InSight Crime reports from Culiacán two years into the war between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza began, where the violence has ...

Mexico charged CJNG commander R1 in the murder of Carlos Manzo, exposing a network of 'R's, one tied to influencer Valeria ...

In Honduras, Garífuna face drug traffickers and business interests on their land and organized crime charges for defending it ...

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Ecuadorian authorities accuse the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias "Fito" of laundering millions through ...

William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias "El Negro Willy" or just "Willy," went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador's ...

Bukele's offensive against El Salvador's gangs severely weakened them and became a model for other countries. But at what ...

Bolivia’s coca cultivation hit a record high in 2025, widening the gap with legal demand and fueling concerns over rising cocaine production.

Under President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has become a popular exemplar for fighting organized crime in Latin America. And throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, leaders are attempting to follow ...

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The United Nations has finally published its data on coca cultivation in Colombia in 2024, as drug crop plantations expanded, yet concentrated in certain territories, offering the incoming president ...