Scott Mistler-Ferguson, Author at InSight Crime

Australian police unload cocaine suspected of having been trafficked by Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.

Cocaine Prices in Australia, New Zealand Worth the Trek for Traffickers

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 15 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

Honduran troops destroy coca crops before it can be used to make cocaine.

5 Takeaways From US State Department Narcotics Report

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson, Sean Doherty and Gavin Voss 7 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up

by Peter Appleby, Chris Dalby, Sean Doherty, Scott Mistler-Ferguson and Henry Shuldiner 8 Feb 202319 Oct 2023

US dollars seized during a police raid in Ecuador.

News Money Laundering

From Worst to Best: Anti-Money Laundering Capabilities in Latin America

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 7 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

Aerial view of the port of Callao

News

How Important Is Peru’s Port of Callao for Cocaine Trade?

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 12 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

Laundered dollars hanging on a rope with clothespins

News Money Laundering

How Latin America’s Synthetic Drug Traffickers Launder Dirty Cash

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 9 Dec 202213 Oct 2023

Illegal gold mining in Napo, Ecuador

News Illegal Mining

Illegal Mining Spreads to Furthest Reaches of Amazon in Ecuador

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 2 Dec 202213 Oct 2023

Lake Titicaca: A Smuggler’s Paradise in Bolivia and Peru

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 30 Nov 202213 Oct 2023

Golden bitcoin replica on computer circuit board. This file is cleaned and retouched.

News Cybercrime

Digital Wild West: Latin America Unprepared for Crypto-Crime

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 23 Nov 202213 Oct 2023

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Episcopal Church Embroiled in Arms Trafficking Accusations in Haiti

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 20 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Police outside the homes of suspected Monos gang members in Rosario, Argentina

Capture of Monos’ Young Blood Shows Criminal Lineage of Argentina’s Premier Gang

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 30 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Coca leaves are shown at the feed of a coca cultivator

How Peru’s Coca Production is Helping the Global Cocaine Boom

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 27 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

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