A Colombia–Ecuador trade war fuels contraband at the border, Peru’s election highlights a state struggling to contain crime, ...

The arrest of a key Colombian criminal leader in Bolivia reveals that Colombian groups are expanding their presence across ...

As cocaine trafficking oozes into other criminal economies like illegal mining inside Costa Rica's national parks, park rangers struggle.

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This week in On the Radar, a CJNG co-founder pleads guilty, Ecuador turns to Europe for help fighting crime, and more.

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US strikes in the Caribbean have disrupted routes but traffickers have adapted and cocaine continues to flow through the ...

InSight Crime examines what impact the US's controversial military-first approach has had on regional drug trafficking.

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As the trial of Sergio Roberto de Carvalho, dubbed Brazil’s version of “Pablo Escobar,” gets underway in Belgium, the charges ...

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