violent Rural Gangs
CARIBBEAN
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3 AUG 2022
Featured Reporting and Analysis
The installation of a radar tower on Costa Rica’s Cocos Island heralded a new era for curbing illegal fishing in one of the world’s most biodiverse ocean regions.
COSTA RICA
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27 JUL 2022
Ecuador is a hotspot for landing massive amounts of shark catch, and the nation is among the world’s biggest exporters of shark fins.
ECUADOR
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3 AUG 2022
Floodlights from Chinese fishing boats illuminate the darkness off Argentina’s Atlantic Coast, where the armada harvests tons of squid.
ARGENTINA
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3 AUG 2022
Dozens of dead fishermen have been unloaded at Uruguay's Montevideo port. Vessels that dock there have been alleged to engage in abuse at sea.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
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3 AUG 2022
Cartels like the Chapitos have asked for forgiveness from the Mexican people. Will it ever be given?…
ELITES AND CRIME
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3 AUG 2022
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua Becomes Truly Transnational
29 JUL 2022
This week, InSight Crime published a deep dive into the total control that Venezuelan mega-gang, Tren de Aragua, has over the lives of those it smuggles between Venezuela and Chile…
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15 JUL 2022
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Turkey as a Lynchpin in European Cocaine Pipeline
8 JUL 2022
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THE ORGANIZATION
Memo Fantasma Coverage Gets Worldwide Attention
1 JUL 2022
Guillermo Acevedo, the former Colombian drug lord and paramilitary commander better known as Memo Fantasma, may soon be allowed to leave prison. Since first revealing the identity of Memo Fantasma…
THE ORGANIZATION
Who Are Memo Fantasma and Sergio Roberto de Carvalho?
24 JUN 2022
Inside the criminal career of Memo Fantasma In March 2020, InSight Crime revealed the identity and whereabouts of Memo Fantasma, a paramilitary commander and drug trafficker living in…