InSight Crime
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 06:13
A huge cocaine processing complex run by the ELN has been found in west Colombia, showcasing the guerrilla group's role in a drug trade that could soon be changing hands.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:47
Following allegations that Sinaloa Cartel head Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman flew his way to safety in Venezuela, InSight Crime created a pair of interactive maps showing the reported whereabouts over the past several months of one of the world's most wanted criminals.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:33
According to one report, traffickers are increasingly using amphibious aircraft to smuggle drugs into Argentina, a development which may possibly be in response to the country's efforts to combat aerial drug trafficking.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 06:21
Ivan Velasquez, head of the United Nations-backed anti-impunity commission in Guatemala known as the CICIG, sits down with El Faro to discuss the body's monumental accomplishments as well as the challenges that still lie ahead.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 06:17
Mexico has extradited the head of the Sinaloa Cartel's Central America operations to the United States, a move that could spark fresh concern among elites in Honduras thought to be connected to organized crime.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:47
A debate on what to do with Bolivia's overflowing stores of seized coca highlights the Andean nation's unique relationship with the leaf and its approach to combating drug trafficking.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:33
Mexico's human rights commission has called on government officials to investigate the criminalization of vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan, documenting a series of foreseeable outcomes that are now coming to fruition.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:06
Congress is considering a proposal meant to help the Department of Justice pursue a wider range of players in the transnational drug trade, potentially foreshadowing an increase in extraditions and prosecutions of drug traffickers based abroad.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 21:50
A new report details a series of recommendations meant to reduce impunity and insecurity in Guatemala over the next decade. However, inadequate funding raises doubt over whether the proposals will actually be enacted.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:39
After the United States indicted one of Honduras' most powerful families for money laundering, conventional wisdom suggests that other corrupt elites might fear they could be next. However, sources consulted by InSight Crime say this logic does not always prevail amongst the Central American clans believed to have ties with organized crime.