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Colombia After more than half a century of civil war and the rise and fall of drug trafficking empires, Colombia has made huge strides in improving its security situation in […]| InSight Crime
Colombia After more than half a century of civil war and the rise and fall of drug trafficking empires, Colombia has made huge strides in improving its security situation in […]| InSight Crime
With the trial of Mexico’s former top public security official set to begin in the United States, the judicial proceedings will also put| InSight Crime
Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias "El Mayo," is one of the most storied Mexican drug traffickers and leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.| InSight Crime
Genaro García Luna fue el encargado de liderar la guerra contra los narcotraficantes en México. Sin embargo, resultó favoreciéndolos.| InSight Crime
The Beltrán Leyva Organization was run by the Beltrán Leyva brothers, who are now either dead or serving prison time.| InSight Crime
InSight Crime is a media organization and think tank dedicated to the study of organized crime in the Americas.| InSight Crime
Mexico is home to some of the hemisphere’s largest, most sophisticated and violent organized criminal groups. These organizations have...| InSight Crime
One of the leaders of Honduran drug trafficking network the Cachiros has testified in court that he repeatedly bribed former President Porfirio Lobo, adding to the evidence suggesting drug traffickers corrupted Honduras' state institutions at the highest levels.| InSight Crime
Honduras has changed the law to allow the extradition of its citizens on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, raising concerns within the country that the government is allowing the US to administer justice instead of reforming its own system.| InSight Crime
The leader of the feared and powerful Honduran drug trafficking group known as the Cachiros handed himself in to US authorities.| InSight Crime
Honduras, long one of the poorest countries in Latin America, is now also among the most violent and crime-ridden. The violence is...| InSight Crime
Featured News Analysis Q&As Interviews with experts on the latest organized crime trends in Latin America Special Series In our special series, InSight Crime looks at trends in organized crime […]| InSight Crime
Venezuela has long been a staging ground for Colombian guerrilla groups and other players in the international drug trade.| InSight Crime
Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, alias ‘Marcola’ Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, alias "Marcola," has been the top leader of the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital - PCC) since 2002. The post Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, alias ‘Marcola’ appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
Feeding the Beast: MS13 in Nashville In Nashville, the MS13 took root through the Thompson Place Locos Salvatrucha clique. Fueled by poverty and social exclusion, the group was disorganized, unsophisticated - but extremely violent. The post Feeding the Beast: MS13 in Nashville appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
Tren de Aragua in Tennessee: A Ghost Train? In Tennessee, warnings about the advance of Tren de Aragua have been driven more by alarmism than by evidence. While the state has only seen a handful of cases, political discourse is amplifying fear and the stigmatizing of the migrant community. The post Tren de Aragua in Tennessee: A Ghost Train? appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
The Nashville ICE Raids: Anti-Gang Offensive or Immigration Crackdown? In Nashville, Tennessee, an immigration enforcement operation supposedly targeting areas with gang activity turned into a dragnet for migrants. The sweep left the migrant community gripped by fear and distrust toward authorities. The post The Nashville ICE Raids: Anti-Gang Offensive or Immigration Crackdown? appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
Even as US-Mexico Border Encounters Plummet, Migrants Are Still Vulnerable to Organized Crime The business of smuggling migrants over the US-Mexico border is in flux, but large numbers of migrants stuck in Mexico remain at the mercy of criminal groups. The post Even as US-Mexico Border Encounters Plummet, Migrants Are Still Vulnerable to Organized Crime appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
Can Trinidad and Tobago’s New Government Tackle Gang Corruption? Recent measures to root out corruption in public contracts linked to gangs in Trinidad and Tobago could trigger a backlash from criminal organizations that have long profited from community development programs. The post Can Trinidad and Tobago’s New Government Tackle Gang Corruption? appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
