Podcast | Three Ways to Lose a Son
A mother searches for three missing children amid the wreckage of decades of armed conflict in Buenaventura, Colombia. *This episode…
Choneros’ Extraditions to US Will Test Ecuador’s Kingpin Strategy
The extraditions to the United States of key members of the Choneros is a litmus test for Ecuador’s kingpin strategy…
The InSight Take: Colombia Turns Right With Abelardo de la Espriella. Here Are the Washington and Security Challenges.
The winner of Colombia’s presidential elections, Abelardo de la Espriella, promised to stop negotiating with guerrilla armies and to unleash…
Violence Between Criminal Groups and LatAm Governments Has Risen Since Trump: Report
As US President Donald Trump attempts to sway security policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new report found…
On the Radar: US-Mexico Tensions, Massacres in Honduras, and Alleged Drug Boat Strikes
Over 21,000 professionals trust InSight Crime for expert analysis on organized crime in Latin America Join our network of thought…
What the Murder of a Former Rebel Tells Us About Nicaragua’s Criminal Regime
Over 21,000 professionals trust InSight Crime for expert analysis on organized crime in Latin America Join our network of thought…
Who Is ‘El Jardinero,’ the CJNG Power Broker Arrested in Mexico?
The capture in Mexico of an influential Jalisco Cartel New Generation leader known as El Jardinero marks a major inflection…
On the Radar: Brazil’s ‘Escobar,’ Haiti’s Latest Massacre, and Venezuela’s Former First Lady Under Scrutiny
This week’s On the Radar highlights Haiti’s latest massacre by the Gran Grif gang, the trial of Sérgio Roberto de…
Police Crisis Tests Security Strategy in Rosario, Argentina’s Organized Crime Hub
The heat in Rosario, Argentina’s most homicidal city, is infernal. The concrete sidewalks sizzle like hotplates, threatening to scorch the…
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…