Criminal groups behind are placing the region’s vast biodiversity, fragile ecosystems, and Indigenous ways of life, under ...

A new set of rules is shaping an internal Sinaloa Cartel conflict, which has primarily centered on Culiacán, the historic ...

In March 2025, the leader of Segovia’s informal miners, Jaime Gallego, disappeared. A week later, his body was found dumped on the roadside.

A Q&A with Julia Yansura from FACT Coalition on how criminal groups capitalize on this multibillion-dollar industry and what ...

The construction of the first maximum-security prison near Rosario sparks debate on the effectiveness of hardline security ...

A series of recent grenade attacks around various parts of Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá is the latest sign of an uptick ...

Drug trafficking accusations against the family of President Noboa scrutinize the role business in Ecuador’s wider security ...

In an election dominated by concerns about the rising threat of organized crime, Ecuador voted in current President Daniel ...

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The demobilization of an ELN faction is a symbolic rather than substantive step forward for Colombia’s Total Peace policy.

InSight Crime’s Monitoring and Data Analysis Unit is hosting an event where our regional experts will examine ten years of homicide data across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ...

The arrests of seven mayors in Venezuela show how President Maduro has weaponized the supposed fight against crime for his ...