Pay to Play: How One City’s Growth Fuels Corruption and Environmental Destruction in Western Honduras
Just before midnight on September 15, 2023, four masked men dressed in all black walked down an alley just north…
Environmental Destruction or Community Development? A Mayor’s Struggle in Western Honduras
It was around 4:00 a.m. on January 26, 2024, when residents of the San Juan neighborhood of San Manuel de…
What Happened When An Extractive Model Came to Honduras?
In May 2011, former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa welcomed around 1,300 local and foreign investors to the industrial hub…
Environmental Defenders in Mexico Face Deadly Threats From Organized Crime
Environmental defenders in Mexico are facing increasingly lethal attacks as organized crime deepens its role in land conflicts, often with…
The 3 Biggest Threats to Indigenous Communities in Peru’s Amazon
In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous communities face an escalating threat from organized crime, yet remain largely invisible to the state, according…
Water Scarcity Is a Boom For Mexican Organized Crime
Authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacán are employing satellite technology to counter water theft, spotlighting the growing threat posed…
6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America’s Ecosystems
Criminal organizations behind environmental crimes and other illicit economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are placing the region’s vast…
Mapping Criminal Trends: Five Indicators to Watch in 2025
Data plays an increasingly vital role in our lives, and at InSight Crime, it is no exception. Whether building proprietary…
GameChangers 2024: Global Cocaine Networks and Trump 2
Increased cocaine production delivered an extra $25 billion in earnings to transnational organized crime in 2024, ensuring greater criminal sophistication…
Tren de Guayana Gang Expands Into Southern Venezuela Mining Towns
Tren de Guayana, one of Venezuela’s oldest illegal mining groups, allegedly has used ties to President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to…