Why Cocaine Keeps Flowing Through the Caribbean: A Visual Guide
The Caribbean has long been a pivotal node in the global drug trade, acting as a stepping stone for South…
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.…
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…
Dutch Caribbean Remains a High-Risk Route for Venezuelan Migrants
The recent interceptions of boats carrying migrants towards the Dutch Caribbean again reveal lucrative human smuggling and trafficking routes as…
Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin
The Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. Bolivia is considered a “megadiverse country.” Over 48,000 animal…
Beneath The Surface of Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon
As gold prices have skyrocketed, a boom in mining across the Amazon Basin has flourished, leaving a deep environmental footprint.…