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The Caribbean's geographic location and countless islands make it a huge transshipment route for drugs heading to the United States, a dynamic that has fostered high rates of violence and gang-related crime.

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A History of the Caribbean's Most Powerful Drug Kingpins

NEWS / 12 MAY 2023

Who are the top Caribbean drug kingpins that have shaped the region's cocaine trafficking for decades?…

4 Takeaways From CARICOM Firearms Report

NEWS / 4 MAY 2023

While blame directed at the US is well-founded, more complete data is needed on US firearms' dominance in the Caribbean.

Dominican Republic Corruption Investigation Inches Toward Ex-President

NEWS / 23 MAR 2023

High-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.

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CARIBBEAN / 10 MAR 2023

Jamaica has convicted an infamous gang leader using recently-amended legislation. But has the change in law reduced gang violence?…

CARIBBEAN / 27 FEB 2023

Rural gangs are disrupting food production in Haiti, with attacks in rural areas sowing fear among local populations.

ARGENTINA / 8 FEB 2023

InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.

BRAZIL / 7 FEB 2023

A new report points out how the success rate in fighting money laundering across Latin America varies widely from country to country.

ARMS TRAFFICKING / 24 JAN 2023

As American-made guns continue to flood the Caribbean, heads of state are demanding that the US do more to stem the flow of weapons.

CARIBBEAN / 8 DEC 2022

A broad state of emergency announced across Jamaica in order to rein in rising violence has met with scorn.

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