Colombia Announces Start of Official Talks With ELN Guerrillas
Colombia has announced the official start of long-delayed peace talks with the ELN guerrillas, a move that may be intended to give momentum to the stalled peace process with the…
FARC Peace Talks and Drug Trafficking: Uribe's Nuclear Option
As former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe digs his claws into the carefully crafted peace agreement between Colombia's government and the FARC guerrillas, the debate over prosecuting rebel commanders for drug…
Peace in Colombia Could Mean Violence in Venezuela
The political opposition in Venezuela has warned that Colombia's peace deal with the FARC guerrillas could lead to an influx of fighters into Venezuela, a serious concern given the rebels'…
Reports of Kidnapping in Venezuela Nearly Double in 2016
The number of recorded kidnappings in Venezuela has increased by 88 percent over the last year, according to new figures, which help to quantify a security crisis that has all…
CentAm Migrants Suffer Brunt of Mexico Crackdown: Report
Mexico's crackdown against Central American migrants has increased human rights violations and crimes against the migrants, according to a new report, suggesting it is the vulnerable rather than the human…
Revelations Add to Guatemala President's Corruption Woes
New revelations about the alleged dealings between the son of Guatemala's vice president and an alleged drug lord further undermine President Jimmy Morales' anti-corruption credentials.
Arrest of Top Narco-Guerrilla Could Spark Turmoil in East Colombia
Authorities have captured what they say is the maximum leader of the EPL narco-guerrilla network operating in Colombia's coca heartland of Catatumbo, a move that could cause further upheaval in…
FARC Leaders Assemble in Colombia for Rebel's Final Conference
Colombia's FARC guerrillas are assembling for their 10th and final conference, marking the last days of Latin America's most powerful insurgency -- and one of its biggest criminal organizations.
Venezuela Overcomes Shortages by Shopping in Prison
A newspaper investigation exposed how a prison in Venezuela has become a thriving marketplace for the basic goods in short supply throughout the country, a brazen display of how prison…
Mexico Minister Says US Gun Control Laws Fuel Criminal Violence
Mexico's foreign minister has blamed lax US gun control laws for the flood of illegal weapons into the country, in an unusually frank assessment of the impact of US domestic…
Gas Smugglers Busted as Colombia-Venezuela Contraband in Flux
Authorities in Colombia have dismantled what they claim to be the biggest gasoline smuggling network operating along the Venezuela border, a blow against smuggling that comes at a time when…
Traffickers Evolving More Sophisticated Drug Mule Operations
Spanish police have broken up a network that allegedly moved cocaine from Colombia to Spain using a sophisticated and innovative twist on a classic method -- the drug mule --…
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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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