The end of a ceasefire with Colombia's largest criminal group, the AGC, is a serious body blow to hopes for peace.
Brazilian authorities are shutting down illegal gold mining on Indigenous lands, yet miners move elsewhere. Legislation aims to stop that.
Venezuela has acted against illegal miners. But with close ties between the state and these mining groups, are efforts genuine?…
The Acacio Medina Front is a dissident group that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), also known as the ex-FARC mafia.
Brazil's president Lula is acting quickly to kick out illegal miners and loggers from the Amazon. But the right economic solutions are needed.
With cartels like the CJNG muscling in on illegal mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Indigenous community members continue to suffer.
The R Organization is one of Venezuela's fastest growing mining gangs, which are often referred to as sindicatos.
Podocarpus Natural Park in southern Ecuador is only the most recent one to be threatened by encroaching gold miners.
The discovery of mass graves in Bolívar, Venezuela, has revealed how criminals control illegal mining through violence and murder.
Illegal gold mining in the remote Ecuadorian province of Napo has grown at a staggering rate. Environmental crime has grown in parallel.
Lake Titicaca serves as a crossroads for varied criminal economies, from cocaine shipments to trafficking the frogs that live along its banks.
InSight Crime sat down with Suriname's President Chan Santokhi to discuss the multiple criminal challenges ahead for the country.
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Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
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