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CHONEROS / 20 JUL 2023

The Choneros were once Ecuador's premier drug trafficking gang. InSight Crime documents their steady rise and their rapid fall.

ELITES AND CRIME / 19 JUL 2023

Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering, putting him closer than ever…

COLOMBIA / 18 JUL 2023

Kidnappings are rising across Colombia as the government prepares for a cease fire with the ELN, the country's largest remaining…

CHAPITOS / 17 JUL 2023

The Sinaloa Cartel has survived over thirty years as the top dogs of Mexico's drug trafficking world. What is the…

ELITES AND CRIME / 14 JUL 2023

In Guatemala, a series of conflicting rulings has left the country reeling, as the dominant political bloc tries desperately to…

FEATURED / 13 JUL 2023

Listen to this article This audio was generated using text-to-speech software Insecurity is rising in Paraguay, and the government is…

GENDER AND CRIME / 11 JUL 2023

In Mexico, increased militarization and the “war on drugs” have contributed to rising gender-based violence.

COLOMBIA / 10 JUL 2023

Iván Márquez, former guerrilla commander, has reportedly died in Venezuela, with his death likely having far-reaching consequences for Colombia’s “Total…

HAITI / 7 JUL 2023

In response to extreme gang violence in Haiti, the UN has urged members to intercede. But past intervention efforts have…

CONTRABAND / 6 JUL 2023

Illegal mining in Venezuela's Yapacana National Park has produced a parallel contraband economy to grow. And state actors know all…

COLECTIVOS / 6 JUL 2023

For the third consecutive time, Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro is seeking reelection in the elections that will take place at…

COCA / 5 JUL 2023

Coca has increasingly expanded into Peru's border regions, as well as into indigenous communities and protected nature areas.

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