How Fentanyl Producers in Mexico Are Adapting to a Challenging Market
When Mario* heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations. After five years of booming fentanyl trafficking…
Top 5 Most-Read Stories in 2024
In 2024, we didn’t just investigate organized crime. We exposed it. An explosive video, first published by InSight Crime, showed…
The 5 Most-Read Criminal Group Profiles in 2024
This year saw critical changes within some of the most notorious criminal organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, reflecting…
The Rise and Fall of El Negro Willy, Ecuador’s Prison-Guard Mafia Boss
The first sign that armed gang members had invaded a TV station in Guayaquil came when two masked youths appeared…
United States Targets Mexico’s the Línea Gang Over Fentanyl
The United States government has sanctioned members of Mexico’s the Línea criminal group for their involvement in fentanyl trafficking, again…
Two US-Mexico Border Sheriffs, Two Visions on Immigration and Security
It was well after dark in southeastern Arizona, and the temperature had dipped close to freezing. Outside the Cochise County…
Mexico’s Former Security Chief Just Got Decades in Prison. But Will That Curtail Cartel Corruption?
One of the masterminds of Mexico’s militarized approach to combating organized crime was sentenced to more than 38 years in…
Warring Criminal Groups Are Targeting Civilians in Chiapas, Mexico
An intensification of violence in the southern Mexican border state of Chiapas is pushing the number of displaced and missing…
A Cold War Is Raging Inside the Sinaloa Cartel Following El Mayo’s Capture
On a deserted, unpaved street in the rural community of La Loma, a young man in his twenties stands on…
Emma Coronel’s Music Video Debut Plays to ‘Buchona’ Stereotypes
Emma Coronel, the wife of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, amid a…