Dec 16, 2024 · Stay Informed With InSight Crime. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime news and stay up-to-date on major events, trends, and …

Jul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a …

May 27, 2024 · The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of …

Dec 27, 2024 · Ecuador became the latest Latin American nation to turn to a militarized response to combat organized crime in 2024. But the crackdown has missed its mark, leading to a …

2024 | THE GLOBAL SAFETY REPORT. The port city of Guayaquil acts as a critical export . hub for transporting cocaine to Europe. In 2023, no other region anywhere in the world — excluding

Jan 9, 2024 · In Ciudad Juárez, many young people struggle to escape the grips of forced recruitment and organized crime-related violence. Some succeed.

Oct 22, 2024 · For the first time, a US bank has admitted to helping criminal networks in Colombia launder hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money, highlighting the fruits of a renewed push …

Oct 17, 2024 · One of the masterminds of Mexico’s militarized approach to combating organized crime was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in the United States, although questions …

Nov 18, 2024 · The expansion of foreign criminal groups into Latin America has taken on a new dimension in the last decade, with European networks directly organizing drug shipments from …

Dec 6, 2023 · In March 2022, the government of El Salvador launched one of the most relentless security crackdowns in its history in its latest attempt to debilitate the country’s three main …