Wildlife Protection Treaty Hits 50 Amid Challenges
This March 3, World Wildlife Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of the signing of an international wildlife trafficking treaty…
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…
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…
From Worst to Best – Anti-Money Laundering Capabilities in Latin America
The latest Basel Institute Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index bookends its Americas’ rankings with two Caribbean islands while leaving the traditional…
Ecuador’s Navy Grappling With Mounting Evidence of Criminal Collusion
Intelligence reports have revealed that troops within Ecuador’s navy have been regularly caught collaborating with leading criminal gangs, further exacerbating…
Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
An Amazon conservation initiative has detected a rapid growth in illegal gold mining sites at a natural park and ecological…
Concrete Cocaine: Ecuador’s Pioneering Drug Destruction Method
With historic levels of cocaine seizures happening across Latin America, how can governments safely and quickly get rid of the…
Illegal Mining Spreads to Furthest Reaches of Amazon in Ecuador
Police operations in Ecuador this year have uncovered shocking levels of environmental damage caused by illegal mining in the far-flung…
Why Mega-Prisons Holding Tens of Thousands Won’t Make a Difference
A mixture of heavy-handed government policies, a lack of funding, and corruption has led to Latin America’s prisons being overcrowded…
Ecuador Prison Quietly Released Top Albanian Cocaine Kingpin
News has emerged that Ecuadorean prison authorities quietly released one of Europe’s most notorious cocaine traffickers last year, in a…