Ecuador Gang Massacre Highlights Intensified Fight for Drug Routes
A massacre in Ecuador’s northern port city of Esmeraldas has underlined how competition over cocaine trafficking routes is contributing to…
Russia Emerges as Alternative Route for Cocaine Headed to Europe
Another major cocaine seizure on Russian territory suggests that the country may be becoming a transit point for cocaine to…
Paraguay Shown as Key Link in Bolivia-Europe Cocaine Route
Authorities in South America and Europe have dealt a blow to a trans-Atlantic drug trafficking network in an operation that…
South America’s Cocaine Supply Boom Shows Up in European Wastewater Analysis
South America’s cocaine boom is feeding the growing consumption of the drug in Europe, the latest wastewater analysis of the…
Europe Narco-sub Heralds More to Come
The discovery of a second “narco-submarine” on European shores suggests that others may be on the way. Spanish authorities discovered…
5 Takeaways From UN Global Report on Cocaine 2023
A new UN report on the global state of the cocaine trade reveals record production levels in Latin America, a…
InSight Crime’s Cocaine Seizure Round-Up 2022
Cocaine seizure figures from Latin America in 2022 suggest traffickers are varying their routes to avoid detection, as authorities get…
Ecuador’s ‘Most Wanted’ Criminal Captured in Colombia
Ecuadorian authorities captured an alleged drug kingpin who bridged the gap between Ecuador’s local gangs and the international drug trafficking…
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
An increase in the size of cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests that the island is playing a stronger role in…
Reports of Brazil’s PCC Taking Over Portugal Cocaine Trade Remain Unfounded
Portugal has a problem. In 2022, its cocaine seizures reached 16.3 tons, the highest level in 16 years, cementing its…