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.…
How Corruption Fuels Arms Diversion in Latin America
Corruption is a key component of the arms trafficking networks that funnel state-owned weapons into the hands of organized crime,…
Experts Say US Aid Slashes Will Hinder Anti-Drug and Crime Efforts in Latam
The administration of US President Donald Trump is moving to slash funding for diplomatic and aid programs, which experts say…
How Criminals Use Art and Culture to Launder Money
Money laundering using works of art, archaeological artifacts, and other cultural assets remains a little-known and under-reported practice in Latin…
6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America’s Ecosystems
Criminal organizations behind environmental crimes and other illicit economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are placing the region’s vast…
Amid Global Turmoil, Is Change Afoot in the International Drug Regime?
A historic resolution at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in mid-March may be the beginning of a…
What Is Behind the Explosion in Grenade Use in Colombia’s Capital City?
A series of recent grenade attacks around various parts of Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá is the latest sign of…
Organized Crime Cashes In on Record Gold Prices
Gold trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean has never been more profitable. Prices of the precious metal surged over…
Comuneros del Sur Disarming Marks Small Win for Colombia’s Total Peace
The demobilization of a dissident faction of the ELN is a symbolic step forward for Colombia’s Total Peace policy, which…