What Marset’s Capture Tells Us About the Cocaine Business
The capture of Sebastián Marset, one of South America’s most wanted individuals, exemplifies why the takedown of major leaders should…
5 Things to Know About the Capture of Sebastián Marset
On March 13, authorities in Bolivia captured the elusive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset during a security operation carried out…
The Rise and Fall of Sebastián Marset
Sebastián Marset’s criminal career spanned several years and multiple countries around the globe. Below, InSight Crime tracks it all, from…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Homicide Round-Up
Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal…
The State of Play: US Anti-Drug Cooperation in Latin America
Since US President Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one in the 1970s and created the Drug Enforcement Administration…
On the Radar: Was Brazil’s Favela Police Op a Raid or a Massacre?
This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of…
Three Crime Challenges Facing Bolivia’s New President
Bolivia elected a new president who will immediately face an acute economic crisis that could limit the government’s ability to…
On the Radar: ‘El Mayo’ To Plead Guilty
This week, On The Radar focuses on Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” who is set to…
Bolivia’s Election Could Reshape Coca Policy
Bolivians will vote Sunday in a presidential election pitting candidates promising tougher anti-drug measures against defenders of the country’s nationalist…
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.…