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 ...

During the week, our experts will take you beyond the headlines to examine the criminal economies, networks, and dynamics shaping some of the most important security challenges in Latin America and ...

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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.

The Tiguerones, the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this month. But although the designations expand the US ...

Earlier this year, Argentina’s government announced that it had dismantled the criminal group the Menores in Rosario, the country’s third-largest city, where drug-related violence is rife. Siga de ...