What We Know About Tren de Aragua’s US Presence
Tren de Aragua’s supposed expansion into the United States has received national media coverage and attention from the country’s most…
Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region…
Uruguay Faces Rising Threat From Organized Crime
A series of recent criminal activities suggests that organized crime has set its sights on Uruguay and reveals the vulnerabilities…
El Salvador Tops Security Perceptions Survey as Chile, Ecuador Decline
Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be the region with the worst citizen perception of security according to an…
Tren de Guayana Gang Expands Into Southern Venezuela Mining Towns
Tren de Guayana, one of Venezuela’s oldest illegal mining groups, allegedly has used ties to President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to…
Criminals Set Their Sights on Peru’s Cultural Legacy
The looting of archaeological heritage and land trafficking in Peru is reaching alarming levels, and authorities lack the resources and…
InSight Crime is a leading expert source on Tren de Aragua’s presence in the US
InSight Crime continues to be a leading source of information and analysis on the presence of the Venezuelan gang Tren…
5 Seconds (5 Segonn)
5 Seconds (5 Segonn) is one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs. Based in Village De Dieu, a shantytown on the…
The Rise and Fall of Washo, Durán’s Criminal Puppetmaster
In the early hours of August 14, Ecuador’s police and prosecutors deployed one of the most significant security operations of…
The Anatomy of Violence in Durán
Homicides, many of them in public areas and with firearms, are a manifestation of increasing conflict between criminal groups in…