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Operation Zaraza: Airstrikes, Abuses, and a Criminal Revolt in Chavista Venezuela

Investigations Venezuela

Operation Zaraza: Airstrikes, Abuses, and a Criminal Revolt in Chavista Venezuela

12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026

Firepower vs. Drug Flows: What Has US Military Might Achieved in the Caribbean?

Investigations Cocaine

Firepower vs. Drug Flows: What Has US Military Might Achieved in the Caribbean?

7 Apr 20267 Apr 2026

How Organized Crime Shapes Mexico’s Fentanyl Markets

Investigations Mexico

How Organized Crime Shapes Mexico’s Fentanyl Markets

18 Mar 202620 May 2026

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Argentina Investigations

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in South American Seas

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in South American Seas

3 Aug 202219 Oct 2023

Tri-Border Areas: Crime and Corruption

Tri-Border Areas: Crime and Corruption

29 Jan 20213 Oct 2023

Bolivia Investigations

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia

2 May 20247 Nov 2025

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Five Countries

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Five Countries

8 Nov 20227 Nov 2025

Evo’s Challenge: Bolivia the Drug Hub

Evo’s Challenge: Bolivia the Drug Hub

16 Oct 20147 Nov 2025

Brazil Investigations

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Tri-Border Regions

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Tri-Border Regions

9 Aug 20237 Nov 2025

The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe

The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe

9 Feb 202118 Feb 2025

The Rise of the PCC: Expansion in Brazil and Beyond

The Rise of the PCC: Expansion in Brazil and Beyond

18 Dec 20204 Nov 2023

Caribbean Investigations

Why Cocaine Keeps Flowing Through the Caribbean: A Visual Guide

Why Cocaine Keeps Flowing Through the Caribbean: A Visual Guide

7 Apr 202629 Jul 2026

Did US Military Strikes Impact Caribbean Drug Trafficking?

Did US Military Strikes Impact Caribbean Drug Trafficking?

7 Apr 20266 May 2026

Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin

Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin

9 Nov 202211 Nov 2025

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Chile Investigations

Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise

Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise

4 Oct 202319 Feb 2025

Colombia Investigations

Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela

Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela

8 Dec 20254 Feb 2026

Podcast Series: The Shadow of El Dorado

Podcast Series: The Shadow of El Dorado

19 Feb 20252 Oct 2025

The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides

The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides

24 Apr 202411 Nov 2025

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Costa Rica Investigations

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in Central American and Caribbean Waters

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in Central American and Caribbean Waters

27 Jul 202219 Oct 2023

Types of Extortion

Types of Extortion

30 Apr 20192 Nov 2023

Costa Rica in the Crosshairs

23 Dec 20117 Nov 2023

Dominican Republic Investigations

Criminal Crossroads: Drugs, Ports, and Corruption in the Dominican Republic

Criminal Crossroads: Drugs, Ports, and Corruption in the Dominican Republic

7 Sep 20221 Oct 2023

Ecuador Investigations

Behind Bars, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of its Mafias

Behind Bars, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of its Mafias

4 Dec 20245 Dec 2024

Durán: A Window into Ecuador’s Organized Crime Explosion

Durán: A Window into Ecuador’s Organized Crime Explosion

26 Sep 202426 Sep 2024

Thriving in the Shadows: Cocaine, Crime, and Corruption in Ecuador

Thriving in the Shadows: Cocaine, Crime, and Corruption in Ecuador

5 Feb 20209 Apr 2024

El Salvador Investigations

Abused and Pursued: How El Salvador’s State of Emergency Went International

Abused and Pursued: How El Salvador’s State of Emergency Went International

20 Aug 202522 Jun 2026

El Salvador’s (Perpetual) State of Emergency: How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs

El Salvador’s (Perpetual) State of Emergency: How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs

6 Dec 20236 Dec 2023

El Salvador’s Attorney General Worked for Top MS13 Ally

El Salvador’s Attorney General Worked for Top MS13 Ally

31 Oct 202225 Nov 2023

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Guatemala Investigations

Arévalo, One Year On: Is Guatemala’s President Losing the Fight Against Corruption?

Arévalo, One Year On: Is Guatemala’s President Losing the Fight Against Corruption?

15 Jan 202515 May 2026

Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala

Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala

7 Feb 202419 Aug 2024

Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections

Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections

21 Jun 202326 Sep 2023

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Guyana Investigations

Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana?

Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana?

3 Jun 20255 Jan 2026

Honduras Investigations

When Corruption Kills: Extractives and Environmental Destruction in Western Honduras

When Corruption Kills: Extractives and Environmental Destruction in Western Honduras

23 Jul 202523 Jul 2025

The Moskitia: The Honduran Jungle Drowning in Cocaine

The Moskitia: The Honduran Jungle Drowning in Cocaine

30 Nov 202315 Apr 2024

The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind the Massacres in Honduras’ Women’s Prison

The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind the Massacres in Honduras’ Women’s Prison

16 Aug 20231 Apr 2024

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Mexico Investigations

How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade

How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade

22 Jan 202522 Jan 2025

‘Operation Polanco’: How the DEA Investigated AMLO’s 2006-Presidential Campaign

‘Operation Polanco’: How the DEA Investigated AMLO’s 2006-Presidential Campaign

30 Jan 202418 Nov 2024

The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border

The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border

30 Aug 202319 Dec 2023

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Nicaragua Investigations

Cash Cows – The Inner Workings of Cattle Trafficking from Central America to Mexico

Cash Cows – The Inner Workings of Cattle Trafficking from Central America to Mexico

18 May 202218 Feb 2025

Nicaragua Elites and Organized Crime

Nicaragua Elites and Organized Crime

15 Jul 202119 Oct 2023

Elites and Organized Crime: Introduction

Elites and Organized Crime: Introduction

23 Mar 20162 Nov 2023

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Panama Investigations

Women and Organized Crime in Latin America: Beyond Victims and Victimizers

Women and Organized Crime in Latin America: Beyond Victims and Victimizers

13 Apr 202020 Oct 2023

Peru Investigations

The Women Ensnared in Tren de Aragua’s Criminal Web in Peru

The Women Ensnared in Tren de Aragua’s Criminal Web in Peru

13 Feb 202530 May 2025

The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Peruvian Amazon

The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Peruvian Amazon

2 Jun 20221 Oct 2023

Timber Mafias – Preying on Latin America’s Forests

Timber Mafias – Preying on Latin America’s Forests

18 Sep 202017 Oct 2023

Suriname Investigations

NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order

NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order

10 Nov 202311 Dec 2023

Uruguay Investigations

Uruguay, Organized Crime and the Politics of Drugs

Uruguay, Organized Crime and the Politics of Drugs

25 Jul 20136 Nov 2023

Venezuela Investigations

Cocaine and Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns Post-Maduro

Cocaine and Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns Post-Maduro

25 Feb 202610 Mar 2026

Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction

Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction

17 Aug 202521 Aug 2025

When Terror Swept Through Guárico, Venezuela

When Terror Swept Through Guárico, Venezuela

10 Jul 202422 Jan 2025

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Special Series and Annual Round-Ups

*Summer InSights 2026

Series Series: Summer InSights

*Summer InSights 2026

15 Jul 202620 Aug 2026

Elections and Organized Crime

Elections and Organized Crime

22 May 20268 Jun 2026

Special Series: Maduro’s Arrest and Its Criminal Aftermath in Venezuela

Series Venezuela

Special Series: Maduro’s Arrest and Its Criminal Aftermath in Venezuela

16 Jan 20269 Feb 2026

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