Colombia

In Chocó, Colombia, criminal groups are increasingly threatening local authorities.

News Gaitanistas

Colombian Mayor Explains How Gaitanistas Took Over Key Drug Trade Town

by Alicia Florez and Lara Loaiza 27 Oct 202327 Oct 2023

A photo of a person injecting fentanyl.

Is the Fentanyl Market Expanding Across Latin America?

by Victoria Dittmar and Sara Garcia 13 Oct 202317 Oct 2023

The Port of Buenaventura

News Colombia Peace

In Strategic Colombian Port, Gangs Await Total Peace

by Sergio Saffon, Luisa Maria Acosta and Henry Shuldiner 12 Oct 202313 Oct 2023

Colombian solders enter a helicopter in Cauca.

News Ex-FARC Mafia

In Cauca, Colombian Rebels Make War While Talking Peace

by Sergio Saffon 11 Oct 202313 Oct 2023

News Counterfeit

How Counterfeit Dollars Have Overrun Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 11 Oct 202319 Oct 2023

Social leaders in Cauca, Colombia, at a funeral for a community member.

Social Leaders in Cauca, Colombia Face Down Threats From Crime Groups

by Luisa Maria Acosta 10 Oct 202313 Oct 2023

Investigations Colombia

Three Stages in the Construction of the Tren de Aragua’s Transnational Empire

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 4 Oct 202328 Nov 2023

News Gender and Crime

Colombia Expands Investigation of Gender Violence in Its Armed Conflict

by Lara Loaiza 29 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

Venezuelan security forces oversee a seized shipment of urea.

Venezuela Could Be Supplying Colombia’s Cocaine Labs With Scarce Precursor

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 15 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia raises a fist in celebration

The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Colombia’s Ambitious New Drug Policy

by Lara Loaiza 12 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

Armed combatants from the General Central Staff of the ex-FARC mafia stand in a group.

Colombia Restarts Peace Talks With Ex-FARC Mafia, but Violence Persists

by Lara Loaiza 5 Sep 202314 Nov 2023

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