Shining Path on the Offensive in Peru, Again
Clashes between Peruvian armed forces and a faction of the Shining Path have left over a dozen people dead in…
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…
Wildlife Protection Treaty Hits 50 Amid Challenges
This March 3, World Wildlife Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of the signing of an international wildlife trafficking treaty…
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…
How Important Is Peru’s Port of Callao for Cocaine Trade?
Despite not getting the same attention as major ports in Ecuador or Brazil, Peru’s port of Callao, near the capital…
GameChangers 2022: Drug Bonanza Amid Prohibition Challenges in 2023
As more governments in the region reject the drug war and prohibition model pushed by the United States, 2023 will…
From Maverick to Crook: The Predictable Downfall of Peru’s Pedro Castillo
Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo is both unoriginal and unique. Unoriginal in that he is the sixth president in six…
How Peru Is Tackling the Danger of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua
General Ulises Guillén, director of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Anti-Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Directorate, has led an effort by…
Lake Titicaca: A Smuggler’s Paradise in Bolivia and Peru
Lake Titicaca, nestled high in the Andean mountains between Bolivia and Peru, has been many things to many people. The…
Why Mega-Prisons Holding Tens of Thousands Won’t Make a Difference
A mixture of heavy-handed government policies, a lack of funding, and corruption has led to Latin America’s prisons being overcrowded…