Colombia Drug Trafficking Money Laundered Through Modified Gold
A criminal group in Colombia is turning dirty money into adulterated gold, in the latest addition to a long list of laundering schemes using the precious metal.
Loophole Spurs Large-Scale Land Grabs in Brazil
A government registry in Brazil has been used to designate millions of hectares of Amazon forest as rural lands, in a process that critics say fuels state-sanctioned land grabs and…
Demobilized But Not Disarmed, Colombia Paramilitaries Continue Extorting
Several demobilized members of a notorious right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia passed themselves off as a new self-defense force and extorted locals, highlighting how these armed actors continue to terrorize…
No Sloth Selfies - The Rush to Protect Latin America's Slowest Mammal
While Latin America is home to the trafficking of all manner of species, several foundations are working to save arguably its slowest-moving victims: the sloths.
Colombia's City of Cali Dealing with Fallout of Prosecutor's Arrest
In the past year and a half, two murder cases have shaken the city of Cali: the slaying of its lead organized crime prosecutor and the massacre of five youths…
US Sends Mixed Messages on Aerial Spraying in Colombia
The US State Department’s annual drug control strategy report calls for Colombia to restart the aerial eradication of coca crops, a position on which the administration of Joe Biden has…
Uruguay Remains Hub For Trafficking Women to Europe
A collaborative effort by authorities in Uruguay and Spain to dismantle an international sex trafficking network reveals that the South American country remains a source of women trafficked to Europe.
Massacres Spike in Antioquia as Colombia's Urabeños Expand
The central Colombian department of Antioquia has been the scene of four massacres over the first two months of 2021, as the Urabeños trafficking group aims to expand both its…
Prison Break Lays Bare Haiti Gang Leader's Ties to Elites
A gang leader killed after a deadly Haiti prison break may have been sprung intentionally -- raising further concerns about toxic relationships between gangs and political elites in the run-up…
Buenaventura's Everlasting Cycle of Violence Continues in Colombia
Residents of Buenaventura, a port city in western Colombia, have bveen caught in a crossfire between two warring criminal structures. But doubts remain as to whether this wave of violence…
The Little-Known Bolivia-Asia Drug Route
The seizure of a cocaine-laced package, bound for Thailand, at an airport in Bolivia, shines light on the little-known drug trafficking route to south and southeastern Asia that relies on…
MS13 Infiltrates Local Government in El Salvador Once Again
A recent police raid in the eastern part of El Salvador, in which a mayor and several municipal and judicial officials were arrested, is the most recent example of an…
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InSight Crime presented findings from an investigation into the main criminal activities fueling environmental destruction in Colombia.
Collaborating on Citizen Security Initiatives
Co-director Steven Dudley worked with Chemonics, a DC-based development firm, to analyze the organization’s citizen security programs in Mexico.
InSight Crime Deepens Its Connections with Universities
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The project will seek to map out Haiti's principal criminal economies, profile the specific groups and actors, and detail their links to elements of the state.
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