Corruption Looms Over Record Marijuana Seizure in Paraguay
Forty police officers are under investigation after Paraguay’s anti-drug unit made a record-breaking marijuana seizure, in a case that underscores…
What a ‘Historic’ Marijuana Seizure Says About Smuggling Dynamics in Argentina
A recent seizure of nearly 10 tons of marijuana in Argentina was portrayed by the government as an historic blow…
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…