A Pound of Flesh: Contraband Meat Wiping Out Paraguay's Farmers
A string of contraband meat seizures in Paraguay is indicative of the way smuggling has undercut the country’s flagging domestic agriculture industry in the wake of COVID-19.
Panama Serves as Latest Gateway for Drugs to Europe
Authorities in Panama are intercepting massive loads of cocaine at ports and in coastal waters, showing how the country is increasingly becoming a major transit hub for drugs as traffickers…
Songs of Praise: Gangsters Across Latin America Turn to Narco-Corridos
Once the purview of Mexican drug cartels, the production of pro-gang songs that soothe the egos of powerful criminal overlords are swiftly becoming a region-wide phenomenon.
A Faustian Bargain: The Cost of Restoring Haiti's Fuel Supply
The relief provided by Haiti’s gangs finally releasing their chokehold on the country’s oil supply may only be temporary.
Peru Governor Accused in China Wood Trafficking Network
A Peruvian governor is accused of receiving bribes to provide concessions to Chinese firms that trafficked illegal wood – an investigation that points to the growing involvement of Chinese actors…
Fuel, Water, International Aid: Haiti's Gangs Weaponize Essential Services
The ability and willingness of Haiti’s gangs to choke off essential services such as power and water, seemingly at will, is enhancing their influence as they push the country to…
The ELN's Power Move: Pipeline Bombings in Colombia's Santander
series of attacks on oil pipelines in Colombia's northeastern department of Santander, for which the ELN has claimed responsibility, could be a show of strength ahead of the country's upcoming…
The Drug Lord and the Governor's Daughter - Quadruple Homicide in Paraguay
The killing of four young people in Paraguay’s border city of Pedro Juan Caballero has led back to an imprisoned man who was once its most-wanted drug trafficker, revealing systemic…
US Sanctions Reveal CJNG’s Grip on Mexico Port To Move Fentanyl
The United States has sanctioned four suspected members of Mexico’s powerful CJNG cartel, alleging that they controlled drug operations at a Pacific port that is a crucial entry point for…
Ecuador: The New Corridor for South American Arms Trafficking
Military intelligence has revealed a flow of arms from Chile and Peru into Ecuador along its southern border, highlighting the country's key role in emerging arms trafficking routes.
The Digital Gold Rush - 5 Ways Bitcoin Helps Organized Crime
Cryptocurrencies were created to be the cutting edge of finance, allowing users to hold and exchange money independent of government oversight. Now, innovative organized crime outfits throughout Latin America are…
Bomb Threats: Mexico's Crime Groups Turn to Explosives
A package bomb that killed a restaurateur and his manager underscores the escalating use of explosives – and the terror that they generate – by criminal groups in Mexico’s most…
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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…
Human Rights Watch Draws on InSight Crime's Haiti Coverage
Non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch relied on InSight Crime's coverage this week, citing six articles and one of our criminal profiles in its latest report on the humanitarian…
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