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Alleged Tiguerones leader William Alcívar, alias “Willy,” lives freely in Spain after Ecuador’s extradition bid stalled. He ...

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Mexico charged CJNG commander R1 in the murder of Carlos Manzo, exposing a network of 'R's, one tied to influencer Valeria ...

In Honduras, Garífuna face drug traffickers and business interests on their land and organized crime charges for defending it.

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The US State Department has added the Chone Killers in Ecuador to its list of foreign terrorist organizations operating across Latin America. InSight Crime Managing Editor Deborah Bonello discusses ...

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Colombia will hold presidential elections on May 31 amid a resurgence of organized crime-related violence that promises to impact the direction the country’s security strategy will take moving forward ...

The grainy black and white footage shows a small boat traveling at speed on the high seas off the coast of Venezuela. Suddenly, the boat explodes, engulfed in white flame. The video is less than 30 ...

Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal economies, the murder rate in 2025 across Latin America and the ...