Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its annual drug report, highlighting the manifold destruction caused by…
Why Colombia’s Second Marquetalia May Finally Be Ready for Peace
The dissident guerrilla group known as the Second Marquetalia has entered peace negotiations with the government of Colombia, and appears…
Luciano Marín Arango, alias ‘Iván Márquez’
Luciano Marín Arango, alias “Iván Márquez,” is a former guerrilla commander who rejected a 2016 peace agreement and formed a…
Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
A US court has sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, marking the end of…
InSight Crime Analyzes Key Organized Crime Issues in Interview with Diálogo Político
In an interview with Diálogo Político, InSight Crime co-founder Steven Dudley and investigator Lara Loaiza provided an in-depth panorama of…
Honduras Doubles Down on Flawed Mano Dura Strategy
Honduran President Xiomara Castro unveiled a raft of “radical actions” the government intends to implement to tackle organized crime in…
Peru Extortion Scheme Shows How Private Schools Make Easy Targets
Extortionists are targeting upscale private schools in Peru’s third-largest city, underscoring how exclusive educational institutions have emerged as sources of…
What Is Behind Increased Violence in Colombia?
Violence against civilians in Colombia is rising amid the various crises facing the government’s Total Peace policy and the strengthening…
Vortex of Evil: Gangs and Narcos in Tapachula, Mexico
Sitting on a rock in a street on the outskirts of Tapachula, on Mexico’s southern border, Poison and Malandro share…
High-Level Attack Punctuates Security Crisis in Southwestern Colombia
The attempted assassination of family members of Colombia’s vice president underscores the deteriorating situation in the southwest of the country…