4 Things to Know about Brazil’s ‘Pablo Escobar’
As the trial of Sergio Roberto de Carvalho, dubbed Brazil’s version of “Pablo Escobar,” gets underway in Belgium, the charges…
On the Radar: Brazil’s ‘Escobar,’ Haiti’s Latest Massacre, and Venezuela’s Former First Lady Under Scrutiny
This week’s On the Radar highlights Haiti’s latest massacre by the Gran Grif gang, the trial of Sérgio Roberto de…
From Airstrikes to Cooperation: Will the ‘New Phase’ of Ecuador’s Drug War Deliver?
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa says that, two years in, his organized crime crackdown is entering a “new phase” that combines…
The Corruption Engine Behind Sebastián Marset’s Empire
On October 14, 2020, a Paraguayan congressman named Erico Galeano Segovia and a Paraguayan businessman named Hugo Manuel González Ramos…
On the Radar: Latin America Keeps Attacking Crime — But Is It Working
Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up is Now Live.What’s really driving the trends behind the numbers? Join our exclusive event on March…
Dollarino and the Rise of Brokers in the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe
Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up is Now Live.What’s really driving the trends behind the numbers? Join our exclusive event on March…
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…
Amid US Strikes, Booming Guyana Could Become Drug Trafficking Hub
US military intervention in and near Venezuela could be displacing cocaine trafficking to other parts of the region, notably Guyana,…