How Fuel Theft Drives Mexico’s Violence Epidemic
On November 9, 2024, gunmen stormed a bar in the Mexican town of Santiago de Querétaro, unleashing an indiscriminate spray…
On the Radar: US Designates Barrio 18 a Terrorist Group
This week, we analyze whether the new US terrorist designation for the Barrio 18 gang is political or practical, another…
Ghost Riders and Deepfake Doctors: Inside Brazil’s AI-Driven Crime Surge
Brazil’s criminal groups are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive high-tech financial fraud, exploiting gaps in a fast-growing digital ecosystem…
Diesel Subsidy Cut Could Make Fuel Theft Worse in Ecuador
Fuel theft has spiked in Ecuador as security forces grapple with a growing front in the country’s crime war that…
Cartel of the Suns
The Cartel of the Suns is a term used to describe groups within Venezuela’s armed forces implicated in a wide…
Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL)
The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima – CSRL) is a regional criminal group based…
InSight Crime Provides Expert Analysis on US Airstrike
As international attention turns to the US government’s escalating War on Drugs policies, InSight Crime’s Deputy Director of Content Mike…
Venezuela Is So Corrupt That Criminals Are Impersonating Government Officials
At least seven people have been arrested in Venezuela this year for posing as corrupt officials from the justice system,…
On the Radar: Seismic US Drug War Shifts
This week, we analyze another US missile strike in the region, what the decertification of Colombia in the US war…
US Pressures Colombia With Threat of Anti-Drug Aid Cuts
The US government has added Colombia to a list of nations it says are failing to cooperate in the fight…