Haiti

US dollars seized during a police raid in Ecuador.

News Money Laundering

From Worst to Best: Anti-Money Laundering Capabilities in Latin America

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 7 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

News Elites and Crime

Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption

by Sean Doherty 2 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

Haiti Gangs Embrace Political and Police Chaos

by Henry Shuldiner and Chris Dalby 31 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

A seizure of US guns bound for the Caribbean

Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown as Murder Rates Soar

by Gavin Voss 24 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

News GameChangers

GameChangers 2022: ‘Pink Cocaine,’ Cross-Border Battles, and the Frustrating Fight Against Mafia States

by Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott 22 Dec 202213 Oct 2023

US authorities rescue Haitian migrants abandoned on Mona Island, near Puerto Rico.

News Puerto Rico

Smugglers Leave Haitian Migrants Marooned on Desert Islands Off Puerto Rico

by Gavin Voss 28 Nov 202213 Oct 2023

Michel Martelly, the former Haitian president, who has been sanctioned by Canada.

International Sanctions Seek to Weaken Haiti’s Patronage System Between Politicians, Gangs

by Chris Dalby 24 Nov 202213 Oct 2023

Haitan fuel tankers filling up at the newly reopened Varreux fuel terminal

From Negotiations to Sanctions, a Busy Time for Crime in Haiti

by Henry Shuldiner 11 Nov 202213 Oct 2023

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Episcopal Church Embroiled in Arms Trafficking Accusations in Haiti

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 20 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue,” shows off an automatic weapon, surronded by fellow gang members

Haitian Gang Leader, ‘Barbecue,’ Targeted in UN Sanctions Resolution

by Henry Shuldiner 18 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Moulins d'Haiti, a flour mill on the bay of Port-au-Prince, was recently attacked by Haitian gangs

Highways and Mills – Haiti Gangs Battle for Control of Key Infrastructure

by Henry Shuldiner and Alessandro Ford 13 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas after their arrest by the DEA in Haiti.

High-Profile Venezuela-US Prisoner Swap Comes at Opportune Moment

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 4 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

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