InSight Crime explores the implications of the Spain Record Cocaine Seizure and what it means for drug trafficking patterns ...

From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican ...

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

See our map showing where and when US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific happened.

Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal economies, the murder rate in 2025 across Latin America and the ...

The police boat is dwarfed by the massive cargo ships it passes floating in the channel of Brazil’s Santos port. A dozen giant cranes play Tetris with containers overhead, stacking them high on each ...

In 2025, Colombia faced levels of violence not seen in years, driven by clashes among criminal groups that have strengthened their military power and territorial control in areas critical to illegal ...

Negotiating peace with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) lay at the heart of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s election campaign and his Total Peace (Paz Total) ...

The United States has intensified its tactics for fighting organized crime in Latin America, including designating various Latin American criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations” in 2025.

The targeting of a go-fast boat off the coast of Venezuela on September 2 heralded a quantum shift in the US war on drugs from South America. But who are the players, and what impact will the killing ...

Tren de Aragua has quickly become one of the most infamous crime groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Governments across the region have deemed it a top security priority. The United States has ...

A wave of drone strikes has reportedly killed hundreds of alleged gang members in Port-au-Prince and temporarily shaken Haiti’s criminal landscape, but legal concerns and mounting civilian casualties ...