Why Mega-Prisons Holding Tens of Thousands Won’t Make a Difference
A mixture of heavy-handed government policies, a lack of funding, and corruption has led to Latin America’s prisons being overcrowded…
Join Us This #GivingTuesday in Exposing Organized Crime
For over twelve years, InSight Crime has contributed to the global dialogue on organized crime and corruption. Our work has…
International Sanctions Seek to Weaken Haiti’s Patronage System Between Politicians, Gangs
A raft of sanctions from the United States and Canada targeting senior Haitian politicians threatens to pull back the curtain…
How Organized Crime Profits from Migrant Flow Across Colombia’s Darién Gap
The Darién Gap, a perilous natural border between western Colombia and southern Panama, has become an alarmingly busy route for…
Digital Wild West: Latin America Unprepared for Crypto-Crime
A lack of regulation surrounding how cryptocurrencies are being used by organized crime has left Latin American and Caribbean countries…
Cocaine Brokers: The Flexible Backbone of the ’Ndrangheta Trafficking Empire
Rocco Morabito could see beachfront bars from his hotel room in João Pessoa, in the Brazilian state of Paraíba. He…
The ‘Ndrangheta Connection to Colombia’s Paramilitaries
Salvatore Mancuso, one of the most powerful paramilitary commanders in Colombia, and Giorgio Sale, a well-connected Italian businessman, helped each…
US Sanctions Oversimplify Fentanyl Trafficking From Mexico
Authorities in the United States have sanctioned a Mexican criminal group for trafficking illicit fentanyl into the country, but the…
Ex-FARC Civil War in Putumayo Tests Colombia Government’s Resolve
An unending war between feuding guerrilla factions for control of Colombia’s coca-rich southern state of Putumayo continues to claim dozens…
Wildlife Trafficking Grows in Mexico as Criminals Go Digital
Wildlife traffickers in Mexico are taking advantage of the large-scale, unregulated digital marketplace provided by social media platforms, placing some…