The two principal Mara gangs in Guatemala, Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18, have been reorganizing themselves under more centralized leadership, presenting an increasing threat to the national security of this…
Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes has refused to back a proposal from the country's gangs to repeal a hardline anti-gang law in exchange for establishing crime-free zones. However, the…
Criminal gangs in El Salvador make annual profits of around $60 million, according to a study by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a surprisingly small figure…
The leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha, Barrio 18, and three other street gangs in El Salvador said they accepted a proposal to end all…
Mediators of the El Salvador gang truce say a controversial anti-gang law should be repealed, once again calling into question the iron first policies implemented in El Salvador…
The negotiators of El Salvadors gang truce, which has reduced murders by two-thirds in the last eight months, have proposed a second phase which would aim to end…
The president of Guatemala's association of transport workers complained last week that some criminal groups are demanding that bus companies pay an extra extortion tax before mid-December, in addition to…
Honduras' anti-extortion task force warned of cases of crime syndicates claiming to be affiliated with "mara" gangs in order to intimidate their victims, an indication of the fear associated with…
El Salvador's street gangs, including the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18, have used their time in prison to deepen their connections to organized crime and…
El Faro’s interviews with members of El Salvador’s Mara Salvatrucha point to limits of the current gang truce, and demonstrate that unresolved issues like the gang’s…
The United States has stated that for 2012 it will only send Honduran deportees, half of whom have criminal records, back to the region's most violent city, San Pedro Sula,…
Street gangs such as the MS-13 and Barrio 18 in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula are recruiting kindergartners and forcing transfer requests from teachers fearing for their lives.
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For the second week in a row, our investigation into the flow of precursor chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico has been cited by multiple regional media…
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InSight Crime’s Paraguay Election Coverage Draws Attention
InSight Crime looked at the various anti-organized crime policies proposed by the candidates in Paraguay’s presidential election, which was won on April 30 by Santiago Peña. Our pre-election coverage was cited…
InSight Crime Cited in OAS, CARICOM Reports
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InSight Crime Staff Cited as Experts by International Media
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