Guatemala’s President-Elect Still Has 1 More Hurdle to Cross
Bernardo Arévalo won Guatemala's presidential election. But he will face more challenges from political elites before taking up the post.
Historic Guatemala Elections Poised to Rattle Corrupt Establishment
Left-wing candidate Bernardo Arévalo caused a dramatic upset in Guatemala's elections, securing a run-off with Sandra Torres of UNE.
UNE’s One-Pronged Strategy
Former first lady and repeat presidential candidate, Sandra Torres, is once again competing to become president of Guatemala.
GameChangers 2022: El Salvador's Gang Crackdown Has Steep Human Rights Cost
El Salvador's ruthless gang crackdown has led to mass incarceration and human rights abuses. But will it be replicated elsewhere?…
Brokers and US Banks: How Honduras’ Atlantic Cartel Laundered Millions
The case of a Honduran broker who laundered cartel money has shed light on the importance of US banks.
US Corruption List in Central America: More Bark, Little Bite
The US government has added dozens of individuals to a list of allegedly corrupt actors in Central America.
Is El Salvador Willing to Extradite MS13 Leaders to US or Just Playing for Time?
A turnaround in El Salvador’s position on extraditing gang members has come amid US pressure and rumblings in the criminal underworld.
The Jalisco Cartel's Quiet Expansion in Guatemala
Early investigations indicate the CJNG is striking partnerships with drug rings in Guatemala that receive shipments of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela and deliver them to the cartel.
Will Soaring Arrests in El Salvador Overwhelm its Prisons?
As part of his sweeping gang crackdown, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has overseen the mass imprisonment of tens of thousands of people, potentially jeopardizing recent efforts to mitigate overcrowding…
El Salvador Shifts Mano Dura Security Policies into Overdrive
With a near unprecedented wave of arrests, the El Salvador government is doubling down and expanding on heavy-handed security policies, known as mano dura, that have consistently failed to yield…
Gang Murder Rampage Sends Shockwaves Through El Salvador Government
A killing spree unlike anything seen since El Salvador’s civil war has delivered a macabre message from the country’s street gangs, which have learned that spikes in homicides speak to…
US Sanctions Up Ante in Hunt for Guatemala's Huistas
The United States government has ramped up its pursuit of one of Guatemala’s most enduring drug clans – the so-called “Huistas.”…
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This week InSight Crime investigators Sara García and María Fernanda Ramírez led a discussion of the challenges posed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” plan within urban contexts. The…
InSight Crime Cited in New Colombia Drug Policy Plan
InSight Crime’s work on emerging coca cultivation in Honduras, Guatemala, and Venezuela was cited in the Colombian government’s…
InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women's Prison Investigation
Investigators Victoria Dittmar and María Fernanda Ramírez discussed InSight Crime’s recent investigation of a massacre in Honduras’ only women’s prison in a Twitter Spaces event on…
Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
Leading Mexican media outlet El Universal featured our most recent investigation, “The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border,” on the front page of its August 30…
InSight Crime's Coverage of Ecuador Leads International Debate
This week, Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, was interviewed by La Sexta, a Spanish television channel, about the situation of extreme violence and insecurity in Ecuador…
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