When Tren del Llano Went to War: Stolen Elections and Vengeance in Venezuela
This article is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore…
The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild
This explainer is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore…
Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico
Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States,…
Why Cocaine Keeps Flowing Through the Caribbean: A Visual Guide
The Caribbean has long been a pivotal node in the global drug trade, acting as a stepping stone for South…
Did US Military Strikes Impact Caribbean Drug Trafficking?
The grainy black and white footage shows a small boat traveling at speed on the high seas off the coast…
5 Models of Criminal Control Over Fentanyl Markets in Northern Mexico
In various parts of Mexico, local drug markets do not operate according to supply-and-demand logics alone. What is sold, how…
How Fentanyl Was Introduced in Mexico’s Local Drug Markets
As Mexican criminal organizations became the main suppliers of illicit fentanyl to the United States, small pockets of domestic consumption…
How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico
“Buying drugs isn’t about choice anymore – it’s about whatever’s available.” That’s how many drug users in northern Mexico describe…
The King Is Dead, Long Live the Queen
The January 3 operation that seized Nicolás Maduro defied the rules of foreign intervention, sending shockwaves through world capitals and…
The Shifting US Portrait of the Cartel of the Suns
US President Donald Trump appeared full of swagger on January 3, as he announced the arrest of his Venezuelan counterpart…