Rodolfo Delgado, El Salvador's Attorney-General, may have worrying connections to an alleged money launderer and MS13 collaborator.
In Sinaloa, Mexico, the uptick in forced disappearances is linked to one dynamic more than any other: synthetic drugs.
Former FARC commander Iván Mordisco has reappeared in Colombia after months of speculation that he had died.
US and Guatemalan authorities will tell you Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos," is a top member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13). But is he?…
Along the US-Mexico border, a booming migrant smuggling industry is closely monitored by organized crime groups.
Brazil is facing a presidential election that could genuinely reshape its criminal landscape. How do Bolsonaro and Lula compare?…
Authorities in Arizona are sounding the alarm about the rising use of outsiders as drivers for human smuggling.
In the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, Carlos was trained to become a ruthless soldier for the Cárteles Unidos.
InSight Crime charts the history of cocaine from agricultural extract to the basis of global criminal empires.
Cartels like the Chapitos have asked for forgiveness from the Mexican people. Will it ever be given?…
Almost four months into a nationwide crackdown, El Salvador's government has failed to disarm its notorious street gangs.
Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, has gradually become one of South America's main criminal threats, with Chile its latest target.
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