Carmen, Fernanda, Katherine, Lucia, Liliana, Marcela, Paulina, and Roxi* have lived in constant fear since 2019 — fear of being extorted, assaulted, murdered, or disappeared by Tren de Aragua, the ...

The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media allows for the laundering of the profits of criminal ...

Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador as criminal groups have gained power. The problem seems to be worsening, despite authorities claims.

US prosecutors have outlined a staggering system of criminal governance in an explosive indictment against the sitting governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state for alleged links to the… In July 2024, ...

El Jardinero” captured in Mexico, attacks by FARC dissidents in Colombia, and the intensification of US anti-drug airstrikes.

As the United States drags the drug war back in time, traffickers are leaping forward, creating new ways of disguising and ...

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Amid record production levels, the cocaine business is entering a new age, driven by diversifying markets, global networks, ...

The capture of El Jardinero marks a major inflection point for the CJNG just two months after the group's leader was killed.

The capture of Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero,” reflects how Mexico’s strategy of targeting drug kingpins continues to fragment major cartels and reshape the country’s criminal landscape.

This week's On the Radar delves into the controversial departure of Attorney General Consuelo Porras in Guatemala, the arrest ...

The arrest of Daniel Kinahan in Dubai has renewed focus on one of Europe’s most influential drug traffickers and the Kinahan criminal group. InSight Crime’s Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and ...