On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies
This week in On the Radar, the US indicts Sinaloa’s governor for criminal ties, Spain seizes a record cocaine shipment,…
Mapping Out US Alleged Drug Boat Strikes
THE LATEST: The US launched a strike in the eastern Pacific on May 5, 2026, killing three. So far in…
Is Mexico Running out of Kingpins?
On April 27, Mexican security forces mounted an operation in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit and captured Audias Flores…
On the Radar: A Border Dispute Creates Criminal Opportunity
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
On the Radar: Do Crackdowns Work?
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
The Many Lives of ‘Iván Mordisco,’ Colombia’s Most Wanted
President Gustavo Petro has intensified operations against Iván Mordisco, Colombia’s most wanted criminal. But, after years of military offensives and…
From Airstrikes to Cooperation: Will the ‘New Phase’ of Ecuador’s Drug War Deliver?
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa says that, two years in, his organized crime crackdown is entering a “new phase” that combines…
On the Radar: Latin America Keeps Attacking Crime — But Is It Working
Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up is Now Live.What’s really driving the trends behind the numbers? Join our exclusive event on March…
On the Radar: What’s New in Trump’s Push for More Military Might to Fight Organized Crime?
The founder of one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups pleads guilty, US President Trump’s new regional anti-drug push aims…
Police Crisis Tests Security Strategy in Rosario, Argentina’s Organized Crime Hub
The heat in Rosario, Argentina’s most homicidal city, is infernal. The concrete sidewalks sizzle like hotplates, threatening to scorch the…