As the United States drags the drug war back in time, traffickers are leaping forward, creating new ways of disguising and ...
The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media allows for the laundering of the profits of criminal ...
El Jardinero” captured in Mexico, attacks by FARC dissidents in Colombia, and the intensification of US anti-drug airstrikes.
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, ...
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.
Amid record production levels, the cocaine business is entering a new age, driven by diversifying markets, global networks, and new technology.
The tip about the illegal mining camp came at the beginning of March 2026. The informant didn’t know how big the site was, or how many people worked there, but gave the exact location: a remote ...
Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia, alias “La Jefa,” is an important financial operator for the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) and helped build the group into one of ...
The low-profile career of Rosalinda González Valencia, alias “La Jefa,” stands in stark comparison to that of her husband, Nemesio Oseguerra Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” founder of the Jalisco New ...
This week in On the Radar, a Colombia–Ecuador trade dispute fuels contraband at the border, Peru’s election highlights a state struggling to contain crime, and illegal mining tied to cocaine flows ...
The arrest of a key criminal figure from Colombia’s Pacific coast in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, reveals that Colombian groups are expanding their presence across borders. Jorge Isaac Campaz Jiménez, alias ...