Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica
Drugs gangs battling over control of Costa Rica’s cocaine trafficking infrastructure and the domestic marijuana market are fueling an increase…
InSight Crime’s Cocaine Seizure Round-Up 2022
Cocaine seizure figures from Latin America in 2022 suggest traffickers are varying their routes to avoid detection, as authorities get…
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…
Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are stagnating in their struggle with corruption, with most unable or unwilling to…