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Who Will Take Over the ERPAC without 'Cuchillo'?

With the death of Pedro Guerrero Castillo, alias "Cuchillo," and the arrest of his number two, Harold…

Colombian Police: 'Cuchillo' is Dead

Colombia's Police say they have killed one of Colombia’s top drug traffickers, Pedro Guerrero Castillo, alias "Cuchillo," or "Knife,"…

Message from Zetas to Guatemala's President

The following is a message allegedly from the Zetas criminal organization, played by the local radio station…

WikiLeaks: A Gulf Cartel Attack; a Zetas' Retreat

One of the most closely watched battles of 2010 was between the Zetas criminal syndicate and their former masters,…

Another Prison Scandal in Colombia as Woman Found in Capo's Cell

Colombia's prison authorities faced more questions after a woman was found in the jail cell of an ex-paramilitary leader in…

FARC E-mails About Kidnapping

This week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos released several emails from a slain guerrilla commander that mention the intentions…

FARC Planned Kidnappings Throughout Latin America

Emails mined from a computer of a slain leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) show the…

WikiLeaks: Mexican Groups Now Control European Drug Routes

A U.S. government cable from Madrid, Spain, released by the whistle-blower site WikiLeaks and republished by InSight, says…

Mexico Investigates Disappearance of Migrants

Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of 50 migrants after initially denying that any kidnappings had taken place. A dozen…

Computer Shows FARC Links to Sinaloa Cartel

Colombian authorities have released information on a computer seized from the commander of the FARC’s Southern Bloc, Jose Benito Cabrera,…

WikiLeaks: Jamaica Mayor Says 'Vacuum' Would Follow Extradition

In a meeting with U.S. Embassy Officials just months before the extradition of the local drug lord Christopher Coke, alias…

Kidnappers: 'Diego Cevallos is an Operator of the Neoliberal Oligarchy'

InSight Crime brings you part of statement issued Sunday by the Network for Global Transformation, a clandestine group that claimed…