This week: the US' shifting boat-strike strategy in Ecuador, the new state of emergency in Peru's prisons, and Bolivia's ...

Venezuela’s food subsidy program is ending after years of aid, corruption, money laundering, and ties to organized crime ...

A car bomb in Zacatecas signals a new phase in the CJNG–Mayiza rivalry, as cartel violence and explosive attacks escalate ...

The arrest of the Pulpos leader could shake the Peruvian criminal group but the country's extortion crisis will continue.

During the week, our experts will take you beyond the headlines to examine the criminal economies, networks, and ...

The impact of US missile strikes on drug trafficking. Have these actions effectively curbed maritime drug transport?

We explore the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, the organized crime connection, and why the case is ...

InSight Crime used Nelson AI to research Tren de Aragua in Brazil, its criminal alliances, modus operandi, and how it adapts ...

The United Nations has finally published its data on coca cultivation in Colombia in 2024, as drug crop plantations expanded, yet concentrated in certain territories, offering the incoming president ...

The Northeast Cartel (Cartel del Noreste – CDN) is a Mexican criminal group involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling. The organization emerged ...

As the United States drags the drug war back in time, traffickers are leaping forward, creating new ways of disguising and moving cocaine while weaving sophisticated global networks to reach new ...

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 ...