Top Leader of Ecuador’s Lobos Gang Arrested in Spain
You’ve probably heard of Fito, Ecuador’s most famous gang boss, who was recently extradited to the United States. But authorities…
On the Radar: Latin America Blurs the Line Between Crime and Terrorism
This week, we look at the recent designation of two Brazilian powerhouse gangs as terrorist organizations in Paraguay, the passing…
Video: How Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros Shaped Honduras’ Drug Trade
Honduran drug trafficker Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros has died in a US prison at age 80, though his drug trafficking…
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: 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…
Is the Jalisco Cartel Helping the Chapitos in Mexico?
Reports that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation is aiding the Chapitos faction of Sinaloa Cartel in parts of Mexico have…
Behind the Curtain: If Venezuela’s Regime Changed, What Could It Mean for Organized Crime?
Why you should care about tensions between the Trump and Maduro administrations, what a power vacuum could mean for Venezuela’s…
On the Radar: Seismic US Drug War Shifts
This week, we analyze another US missile strike in the region, what the decertification of Colombia in the US war…
On the Radar: Crime Crackdowns Sweep LatAm
This week we question the nature of Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns, Tren de Aragua, and US military ops in…
Behind the Curtain: Venezuela’s ‘Cartels’ and the US Missile Strike Explained
The targeting of a go-fast boat off the coast of Venezuela on September 2 heralded a quantum shift in the…