Guerrilla Governance: The ELN’s Social Control in Táchira
On July 25, 2025, bursts of gunfire disrupted the usual calm in La Fría, a town in the Venezuelan state…
Could Armed Groups Backed by Maduro Resist a US Invasion of Venezuela?
With the United States weighing up a military intervention to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, the criminal organizations…
US Foreign Terrorist Designations in Latin America: An Interactive Map
The United States has intensified its tactics for fighting organized crime in Latin America, including designating various Latin American criminal…
Why Is the US Attacking ‘Cartels’ That Don’t Exist?
US authorities have said recent missile strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean — and now in the Pacific…
Behind the Curtain: How Trump’s Spat With Colombia Could Impact Anti-Drug Ops
InSight Crime’s Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and Co-Director Jeremy McDermott dig into the latest war of words between President Donald…
Behind the Curtain: If Venezuela’s Regime Changed, What Could It Mean for Organized Crime?
Why you should care about tensions between the Trump and Maduro administrations, what a power vacuum could mean for Venezuela’s…
US Pressures Colombia With Threat of Anti-Drug Aid Cuts
The US government has added Colombia to a list of nations it says are failing to cooperate in the fight…
4. Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia’s Underworld
In the early hours of July 1, 2024, an elite corps of Colombian police suited up and loaded their automatic…
Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia’s Underworld
In the early hours of July 1, 2024, an elite corps of Colombian police suited up and loaded their automatic…
Colombia-Venezuela Border Killing Hints at Growing Guerrilla Conflict
The alleged killing of a guerrilla commander near the Colombia-Venezuela border suggests that a fragile criminal alliance that up until…