Gulf Cartel Still ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ on US-Mexico Border: Homeland Security
EXTORTION
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18 MAY 2023
Despite the CJNG moving into Mexico's northern state of Tamaulipas, the Gulf Cartel remains the foremost security threat along the US border.
All About Migration and Crime
NEWS
GENDER AND CRIME
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31 MAR 2023
Migrants across Latin America, especially Venezuelans, can fall into traps laid by organized crime in a variety of ways.
FEATURED
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16 MAR 2023
The Northeast Cartel has established almost complete dominance of criminal economies in Mexico's border city of Nuevo Laredo.
ELN
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24 FEB 2023
A new report has highlighted that organized crime is profiting from the exploitation of millions of migrants from Venezuela.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
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1 NOV 2022
InSight Crime presented two events on organized crime at a United Nations conference in Vienna.
FEATURED
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5 OCT 2022
Along the US-Mexico border, a booming migrant smuggling industry is closely monitored by organized crime groups.
FEATURED
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20 SEP 2022
Authorities in Arizona are sounding the alarm about the rising use of outsiders as drivers for human smuggling.
CARIBBEAN
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27 JUL 2022
Poorly equipped human smugglers have cost the lives of 17 Haitian migrants after their boat capsized near the Bahamas.
BOLIVIA
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25 JUL 2022
Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, has gradually become one of South America's main criminal threats, with Chile its latest target.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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15 JUL 2022
A recent report has shed new light on how temporary work visa programs for migrant laborers can backfire.
HUMAN RIGHTS
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17 JAN 2022
Reported kidnappings have decreased significantly in Mexico, but in recent years, at least one out of every 10 kidnapping victims has been a migrant trying to reach the United States,…
GUATEMALA
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8 DEC 2021
A transnational labor trafficking network brought dozens of individuals from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico to the United States under the guise of agricultural work only to exploit them using brutal…
COLOMBIA
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19 NOV 2021
A surge in US-bound migrants has been a boon to human smuggling rings in Ecuador – in a pattern that is playing out across much of the region.
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InSight Crime's Chemical Precursor Report continues to be a reference in the region
19 MAY 2023
For the second week in a row, our investigation into the flow of precursor chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico has been cited by multiple regional media…
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InSight Crime’s Chemical Precursor Report Widely Cited
THE ORGANIZATION
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12 MAY 2023
We are proud to see that our recently published investigation into the supply chain of chemical precursors feeding Mexico’s synthetic drug production has been warmly received.
THE ORGANIZATION
InSight Crime’s Paraguay Election Coverage Draws Attention
5 MAY 2023
InSight Crime looked at the various anti-organized crime policies proposed by the candidates in Paraguay’s presidential election, which was won on April 30 by Santiago Peña. Our pre-election coverage was cited…
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InSight Crime Cited in OAS, CARICOM Reports
28 APR 2023
This week, InSight Crime’s work was cited nine times in a new report by the Organization of American States (OAS) titled “The Impact of Organized Crime on Women,…
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InSight Crime Staff Cited as Experts by International Media
21 APR 2023
This week, InSight Crime deputy editor, Juan Diego Posada, was interviewed by the Associated Press about connections between the ex-FARC mafia and Brazilian criminal groups, and…
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