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…
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained
The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing, and driving an evolution in…
On the Radar: The Rise of Liquid Cocaine
Could liquid cocaine become the go-to trick for traffickers across the region? Will “El Mayo” Zambada spend his final years…
US Terrorism Designations Will Hit the PCC’s Money—and Everyone Else’s
Over 21,000 professionals trust InSight Crime for expert analysis on organized crime in Latin America Join our network of thought…
The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America
The recent arrest of alleged Albanian drug trafficker Ervin Mata in Brazil is the latest example of how Balkan-origin criminal…
What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade
Spanish authorities made the largest cocaine seizure in history in Atlantic waters south of the Canary Islands in early May.…
On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies
This week in On the Radar, the US indicts Sinaloa’s governor for criminal ties, Spain seizes a record cocaine shipment,…
Mapping Out US Alleged Drug Boat Strikes
THE LATEST: The US launched a strike in the eastern Pacific on May 5, 2026, killing three. So far in…
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…