On the Radar: Elites in the Spotlight for Criminal Ties Two Guyanese gold magnates indicted by a US court for fraud and money laundering, a member of Argentine President Javier Milei’s party who quit the midterm election race after admitting that he received $200,000 from an aviation tycoon wanted for drug trafficking, and the extradition from Costa Rica of a former security minister on terrorism and drug trafficking charges are the three stories in the spotlight this week. The post On the ...| InSight Crime
Is the Jalisco Cartel Helping the Chapitos in Mexico? Reports that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation is aiding the Chapitos faction of Sinaloa Cartel in parts of Mexico have been growing. InSight Crime’s Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and Senior Investigator Parker Asmann discuss the criminal alliance, its structure, and how it contradicts some of the mainstream narratives around organized crime. The post Is the Jalisco Cartel Helping the Chapitos in Mexico? appeared first on InSight C...| InSight Crime
Mexico Doubles Down on Militarization With National Guard Reform As part of a series of security reforms pushed by Mexico’s government, the country’s main civilian public security force has been placed under military command, extending the long-standing trend of militarization in the fight against crime. InSight Crime spoke with Daira Arana, executive director of Global Thought and an expert on civil-military relations, to analyze the implications of the reform for Mexico’s public secur...| InSight Crime
From the Caribbean to the Pacific: Piracy on the Rise in Latin America In the late 17th century, Caribbean pirates hunted galleons loaded with gold and silver bound for Europe. Today, things have changed — but not much. Fast boats slip out at night, men climb aboard with machetes in hand, and terrified crews stay silent. The treasure chests are gone, replaced by fuel, engines, or food. The underlying story is the same: piracy flourishes amid economic crisis and the absence of the state alon...| InSight Crime
This week, we look at a massive DEA sweep against alleged Jalisco Cartel operatives in the US, plus two other top stories.| InSight Crime
The “Cartel of the Suns” is the term used to describe the groups inside Venezuela’s military that are involved in a range of criminal activities.| InSight Crime
We analyze another US missile strike, the decertification of Colombia, and its sentencing of former FARC leaders.| InSight Crime
We debunk the myths that Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group or involved in international drug trade as the US alleged.| InSight Crime
While murders have dropped, youth in Ciudad Juárez continue to confront extreme violence and struggles with addiction to synthetic drugs.| InSight Crime
The Juárez Cartel is responsible for smuggling tons of narcotics from Mexico into the United States throughout its long, turbulent history.| InSight Crime
Colombia had already proven to be fertile territory for Tren de Aragua's operations, expanding its criminal rents and offering refuge.| InSight Crime
The tightening of US migration policy after Donald Trump, means the number of migrants seeking to cross the US/Mexico border has dropped sharply. Criminal groups are losing prey and a major source of criminal income, so being forced to adapt.| InSight Crime
In Ciudad Juárez, an old criminal guard is being replaced by a new one amid a changing criminal economy on the US-Mexico border.| InSight Crime
The recent involvement of Chile’s air force in protecting a drug shipment has sparked an unprecedented corruption scandal in the country.| InSight Crime
Operating out of Amazonas in Venezuela, the dissident structure has gained transnational influence. It controls drug trafficking and illegal mining and has the backing of influential state, local and national institutions.| InSight Crime
Seizures of coltan in Colombia have shown the complex networks used by armed groups to smuggle the valuable mineral from illegal mines across the border in Venezuela.| InSight Crime
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.| InSight Crime
The ex-FARC mafia are a series of criminal structures that emerged from the now demobilized FARC in Colombia.| InSight Crime
The ELN is the last real guerrilla force in Latin America and has transitioned into a real transnational threat in Colombia and Venezuela.| InSight Crime
The conviction of Genaro García Luna is a big victory for US law enforcement institutions. But problems remain in the US-Mexico partnership.| InSight Crime
United States authorities captured a Mexican state's attorney general accused of being part of a drug trafficking ring, a rare case of a prosecutor being directly involved in the smuggling of narcotics into the United States.| InSight Crime
The Sinaloa Cartel is considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere.| InSight Crime
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is often considered Mexico's most feared cartel, whose operations stretch across the country.| InSight Crime
The former mayor who may bring down Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández first appears on page eight of what can only be described as one of the most| InSight Crime
