The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in…
‘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…
What Iceland’s Cocaine Surge Says About Europe’s Saturated Drug Market
Iceland has already broken its annual cocaine seizure record in the first half of 2025, a sign that Europe’s oversupply…
Is the UAE’s Role as a Safe Haven for Traffickers Waning?
The recent arrest of Albanian cocaine trafficker Dritan Gjika in the United Arab Emirates after more than a decade of…
Under the Radar: What Hundreds of Narco Sub Seizures Tell Us About Global Cocaine Routes
A near-record number of narco submarines were intercepted crossing the Atlantic and Pacific in 2024, with drug-laden vessels appearing in…
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.…
Ecuador’s Election Sees President Accused of Drug Trade Ties
Drug trafficking accusations levied against a banana company owned by the family of Ecuador President Daniel Noboa may be politicized…
Record Cocaine Seizure by Portugal Shows Narco Sub Reach and Load
The seizure of the largest-ever cocaine shipment transported via a narco submarine in Europe underscores the increasing sophistication and effectiveness…
Synthetic Drugs, Cocaine to Europe, and Cyber Crime Booms: EU, US Reports
As political shifts in the United States threaten to hinder anti-narcotics efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized crime…
The Life and ‘Death’ of the Sinaloa Cartel’s Dutch Emissary: Is This Time for Real?
After faking his own death multiple times, Dutch drug trafficker Marco Ebben has finally met his end in a bizarre…