Major Seizure of Homemade Bullets Highlights Arms Control Failures in Argentina
The discovery of a clandestine ammunition factory capable of producing and distributing thousands of homemade bullets exposes how the lack…
InSight Crime’s 2024 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
Despite record cocaine seizures in production and transit countries, huge quantities of the drug arrived in consumer markets in 2024.…
The Decade-Long Evolution of Latin America’s Homicide Rates
Organized crime — particularly cocaine trafficking — has been the main driver of homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean…
6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America’s Ecosystems
Criminal organizations behind environmental crimes and other illicit economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are placing the region’s vast…
Can a Prison ‘Hell’ in Argentina Contain Rosario’s Narco Surge?
Argentina has begun construction on its first maximum-security prison for drug traffickers and murderers near the city of Rosario, reigniting…
Argentina Profile
Despite Argentina’s prominent role as a money laundering hub and a key transit and consumption point for drugs, the country…
The Global Malware Menace Born in Brazil
Imagine that you go to your bank’s website and a popup asks for your login and an access code sent…
InSight Crime’s 2024 Homicide Round-Up
At least 121,695 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2024, putting the median homicide rate at…
GameChangers 2024: Organized Crime Gets Political
Criminal organizations showed this past year that they pose a growing threat to democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Head of Argentina’s Monos Gang Racks up 160 Years in Sentences
The leader of Argentina’s most notorious criminal group may see another sentence of 25 years added to his tally, although…