El Tiempo newspaper and Reuters report that eight members of the Colombian Armed Forces were killed in attacks in various parts of the country that the authorities blamed on…
In Colombia there are reports by El Tiempo that the urban violence in Medellin has displaced at least 1,870 people so far this year. Those are only the official numbers…
In an illustration of the reach of the Beltrán Leyva Organization, an associate of Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie, is facing trial in Costa Rica for drug trafficking, according…
Mexican authorities are making it seem as if Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie, is cooperating with them following their recent capture of the drug lord. The police released a…
Colombian authorities have indentified 152 gangs operating in Medellin, according to a report by Caracol citing a government intelligence report.
In an academic forum in Montevideo, Uruguays Interior Minister Eduardo Bonomi said the country is experiencing a feudalization of the criminal world in that country, a report by El Pais…
"Plan Colombia" is a multi-pronged, multi-billion dollar effort to battle drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), insurgencies and paramilitary groups in the Andean nation. Passed in 2000 at the tail…
About InSight Crime
Combating Environmental Crime in Colombia
InSight Crime presented findings from an investigation into the main criminal activities fueling environmental destruction in Colombia.
Collaborating on Citizen Security Initiatives
Co-director Steven Dudley worked with Chemonics, a DC-based development firm, to analyze the organization’s citizen security programs in Mexico.
InSight Crime Deepens Its Connections with Universities
A partnership with the University for Peace will complement InSight Crime’s research methodology and expertise on Costa Rica.
With Support from USAID, InSight Crime Will Investigate Organized Crime in Haiti
The project will seek to map out Haiti's principal criminal economies, profile the specific groups and actors, and detail their links to elements of the state.
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