Costa Rica’s ‘Caso Fénix:’ The Good, The Bad and the Ugly About Money Laundering
A recent multi-million-dollar money laundering investigation in Costa Rica illustrates how the government is attacking the country’s growing drug-related violence…
How ‘Walter White’ Took Meth Production to São Paulo
The arrest of a chemical engineer, a wannabe “Brazilian Walter White” like the fictional character from the television series Breaking…
InSight Crime provides in-depth analysis on synthetic drugs in Mexico
InSight Crime co-director Steven Dudley appeared on the popular Mexican TV show Largo Aliento to discuss fentanyl and precursor chemicals…
Chile’s First Official Organized Crime Report Highlights Role of Foreign Groups
Chilean authorities are providing more detail about the growing sophistication and violence of transnational organized crime as homicides and drug…
Arrest of Leaders of Ecuador’s Tiguerones Could Further Fracture Gang
The leader of the Tiguerones, one of Ecuador’s most powerful and violent criminal groups and an important link in the…
DEA Under Fire for Delaying Reports on Foreign Partners’ Security Abuses
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the main agency investigating organized crime and drug trafficking for the United States government in…
Gulf Cartel OG Who Created Mexico’s Zetas Released From US Prison
The United States has released Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former Gulf Cartel leader who created the Zetas and ushered in…
Who Is Behind the Murder of a Powerful Colombian Emerald Dealer?
Colombia’s emerald trade, renowned for the exceptional quality of its gems as well as its relentless violence, has suffered another…
Ex-Intel Official Explains Chile’s Organized Crime Explosion
For decades, Chile enjoyed an enviable position in South America, seemingly relatively untouched by the violence that organized crime had…
After Venezuela Elections, Criminal Groups Work For or Against the Regime
On the morning of July 29, a few hours after the announcement of controversial results of the presidential elections in…