InSight Crime’s 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
Record cocaine production and high demand for the drug contributed to criminal violence across Latin America and the Caribbean in…
Unmasking the Foreign Players on Ecuador’s Criminal Chessboard
Ecuador declared war on 22 domestic drug trafficking gangs in January, proclaiming them terrorist organizations and arresting over 11,000 suspects.…
InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up
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Peruvian Gold Mining Gangs Launch Increasingly Brazen Attacks
The growth of gold mining gangs in Peru’s La Libertad province has led to a deteriorating security situation, with unprecedented…
GameChangers 2023: The Cocaine Flash-to-Bang in 2024
Coca prices have collapsed in parts of Colombia amid record hectares of cultivation. Could oversupply do what years of eradication…
GameChangers 2023: A Win Against Deforestation in the Amazon, For Now
Rates of deforestation decreased significantly during the last year in Colombia and Brazil, two Amazonian nations that have historically been…
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America’s Homicides
Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the…
30 Years After Escobar, How the Cocaine Trade Has Changed
Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel transformed the cocaine trade during their heyday in the 1980s. But the 30 years…
What’s Next For the Shining Path in Peru?
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Venezuelan Extortion Gangs Spark Violent Backlash in Peru
A Venezuelan gang has sunk deep criminal roots into Peru’s capital, Lima, with widespread extortion that has provoked violent protests…