InSight Crime
@insightcrime.org
14 years of research and analysis on organized crime and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
🇺🇸 | US military strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats began in the Caribbean, amid tension between the United States and Venezuela. In the followeing weeks, they have since expanded to the Pacific. But not all the details add up. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🇺🇸 | US military strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats began in the Caribbean, amid tension between the United States and Venezuela. In the followeing weeks, they have since expanded to the Pacific. But not all the details add up. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
🇦🇷 | Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is facing trial for the biggest corruption case in Argentina. A bribery network that operated from 2003-2015 and involved nearly 100 ex-officials and businesspeople is under investigation: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🇦🇷 | Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is facing trial for the biggest corruption case in Argentina. A bribery network that operated from 2003-2015 and involved nearly 100 ex-officials and businesspeople is under investigation: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
🇻🇪 | Mexican drug trafficking brokers were once very common in Zulia, Venezuela. But now, they are far rarer. Is this because of changes in Venezuelan drug trafficking dynamics, or are wider forces at play? https://bit.ly/4qLlwt0
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🇻🇪 | Mexican drug trafficking brokers were once very common in Zulia, Venezuela. But now, they are far rarer. Is this because of changes in Venezuelan drug trafficking dynamics, or are wider forces at play? https://bit.ly/4qLlwt0
Do you love working with data? InSight Crime is looking for curious, analytical, and motivated interns to support its Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit!
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Do you love working with data? InSight Crime is looking for curious, analytical, and motivated interns to support its Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit!
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
👉 InSight Crime researcher @SGarcia426 was interviewed by @EFEnoticias about the main routes and means used for cocaine trafficking in the region, highlighting the use of speedboats and semi-submersibles. Read more about these topics in our related content: https://bit.ly/4otbLho
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
👉 InSight Crime researcher @SGarcia426 was interviewed by @EFEnoticias about the main routes and means used for cocaine trafficking in the region, highlighting the use of speedboats and semi-submersibles. Read more about these topics in our related content: https://bit.ly/4otbLho
🇻🇪 | A town in Zulia was once home to so many Mexican drug trafficking brokers it earned the nickname “Sinaloa.” What caused those traffickers to retreat from the area? https://bit.ly/4qLlwt0
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇻🇪 | A town in Zulia was once home to so many Mexican drug trafficking brokers it earned the nickname “Sinaloa.” What caused those traffickers to retreat from the area? https://bit.ly/4qLlwt0
👉At our upcoming event just for donors, we will address the challenges posed by the rise of synthetic drugs in Latin America. Our researchers @SGarcia426 and @antjevictoria will share their findings from the field. https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
👉At our upcoming event just for donors, we will address the challenges posed by the rise of synthetic drugs in Latin America. Our researchers @SGarcia426 and @antjevictoria will share their findings from the field. https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
InSight Crime is searching for curious, analytical, and driven interns ready to dive into investigative journalism and research on organized crime in the Americas. Apply here for the Spring 2026 internships!
🔍 Editorial: https://bit.ly/4oRXf2t
📝 Research: https://bit.ly/49DlWLI
🔍 Editorial: https://bit.ly/4oRXf2t
📝 Research: https://bit.ly/49DlWLI
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
InSight Crime is searching for curious, analytical, and driven interns ready to dive into investigative journalism and research on organized crime in the Americas. Apply here for the Spring 2026 internships!
