InSight Crime
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 00:00
Police have now confirmed that he was considered the top commander of a group known as the Rudos, which is currently fighting for control of key cocaine production and trafficking land in the country's Eastern Plains region.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 00:00
Not only are the Venezuelan security forces among the most corrupt in the region, according to NGO Transparency International, they are also political actors, especially the army, whose support is crucial to Maduro.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 00:00
The seizure of more than twelve tons of cocaine in less than two months suggest that the quantity of drugs moving through Ecuador is rising.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 00:00
The robbers of drug shipments known as "tumbadores" are the pirates of the Central American cocaine trail, but their stories of theft, corruption, murder and drug trafficking are closely intertwined with the region's police.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 00:00
The case was the first time authorities have uncovered a network dedicated to meth precursors in Colombia.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
This insight into the Shining Path's operations in the VRAEM demonstrates how they differ markedly from other rebel groups such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The Security Ministry's lower statistics would represent an 18 percent drop in homicides, a highly improbable scenario in the world's most violent country.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The Security Ministry's lower statistics would represent an 18 percent drop in homicides, a highly improbable scenario in the world's most violent country.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 00:00
Mexico's drug trafficking organizations have increasingly splintered, and may well end up consolidated under the influence of the last cartel standing. That cartel would likely be the Sinaloa Federation.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 00:00
Structures run by locals, with local knowledge and connections will likely prove more difficult to identify and dismantle than networks run by outsiders.