5 Things to Know About the Capture of Sebastián Marset
On March 13, authorities in Bolivia captured the elusive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset during a security operation carried out…
The Rise and Fall of Sebastián Marset
Sebastián Marset’s criminal career spanned several years and multiple countries around the globe. Below, InSight Crime tracks it all, from…
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…
On the Radar: Football, Cocaine, and Corruption
How football fuels Paraguay’s drug trade, the latest extradition request from Mexico to the US, and what the latest cocaine…
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…
GameChangers 2025: The 10-Year Evolution of Latin America’s Booming Marijuana Market
In a year where cocaine and fentanyl garnered international attention, marijuana continued to play a key role within the regional…
Corruption Looms Over Record Marijuana Seizure in Paraguay
Forty police officers are under investigation after Paraguay’s anti-drug unit made a record-breaking marijuana seizure, in a case that underscores…
On the Radar: Rebel Leader Iván Mordisco Threatens Violence After Colombia Military Strikes
This week in On the Radar, we analyze the arrest in Spain of one of Ecuador’s most powerful criminal leaders,…
On the Radar: Latin America Blurs the Line Between Crime and Terrorism
This week, we look at the recent designation of two Brazilian powerhouse gangs as terrorist organizations in Paraguay, the passing…
Jarvis Chimenes Pavão, alias “The Drug Kingpin”
The Brazilian-Paraguayan Jarvis Chimenes Pavão rose to become one of South America’s most prominent drug traffickers and the successor of…