Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
Deadlock over attorney general selection in Honduras underscores the political obstacles to the country's justice system.
The PNFAS has been the scene of two massacres. For years, the tension between Barrio 18 and MS13 escalated.
A new book by journalist Deborah Bonello examines the roles women play in organized crime and argues that their participation in criminal activities deserves further study. In…
The Honduran government's anti-gang crackdown risks oversimplifying the causes behind the country's violence.
A massacre in Honduras is the deadliest at a woman's prison in Latin American history. InSight Crime recently visited this prison to assess conditions.
After six months, the state of exception in Honduras has failed to significantly reduce gang violence and extortion.
Coca cultivation remains concentrated in the Andes, but escalating seizures suggest it could eventually be successful elsewhere.
InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean's cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.
The US State Department's annual narcotics report sees coca cultivation spreading, while Colombia remains the top cocaine supplier to the US.
InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
To Desafio, the Barrio 18 gang in Honduras was everything. It provided a family, a sense of belonging. Until his life grew increasingly violent.
Extortion in Latin America continues to bring in fortunes for criminal gangs. So how do they do it?…
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going through the roof.