In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Old Criminal Groups Form New Criminal Guard
The first body was found in the morning. The man had been shot and killed. His hands and feet had…
Organized Crime’s Infiltration of Chile’s Security Forces Raises Alarm
The recent involvement of Chile’s air force in protecting a drug shipment has sparked an unprecedented corruption scandal in the…
How the Nature of the K-Drugs Market Foiled a PCC Ban on Sales
The K-drugs market keeps booming in Brazil despite alleged attempts by the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital –…
More Punitive US Measures Unlikely to Curb Fentanyl Trafficking
Lawmakers in the United States have made permanent a federal policy that established harsher penalties for trafficking illicit fentanyl and…
Murders May Be Dropping But the Cost of Crime Is Rising in Mexico
Violence in Mexico cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars in 2024 despite the country becoming moderately more peaceful,…
Synthetic Drugs in LatAm Are DEA’s Top Concern
Synthetic drugs remain the DEA’s top concern, the agency stated in its latest National Drug Threat Assessment, outlining several key…
The US Is Panicking About Tusi. But Should it Be?
US authorities have recently linked Latin American gangs like Tren de Aragua to the sale of “pink cocaine,” or “tusi.”…
Transnational Organized Crime Is Feeding Growing Violence in Chile
A first-of-its kind report has highlighted how transnational criminal groups are driving violence in Chile and eroding public security in…
The New Rules of Engagement in Sinaloa’s Latest Crime Wars
A group of armed men stormed into a drug rehab facility in the city of Culiacán, Mexico, at around 2:00…
Amid Global Turmoil, Is Change Afoot in the International Drug Regime?
A historic resolution at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in mid-March may be the beginning of a…