Venezuelan Women at Risk From Expanding Trafficking Rings
On November 29, 2022, the Monagas family heard from Lismar Monagas for the last time. Since then, the family has…
InSight Crime Hosts Synthetic Drugs and Precursor Chemicals Conference
This week, InSight Crime and Universidad Iberoamericana hosted a conference on synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals in Mexico City. The…
US Crypto Money Laundering Indictment Reflects Increased Enforcement Efforts
US prosecutors have charged a purported member of the Cartier luxury goods family with laundering hundreds of millions of dollars…
How Mexico Loses the Precursor Chemical Money Trail
In 2021, Mexican authorities captured an Asian-Mexican businessman at a Mexican port and seized 23 tons of drugs. The shipping…
3 Reasons Why Canada is a Cautionary Tale for the International Fentanyl Market
While the United States has often been the cautionary tale of a fentanyl crisis, Canada’s experience could offer a better…
Southern Spain Sees Wave of Drug Trafficking
Several operations against drug trafficking networks in Andalusia, Spain, and an increase in cocaine seizures there have confirmed the growing…
Gangs, Corruption to Test Panama’s New President
Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But…
From Total to Partial Peace: Colombia’s Talks With Crime Groups Fragment
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy, Total Peace (Paz Total),…
Poachers’ Safe Haven: Bolivian Amazon Plundered for Wildlife
Bolivia’s rich biodiversity makes it a prime target for traffickers. It stands as one of the world’s most biodiverse countries,…
The Poisonous Mercury Trade
Mercury, employed by miners to extract gold from soil and sediment, is smuggled daily in bottles across Bolivia’s borders with…