Will Designating Mexican Crime Groups as Terrorists Help Fight Them?
US officials are considering designating Mexican drug trafficking organizations as terrorist groups, but labeling criminals as terrorists would mischaracterize the…
Venezuela Becomes Colombia’s ‘Creepy’ Marijuana Drug Corridor
Seizures of marijuana shipments on Venezuela’s coast and along its border with Colombia have underscored the country’s role as an…
‘Mula’: The Bridge Between MS13 and Mexican Mafia in Tijuana, Mexico
One afternoon in 1993, Nelson Alexander Flores Pacheco, better known as “Mula” within the MS13, took his knife, stabbed a…
The Northeast Cartel and Criminal Hegemony in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
The pastor had just arrived at the shelter with sweetbread when the messages started. As he walked past migrants receiving…
InSight Crime’s Cocaine Seizure Round-Up 2022
Cocaine seizure figures from Latin America in 2022 suggest traffickers are varying their routes to avoid detection, as authorities get…
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…
GameChangers 2022: Could ‘Total Peace’ Lead to Disarmament of Colombia’s Armed Groups?
The last time a Colombian president sat down to negotiate peace with an illegal armed group, the process took almost…
GameChangers 2022: El Salvador’s Gang Crackdown Has Steep Human Rights Cost
This year, the El Salvador government embarked on possibly the most ruthless gang crackdown ever seen in Central America, taking…
Corruption, Cocaine, and Gold: Interview With Suriname’s President Santokhi
Suriname, South America’s smallest country, is facing multiple criminal challenges. It is a cocaine transit route to Europe, an illegal…
Fentanyl Has Become A Hidden Killer in Mexico
Fentanyl Has Become A Hidden Killer in Mexico A deep smell of decomposition is evident through the doors of the…