News Analysis

How Organized Crime Profits from Migrant Flow Across Colombia's Darién Gap

Migrants crossing the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama face extortion, rape, violence, and being forced to carry drugs.

Digital Wild West: Latin America Unprepared for Crypto-Crime

A lack of regulation surrounding how crypto-currencies are used by organized crime has left Latin America dangerously exposed.

US Sanctions Oversimplify Fentanyl Trafficking From Mexico

Authorities in the United States have sanctioned a Mexican criminal group for trafficking illicit fentanyl into the country.

Ex-FARC Civil War in Putumayo Tests Colombia Government's Resolve

Feuding guerrilla factions for control of Colombia’s coca-rich southern state of Putumayo continue to claim dozens of lives.

Wildlife Trafficking Grows in Mexico as Criminals Go Digital

Wildlife traffickers in Mexico are taking advantage of the social media marketplace, placing some of Mexico’s endangered species in peril.

Ecuador Prison Quietly Released Top Albanian Cocaine Kingpin

Ecuadorean prison authorities quietly released Dritan Rexhepi, Albania's most notorious cocaine trafficker, last year.

Corruption, Cocaine, and Gold: Interview With Suriname's President Santokhi

InSight Crime sat down with Suriname's President Chan Santokhi to discuss the multiple criminal challenges ahead for the country.

Violence Rising in Hidalgo, Mexico's Oil Theft Center

Hidalgo, Mexico faces a rise in violence connected to a parallel increase in oil theft.

Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG Share Fentanyl Chemical Suppliers

Mexico’s two most powerful organized crime groups are reportedly sourcing precursor chemicals from the same suppliers to produce fentanyl.

Peru, Chile Prisons May Struggle to Contain Tren de Aragua

The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.

Uruguay's Gang Wars Worsen in Montevideo Neighborhoods

Villa Española and Peñarol in Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, have become the center of fighting between local drug trafficking gangs.

From Deception to Demand: US Fentanyl Users Now Want Fentanyl

Many American users, perhaps the majority, now realize when they’re consuming illicit fentanyl. This has changed the way they look…