Venezuela's Opaque Drug-Seizure Figures Don't Add Up
COCAINE /
21 DEC 2022
Venezuelan authorities claim to have destroyed 40 tons of drugs this year. But are they being fully transparent about their track record?…
All About Drug Policy
NEWS
ARGENTINA /
25 OCT 2022
Bolivia's cocaine trade is on the up. Originally a coca leaf cultivator, Bolivia has moved to cocaine production.
COCAINE /
22 SEP 2022
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has lambasted decades of US anti-drug policy at the United Nations General Assembly.
CHILE /
16 SEP 2022
Chile has recently seized several new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting the growing diversity of its drug markets.
ARGENTINA /
12 SEP 2022
Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl, and ecstasy are reshaping Latin America's drug trade.
COCAINE /
7 SEP 2022
The port of Caucedo, the Dominican Republic's main maritime entry point, is trying to fight back against a wave of cocaine.
DRUG POLICY /
20 MAY 2022
A spate of gang-related killings has caused panic in a marginalized area of Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo, raising debate about the alleged success of the country’s hardening security strategies.
COCAINE /
21 JUN 2021
Misconceptions surrounding Mexico's drug trade have long been replicated in popular culture and public discourses.
DRUG POLICY /
20 APR 2021
Ecuador’s next president will face an unprecedented set of security challenges, as prison violence has soared to record levels, the country’s corruption is receiving international attention and the criminal situation…
COCAINE /
12 APR 2021
While authorities in Ecuador tally record cocaine seizures, a change to the criminal code in the Andean country has possibly made it more difficult to prosecute large-scale traffickers.
COVID AND CRIME /
23 MAR 2021
Though crime syndicates struggled to move drugs in the initial months of the pandemic when global shipping shut down and transit came to a halt, they soon learned to adapt.
COCA /
17 MAR 2021
The US State Department’s annual drug control strategy report calls for Colombia to restart the aerial eradication of coca crops, a position on which the administration of Joe Biden has…
COLOMBIA /
10 DEC 2020
Congress has released a sweeping report on drug policy in the Americas, laying out a long list of recommendations for curbing drug trafficking and addressing the public health issues created…
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Our coverage of the arrest of Chapitos’ co-founder Ovidio Guzmán López in Mexico has received worldwide attention.In the UK, outlets including The Independent and BBC…
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16 DEC 2022
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InSight Crime’s investigation into how the legalization of marijuana in many US states has changed Mexico’s criminal dynamics made a splash this week appearing on the front page of…
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