Europe's Weakest Border? Smuggling Between Suriname and French Guiana
Cocaine trafficked from Suriname into French Guiana and then on to France makes up some 30% of all cocaine consumed in the European nation.
While fentanyl dominates headlines, Mexico has continued to produce colossal tons of methamphetamine which floods the United States.
The heavy regulation placed on chemical precursors used for meth and fentanyl has seen drug traffickers turn to pre-precursors instead.
Venezuela's new asset forfeiture law seeks to act against corrupt state actors and criminals. But is its successful implementation likely?…
US prosecutors have provided an unprecedented look at how the Chapitos operate in Mexico and how they dominate the fentanyl trade.
Zulia's gasoline black market has disappeared as government policies and supply increases take effect. But will it soon return?…
US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat. …
"Creepy" marijuana cultivated in Colombia is in demand in Latin America, and Venezuela provides its exit point.
Nelson Alexander Flores Pacheco, alias "Mula", was the liaison between the Mexican Mafia and the MS13 in Tijuana, Mexico.
The Northeast Cartel has established almost complete dominance of criminal economies in Mexico's border city of Nuevo Laredo.
InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean's cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.
Venezuelan security forces carry out violent invasions of neighborhoods controlled by gangs, but there is little evidence of their success.
InSight Crime has developed its own methodology to rank Venezuela's organized crime groups. Here, we present the strongest.