Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven…
Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven…
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this…
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge
What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promises in Peru?…
On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust
What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver? What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the group’s…
On the Radar: ELN Bombing in Colombia Days Before New President Takes Office
How are Colombia’s armed groups positioning themselves as a new, hard-line president takes power? Is gang violence spreading from Ecuador’s…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
As the United States drags the drug war back in time, traffickers are leaping forward, creating new ways of disguising…
Arrest in Bolivia Signals Transnational Expansion of Colombian Gangs
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
On the Radar: Cocaine Power Shifts and Seizures
Allegations link Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro to drug trafficking, while Venezuela’s regime, and its Cartel of the Suns, process a…
On the Radar: Latin America Keeps Attacking Crime — But Is It Working
Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up is Now Live.What’s really driving the trends behind the numbers? Join our exclusive event on March…