Illegal Arms Trafficking Is Ecuador’s Security Blind Spot
In recent years, Ecuador has been engulfed in a wave of violence driven by organized crime — a crisis fueled…
Peru Massacre Exposes Mining Gangs’ Power
The massacre of 13 mine workers highlights how Peru’s mining gangs have developed into criminal behemoths. The bodies of the…
Crime Limits Growth in Latin America, Says World Bank
A report from the World Bank brings a renewed focus to the impact of organized crime on economic development in…
Global Investigative Journalism Network Notes InSight Crime’s AI Coverage
The Global Investigative Journalism Network noted InSight Crime’s use and coverage of artificial intelligence (AI) this week in an article…
As Sinaloa Cartel War Rages On, An Economy Bleeds Dry in Culiacán, Mexico
One morning in September 2024, Ana Rosa Sánchez* arrived early to begin her morning routine at a seafood restaurant in…
Jarvis Chimenes Pavão, alias “The Drug Kingpin”
The Brazilian-Paraguayan Jarvis Chimenes Pavão rose to become one of South America’s most prominent drug traffickers and the successor of…
How Criminal Groups Have Adapted to the Digital Age
The cyber world is constantly evolving, and criminal groups in Latin America are adapting their modus operandi to make the…
InSight Crime’s 2024 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
Despite record cocaine seizures in production and transit countries, huge quantities of the drug arrived in consumer markets in 2024.…
Top-Down Peace, Bottom-Up War: The Collapse of Brazil’s Gang Alliance
The imperfect peace established in February between Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups has become a failed truce after just two…
The US Is Panicking About Tusi. But Should it Be?
US authorities have recently linked Latin American gangs like Tren de Aragua to the sale of “pink cocaine,” or “tusi.”…