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…
Narco Video Shows Traffickers Discussing Bribes With Honduras President’s Brother-in-Law
InSight Crime has obtained a video in which some of Honduras’ top drug traffickers met with a member of the…
Inside Argentina’s Biggest Wildlife Trafficking Bust
On the outskirts of Dolores, a small town in the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on a recent night…
Colombia’s Total Peace Hangs by a Thread After Ceasefire With ELN Expires
Peace negotiations with Colombia’s last true guerrilla insurgency are on the verge of collapse after the August 3 expiration of…
The Pioneering Albanian Trafficker Who Took Ecuador’s Drug Trade By Storm
Around midnight on February 6, 2024, Ecuador’s National Police stormed a beige, two-story villa in a luxurious gated community on…
How Do Mexico’s Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Organized Crime?
Mexico’s presidential candidates are proposing mostly ambiguous security measures that fail to address the complexity of organized crime in the…
The Dragons of Chocó: Illegal Gold Mining in Colombia’s Rivers
Riding up the Quito River, trees claw their way to the edges of the riverbanks, forming an impenetrable forest wall…
In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion
A threatening pamphlet sent to residents of a fishing village in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, marked a turning point…
Colombia’s AGC Squeezes Profits From Control Of Key Migration Choke Point
White-sand beaches that were once designated for tourists have become camping grounds for thousands of migrants in Necoclí, a small…
Methamphetamine Traffickers in Mexico Become Global Wholesalers
After a long day of work in the highlands, a coordinator for several clandestine methamphetamine and fentanyl laboratories in the…