Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving…
Pablo Escobar and the Real Criminal Story of the Cocaine Bear
The sight of a bear enthusiastically snorting a line of cocaine off a severed human leg may be an enduring…
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…
All of Colombia’s Marijuana is ‘Creepy,’ Until It Isn’t
From Costa Rica to Chile, seizures of Colombian “creepy” marijuana have risen over the past year, but some experts are…
InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up
Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean continued to experience high murder rates in 2022, as cocaine production reached new…
Record Cocaine Seizures in Colombia as Government Negotiates with Traffickers
Colombia seized 671 tons of cocaine in 2022, worth over $16 billion at US wholesale prices. The haul for 2023…
Otoniel Pleads Guilty: Farewell to Colombia’s Last Kingpin
Otoniel, the fallen head of the Urabeños crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to a raft of crimes in New York.…
Otoniel Pleads Guilty: Farewell to Colombia’s Narco Old Guard
Otoniel, the fallen head of the Urabeños crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to a raft of crimes in New York.…
GameChangers 2022: Drug Bonanza Amid Prohibition Challenges in 2023
As more governments in the region reject the drug war and prohibition model pushed by the United States, 2023 will…
GameChangers 2022: Could ‘Total Peace’ Lead to Disarmament of Colombia’s Armed Groups?
The last time a Colombian president sat down to negotiate peace with an illegal armed group, the process took almost…