Cocaine Corridor: Drugs Drive ELN’s Venezuela Expansion
The commander-in-chief of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN), Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro, alias “Antonio García,” appeared…
On the Radar: Was Brazil’s Favela Police Op a Raid or a Massacre?
This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of…
On the Radar: Colombia Rejects Tren de Aragua’s Peace Proposal
This week, we cover a mass jailbreak in Guatemala that took the authorities months to discover, and Tren de Aragua…
On the Radar: Elites in the Spotlight for Criminal Ties
In this week’s edition, we look at two Guyanese gold magnates indicted by a US court for fraud and money…
On the Radar: El Mayo’s Plea Will Change Nothing
This week, Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo”, one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty to drug…
Trump Official Headed Organization That Spread Fake News About Tren de Aragua
An official recently appointed to a leadership post in the US Department of Defense previously led a think tank that…
Video: What Trump’s Directive to Target Foreign Drug Cartels With the US Military Could Mean
US President Donald Trump was reported last week to have signed a secretive directive to the Pentagon to begin using…
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…