Tackling technology abuse and human trafficking in ASEAN
Regional cooperation and private sector partnerships are essential to detect and prevent human trafficking in ASEAN countries in a digital…
Back-to-Back Scandals Lift Lid on Venezuela’s Judicial Corruption
In an unusual start to the year, Venezuelan authorities have charged, dismissed, and even arrested a series of judicial officials…
Does Music Drive Crime in Trinidad and Tobago?
Recent criminal cases involving artists of the “Trinibad” music genre have highlighted the links between the music industry and crime…
ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Drive Rising Cocaine Production in Zulia, Venezuela
A series of large-scale drug seizures at clandestine laboratories in a Venezuelan border state suggest the ELN and ex-FARC mafia…
Unpacking Criminal Violence in Durán, Ecuador’s Cocaine Warehouse
The Ecuadorian city of Durán went from relative obscurity to being splashed across international headlines when its homicide rate began…
Criminal Violence Paralyzes Mexico’s Southern State of Guerrero
Ongoing battles between several crime groups over lucrative criminal economies like extortion have sparked a new wave of violence in…
#NarcoPresidenteAMLO hits 170 million mentions
Fallout from a recent investigation by InSight Crime — and two other international outlets — continued this week. The investigation…
Former Premier of British Virgin Islands Guilty in Landmark Drug Case
A former premier of the British Virgin Islands has been convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, highlighting…
Murder, Corruption, and Drugs: The Ledgers That Could Sink Honduras’ Ex-President
Seated at a plastic table inside a women’s prison on the outskirts of Honduras’ capital Tegucigalpa, Erika Bandy’s lips trembled…
What Is Behind the Criminal Conflict Raging in Chiapas, Mexico?
Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas has started 2024 with a surge in violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel…