Inside the Camp at the Heart of Honduras’ Garífuna Land Struggle
Tucked into the curve of a highway off-ramp in front of the Supreme Court in Tegucigalpa, the camp is a…
Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See | The InSight Take
Claire McCleskey, a former head of compliance at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) spoke to InSight Crime’s managing…
Why Ecuador Is Losing Its Fight Against Organized Crime
Ecuador’s militarized organized crime crackdown on gangs has failed to translate into a sustained reduction in violence. Three years in,…
Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy,” the alleged leader of the Tiguerones, one of the most powerful gangs in Ecuador…
Two Years On, the Sinaloa Cartel War Changes Shape | The InSight Take
Two years after Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was handed over to US authorities in what was deemed a…
Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru
A post on a La Pampa Facebook group inviting miners to work lands with REINFO permissions I saw your Facebook…
R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders
After the murder of a mayor, Carlos Manzo, and influencer Valeria Márquez, Mexican authorities say they have their suspect in…
The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast
It was supposed to be the payoff for a decade-long land-rights struggle for the Garífuna, the Afro-Indigenous people who live…
SIGNS OF WAR: U.S. Looks to Re-Boot Lockheed’s Record Breaking SR-71 Blackbird
NASA reportedly moved Tail No. 844 into an Edwards hangar and called the engineers who knew it. The Cold War…
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar
Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias “Fito” in Santander, Colombia, the most…