DataInSights: Is Chile Losing Control of its Prisons?
Chilean authorities appear to be losing control of the country’s prisons, as growing overcrowding tempts criminals into challenging security measures…
Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows
A wastewater analysis has indicated that in Europe, cocaine from South America is now being consumed in smaller towns, as…
InSight Crime Leads Analysis of Global Cocaine Market
This week, InSight Crime’s Co-Founder, Jeremy McDermott spoke to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to highlight Europe’s growing role in the…
Decreased Cocaine Flows Lead to Increased Extortion in Northern Colombia
A decline in drug trafficking in northern Colombia has led to a rise in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups…
InSide the Story: How We Investigated Honduras’ Women’s Prison Massacre
On August 16, 2023, InSight Crime published an investigation into Honduras’ National Women’s Penitentiary for Social Adaptation (Penitenciaría Nacional Femenina…
Ecuador Raid on Mexico Embassy Risks Support for Security Plans
The raid by Ecuadorian security forces on the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas not…
Colombia’s Ex-FARC Mafia Issues IDs to Enforce Criminal Governance
Reports of Colombian armed factions demanding custom identification documents in their territories show criminal groups’ growing territorial control amid ongoing…
InSight Crime’s Organized Crime Round-Up With Americas Quarterly
Last week, InSight Crime Co-founder Jeremy McDermott sat down with Brian Winter, the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, to analyze the…
InSight Crime Shares Expertise at Investigative Journalism Forum
This month, InSight Crime participated in a panel held by Consejo de Redacción, a Colombian association of journalists that promotes…
The Synthetic Silk Road: Tracing China’s Grey-Market Precursor Chemical Trade
We were in a remote city in mainland China, also referred to as the People’s Republic of China, when we…