InSight Crime maps the Latin American criminal groups designated as "foreign terrorist organizations" by the US.

Margarita Island has long been a drug trafficking hub, but the US anti-drug strikes have transformed the island's criminal ...

InSight Crime investigator Victoria Dittmar spoke about the global supply chain of fentanyl and the growth of other synthetic ...

US deadly strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in international waters mark an aggressive escalation in US counternarcotics policy.

This week, we look at more terrorist designations of Latin American criminal groups and more hard-line security policies.

As political shifts are aiding a change in criminal control, the Sinaloa Cartel has abandoned Zulia, Venezuela, where it ...

InSight Crime experts discuss the legacy of Honduran drug trafficker Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, who died in a US prison at ...

The US and China announced they would step up the fight against fentanyl, but it is unclear if this will address designer ...

US authorities have said recent missile strikes against alleged drug vessels target cartels, but that's not an accurate ...

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Tren de Aragua has quickly become one of the most infamous crime groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Governments across the region have deemed it a top security priority. The United States has ...

Mexico’s criminal landscape may be on the brink of a profound transformation as the ongoing war between two rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel threatens to split the group in two, according to a new ...