Can Guatemala’s New Attorney General Reignite the Anti-Corruption Fight?
The appointment of Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as Guatemala’s new attorney general could put the brakes on a period of…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
As the United States drags the drug war back in time, traffickers are leaping forward, creating new ways of disguising…
On the Radar: Guatemala’s Justice Gamble, Kinahan’s Fall, and CIA Deaths in Mexico
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Homicide Round-Up
Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal…
More Than Narco Wives: Women’s Hidden Power in Latin American Organized Crime
The reaction to the recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the former head of the Jalisco Cartel…
What Does El Mencho’s Killing in Mexico Mean for LatAm Cocaine Flows?
The killing of Jalisco Cartel New Generation leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” in Mexico has raised questions about…
How Guatemala’s Gang Crisis Reached a Boiling Point
Guatemala is returning to hardline security policies amid a resurgence of gang activity, two years after its president pledged a…
The State of Play: US Anti-Drug Cooperation in Latin America
Since US President Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one in the 1970s and created the Drug Enforcement Administration…
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…
On the Radar: Mexico Responds to US Pressure
Violent gang reprisals in Guatemala, a symbolic push for justice in Colombia, and mounting pressure on Mexico from the United…