5 Things to Know About the Capture of Sebastián Marset
On March 13, authorities in Bolivia captured the elusive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset during a security operation carried out…
The Evolution of the Cartel of the Suns
On February 18, General Francis Donovan, the head of the United States Southern Command, made a surprise appearance in Venezuela.…
The Future of Drug Trafficking Out of Venezuela
Drug trafficking out of Venezuela predates Nicolás Maduro and will long outlive him. The question is whether the cocaine trade…
The King Is Dead, Long Live the Queen
The January 3 operation that seized Nicolás Maduro defied the rules of foreign intervention, sending shockwaves through world capitals and…
The Shifting US Portrait of the Cartel of the Suns
US President Donald Trump appeared full of swagger on January 3, as he announced the arrest of his Venezuelan counterpart…
Top Criminal Takedowns of 2025
From underground bunkers to press conferences and malls, law enforcement nabbed some major crime bosses in 2025. Criminal leaders from…
How InSight Crime Tracked Down an Explosive Narco Video in Honduras
This article is part of our Narrated Stories Series On February 12, 2025, a convicted drug trafficker named Bayron Ruiz…
5 Criminal Figures Who Helped Develop Venezuela’s System of Corruption
The arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on drug trafficking charges on January 3 brought into…
Report Puts International Banks, Honduras Elites at Center of Berta Cáceres Murder
The murder of renowned Indigenous activist and environmental defender Berta Cáceres in Honduras in 2016 was an organized criminal operation…
How Maduro’s Ouster Will Shift Criminal Dynamics in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump insisted that the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has removed the “kingpin of a vast…