Women in the Room: Q&A With Narcas Author Deborah Bonello
A new book by journalist Deborah Bonello examines the roles women play in organized crime and argues that their participation…
Honduras Anti-Gang Crackdown Targets Only One Source of Violence
The Honduran government is intensifying its anti-gang crackdown following recent outbursts of criminal violence, but its one-size-fits-all response fails to…
Massacre in Honduran Women’s Prison: A Tragedy Foretold
The recent murder of dozens of women in Honduras’ only all-female prison took place in a context of growing gang…
Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception
The state of exception in Honduras has now been in place for six months. But contrary to government claims and…
Coca May Have Permanently Taken Root in Central America
Honduran and Guatemalan authorities are eradicating record amounts of coca plants, further evidence of the coca’s expansion beyond the traditional…
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…
5 Takeaways From US State Department Narcotics Report
The US State Department’s yearly drug report has found that coca cultivation is slowly spreading outside of the three traditional…
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…
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family,…
Death, Taxes, and Extortion: Why Latin American Companies Keep Paying Up
A new report has delved into the inner workings of extortion techniques across Latin America, showing the constant innovation needed…