Police Corruption Jeopardizes Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain
The alleged involvement of a high-ranking Spanish police officer in cocaine smuggling threatens to undermine a drug trafficking trial and…
Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows
A wastewater analysis has indicated that in Europe, cocaine from South America is now being consumed in smaller towns, as…
Decreased Cocaine Flows Lead to Increased Extortion in Northern Colombia
A decline in drug trafficking in northern Colombia has led to a rise in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups…
Ecuador Raid on Mexico Embassy Risks Support for Security Plans
The raid by Ecuadorian security forces on the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas not…
Q&A: How the AGC Threatens Colombia’s Plans for Total Peace
One of Colombia’s biggest criminal groups is expanding its reach, threatening to disrupt the government’s peace processes with other armed…
InSight Crime’s 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
Record cocaine production and high demand for the drug contributed to criminal violence across Latin America and the Caribbean in…
The Surinamese Cocaine Trafficker Endlessly Evading Justice
Surinamese drug trafficker Brian Blue remains at large months after InSight Crime exposed his suspected ties to the country’s vice…
Despite Rumors of a Split, PCC Remains United
Although the murder of a PCC member in São Paulo sparked rumors of a rift within the group, it is…
Unmasking the Foreign Players on Ecuador’s Criminal Chessboard
Ecuador declared war on 22 domestic drug trafficking gangs in January, proclaiming them terrorist organizations and arresting over 11,000 suspects.…
What Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Gets Wrong About Women in Organized Crime
Netflix recently released its eponymous Griselda Blanco biopic, starring Sofía Vergara, which follows the drug trafficker’s journey from Medellín to…