Rosalinda González Valencia, alias "La Jefa," was involved in illicit activities long before meeting her husband, alias "El Mencho," and managed to establish herself as a key financial operator for ...

This week's On the Radar delves into the controversial departure of Attorney General Consuelo Porras in Guatemala, the arrest ...

The arrest of Daniel Kinahan in Dubai has renewed focus on one of Europe’s most influential drug traffickers and the Kinahan ...

Venezuela’s new mining law opens the gold sector to foreign investment but overlooks entrenched corruption and criminal ...

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.

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 ...

In 2025, Colombia faced levels of violence not seen in years, driven by clashes among criminal groups that have strengthened their military power and territorial control in areas critical to illegal ...

The number of migrants traveling through Latin America to the United States plummeted in 2025 and sent organized crime groups scrambling to plug a multibillion-dollar hole in their profits. Between ...

The United States has intensified its tactics for fighting organized crime in Latin America, including designating various Latin American criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations” in 2025.