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…
‘Cocaine Air’ Explained: Behind the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe
A new Netflix docuseries centered on two pilots traveling aboard a cocaine-laden airplane has revived a drug trafficking case that…
The 3 Biggest Threats to Indigenous Communities in Peru’s Amazon
In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous communities face an escalating threat from organized crime, yet remain largely invisible to the state, according…
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…
Amid Global Turmoil, Is Change Afoot in the International Drug Regime?
A historic resolution at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in mid-March may be the beginning of a…
Honduras Sees Record Number of Municipalities Growing Coca
Cultivation of coca for cocaine production continued to spread to new municipalities in Honduras in 2024, suggesting that what may…
Renewed War for Colombia Cocaine Center
The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated into a new phase of violence, as intense fighting between two Colombian…
How Trump’s Team Could Impact Anti-Crime Efforts in LatAm
As the new Trump administration takes office, Latin America braces for shifts in US policy, with organized crime high on…
GameChangers 2024: Global Cocaine Networks and Trump 2
Increased cocaine production delivered an extra $25 billion in earnings to transnational organized crime in 2024, ensuring greater criminal sophistication…
GameChangers 2024: Networks Replace Cartels in Cocaine Trade
As record flows of cocaine reached consumers around the globe in 2024, criminal organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean…