From Fame to Fraud: How Argentina’s Influencers Help Illegal Gambling.
A cyber crime group in Argentina used social media influencers to legitimize its illegal gambling websites seeking to launder money,…
Mexico’s Narco Tanks Are Going From Impractical to Tactical
The use of Mexico’s now-legendary narco tanks in face-offs between criminal groups is growing, and technological innovations have helped them…
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)
The Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as…
First Capital Command – PCC
The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) is Brazil’s biggest and best-organized criminal network. It arose in…
DEA Under Fire for Delaying Reports on Foreign Partners’ Security Abuses
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the main agency investigating organized crime and drug trafficking for the United States government in…
Violence Against Women Is Being Used as a Weapon of War in Colombia. Again.
In Quibdó, Colombia, local criminal gangs have put women in their crosshairs because of their links to rival groups, resorting…
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa,” is one of the co-founders and original leaders of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s…
InSight Crime Receives Special Citation by the Maria Moors Cabot Prize Jury
InSight Crime traveled to New York to receive the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, which recognizes 15 years of work in…
Mayor’s Beheading Is Ominous Sign of Security Crisis Facing Mexico’s New President
Unknown assailants murdered and decapitated the recently elected local mayor of a major city in southwest Mexico less than a…
Borders Are No Barrier to Booming Cyber Crime, and Authorities Must Adapt
There has been an alarming increase in cyber crime in Latin America in recent years, as technology has advanced. From…