Cocaine Corridor: Drugs Drive ELN’s Venezuela Expansion
The commander-in-chief of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN), Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro, alias “Antonio García,” appeared…
Mirror of Control: How the ELN Dominates Both Arauca and Apure
“Every organism in the territory. Every cell there is. They want to control it absolutely.” That is how a human…
Guerrilla Governance: The ELN’s Social Control in Táchira
On July 25, 2025, bursts of gunfire disrupted the usual calm in La Fría, a town in the Venezuelan state…
The Future of the ELN
The future of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is now intimately connected to Venezuela. As…
Border Wars: The ELN and the Takeover of Catatumbo
On the morning of January 16, 2025, hundreds of Colombian rebels, some who invaded from Venezuela, launched an offensive to…
On the Radar: US Targets and Negotiates with Traffickers
This week, we analyze the US’s anti-drug strategy in South America, a Sinaloa Cartel boss’s guilty plea, and the pardoning…
InSight Crime Co-director Analyzes Pardon of Former Honduras President
InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley recently discussed the pardon of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández with Marco Werman, host…
Could Armed Groups Backed by Maduro Resist a US Invasion of Venezuela?
With the United States weighing up a military intervention to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, the criminal organizations…
InSight Crime Managing Editor Highlights Role of Women in Mexico’s Underworld
InSight Crime Managing Editor Deborah Bonello was recently interviewed by the major Mexican newspaper Milenio to discuss her book, “Narcas:…
Chapitos Plea Deal Raises More Questions on US Role in El Mayo’s Kidnapping in Mexico
A top leader of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors, marking yet…