InSight Crime Provides Expertise on Venezuela’s Hybrid Criminal Governance
In an interview with Radio Canada, InSight Crime co-director Jeremy McDermott provided an analysis of the criminal landscape in Venezuela…
Marset’s Inner Circle Crumbles as the Elusive Uruguayan Trafficker Evades Capture
The pending extradition of yet another alleged key player in Sebatian Marset’s money laundering schemes marks his latest setback, as…
Santa Muerte Worship Continues Spreading Beyond Mexico
The discovery in El Salvador of a shrine to Santa Muerte, a female deity associated with the criminal underworld, has…
National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) in Venezuela
The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is the last active insurgency in Colombia, and the main…
Two Years On, Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’ Brings More Conflict
Two years into President Gustavo Petro’s administration, Total Peace, the Colombian government’s flagship policy to end the country’s civil conflict,…
Colombia Government Announces Peace Dialogue With AGC
In a move that could potentially turn Colombia’s criminal landscape on its head, the government has announced it will open…
Pakistani National Charged with Assassination Plot against Trump
Last Updated on August 6, 2024 The DOJ has charged a Pakistani national allegedly tied to the Iranian government with…
US Customs Makes Historic Fentanyl Seizure
A massive seizure of the drug suggests that fentanyl production is thriving in Mexico, despite a ban by certain criminal…
Colombia’s Total Peace Hangs by a Thread After Ceasefire With ELN Expires
Peace negotiations with Colombia’s last true guerrilla insurgency are on the verge of collapse after the August 3 expiration of…
Ketamine Trafficking Rising in Chile’s Thriving Synthetic Drugs Market
Record seizures of ketamine in Chile show how the drug is making its way into the country’s already extensive synthetic…