The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working?
The United States launched new strikes on vessels suspected of transporting drugs in late August—the first attacks after a two-month…
The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does it Have a Strategy?
Colombia just became the 19th member of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition—better known as Shield of the Americas—days after Defense…
Why Organized Crime in Venezuela Won’t Die Without Maduro
Fentanyl today is not the same market it was a few years ago. Help us continue investigating how synthetic drug…
The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape
Colombia’s new president faces one of the most complicated criminal landscapes in the world. In this week’s InSight Take, Co-Director…
Podcast | Three Ways to Lose a Son
A mother searches for three missing children amid the wreckage of decades of armed conflict in Buenaventura, Colombia. *This episode…
On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits
Have US airstrikes in the Caribbean and Pacific actually slowed the flow of cocaine? Who is “El 03,” the man…
Guatemala Border Attack Signals Lorenzana Clan’s Return
Reports that an armed attack on the Guatemala-Honduras border was linked to the Lorenzanas trafficking network illustrate the resilience of…
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…
On the Radar: ‘El Mayo’ Wants to Avoid Maximum-Security Prison
Can “El Mayo” avoid the same supermax fate as his former business partner “El Chapo”? Will renewed US bounties bring…
Can A New President’s Hard-Line Approach Stop the Spread of Coca in Colombia?
The United Nations has finally published its data on coca cultivation in Colombia in 2024, as drug crop plantations expanded,…