Bolivia’s coca cultivation hit a record high in 2025, widening the gap with legal demand and fueling concerns over rising cocaine production.

Why did the US remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? We unpack it this InSight ...

Fifteen governments pledged to freeze assets and deny visas to anyone aiding Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel and 22 other groups.

Learn how Guatemala environmental crime affects deforestation and the preservation of culturally significant Mayan structures ...

A week of private conversations on organized crime in the Americas. One pass, three events exploring Venezuela's criminal ...

Honduras is among the most dangerous places in the world to defend the land and natural resources. At least 23 environmental leaders were killed in 2023 and 2024 alone, making it the deadliest country ...

Learn how how cocaine is concealed in liquids, and how it is pushing the evolving dynamics of cocaine supply chains.

Trumps FTO designation of the Tiguerones lands during a time of fragmentation for the gang in violence-plagued Ecuador.

The Menores continue to be connected to violent incidents since the March raids. In early August, a home in Rosario was ...

The Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as “Los Pachenca,” are an armed group that emerged following the ...

El Salvador is the spiritual homeland of Central America’s most notorious street gangs – the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18. For years, these gangs terrorized poor urban neighborhoods across ...

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