🔍 Editorial: https://bit.ly/4oRXf2t
📝 Research: https://bit.ly/49DlWLI
🔍 Editorial: https://bit.ly/4oRXf2t
📝 Research: https://bit.ly/49DlWLI
🇪🇸 | The arrest of 13 alleged Tren de Aragua members in Spain comes after the 2024 capture in Barcelona of the brother of “Niño Guerrero,” the gang’s leader, highlighting the group’s growing transnational reach. More on criminal migration: https://bit.ly/43fTcF1
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🇪🇸 | The arrest of 13 alleged Tren de Aragua members in Spain comes after the 2024 capture in Barcelona of the brother of “Niño Guerrero,” the gang’s leader, highlighting the group’s growing transnational reach. More on criminal migration: https://bit.ly/43fTcF1
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 | Producers of illicit fentanyl are constantly innovating and finding new ways to make the deadly synthetic opioid. But will a new US-China deal to combat the flow of fentanyl be enough to disrupt production? Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4hDGFkw
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 | Producers of illicit fentanyl are constantly innovating and finding new ways to make the deadly synthetic opioid. But will a new US-China deal to combat the flow of fentanyl be enough to disrupt production? Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4hDGFkw
🇦🇷 | The ‘Bribe Books’ trial is the biggest corruption case in Argentine history, with high-profile businesspeople and officials on trial for participating in a multi-year bribery scheme. Read on to learn more about the key points of the case: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇦🇷 | The ‘Bribe Books’ trial is the biggest corruption case in Argentine history, with high-profile businesspeople and officials on trial for participating in a multi-year bribery scheme. Read on to learn more about the key points of the case: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
👉 In an interview with @EFEnoticias, our researcher @SGarcia426 discussed how different countries are playing an increasing role in the dynamics of cocaine trafficking. Learn more: http://bit.ly/4nCplyW
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
👉 In an interview with @EFEnoticias, our researcher @SGarcia426 discussed how different countries are playing an increasing role in the dynamics of cocaine trafficking. Learn more: http://bit.ly/4nCplyW
🇻🇪 | Since the beginning of the US military deployment in the Caribbean, the Venezuelan military has dismantled several alleged ELN camps. What is behind these operations? Read the analysis in the Venezuela Observatory: https://bit.ly/4nLdyNU
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🇻🇪 | Since the beginning of the US military deployment in the Caribbean, the Venezuelan military has dismantled several alleged ELN camps. What is behind these operations? Read the analysis in the Venezuela Observatory: https://bit.ly/4nLdyNU
🇵🇪 | The recent arrest in Spain of Miguel Ángel Marín Morón, alias “Negro Marín,” leader of an extortion gang was a win for Peru, which has been battling a rise in extortion. Find out more at: https://bit.ly/424ppNW
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🇵🇪 | The recent arrest in Spain of Miguel Ángel Marín Morón, alias “Negro Marín,” leader of an extortion gang was a win for Peru, which has been battling a rise in extortion. Find out more at: https://bit.ly/424ppNW
🇺🇸 | The Trump administration has portrayed “cartels” as adversaries that can be defeated through drone strikes. But treating complex, multilayered criminal networks as unified terrorist-style organizations misrepresents the challenge and risks misguided strategy: https://bit.ly/4nv6yUZ
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🇺🇸 | The Trump administration has portrayed “cartels” as adversaries that can be defeated through drone strikes. But treating complex, multilayered criminal networks as unified terrorist-style organizations misrepresents the challenge and risks misguided strategy: https://bit.ly/4nv6yUZ
🇨🇷 | The fall of the South Caribbean Cartel shows how Costa Rica went from being merely a transit country to a strategic point for drug trafficking. More on how international routes, violence in areas like Limón, and alliances with local actors have evolved here: https://bit.ly/450pghb
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🇨🇷 | The fall of the South Caribbean Cartel shows how Costa Rica went from being merely a transit country to a strategic point for drug trafficking. More on how international routes, violence in areas like Limón, and alliances with local actors have evolved here: https://bit.ly/450pghb
🇪🇨 | Video from Azuay, Ecuador shows burning mining camps, missile-launch trucks firing, and drones surveying mining sites allegedly linked to the Choneros. A similar operation took place in Imbabura last month. Check out our coverage of mining here: https://bit.ly/4jBADR5
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇪🇨 | Video from Azuay, Ecuador shows burning mining camps, missile-launch trucks firing, and drones surveying mining sites allegedly linked to the Choneros. A similar operation took place in Imbabura last month. Check out our coverage of mining here: https://bit.ly/4jBADR5
🇪🇨 | The military is now a protagonist in the fight against crime in Ecuador, cracking down on criminal groups in the streets, prisons, and mining areas. But Ecuador is still seeing record homicides. Visit our Ecuador coverage for more: https://bit.ly/4omDxMv
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🇪🇨 | The military is now a protagonist in the fight against crime in Ecuador, cracking down on criminal groups in the streets, prisons, and mining areas. But Ecuador is still seeing record homicides. Visit our Ecuador coverage for more: https://bit.ly/4omDxMv
📊 | InSight Crime is looking for the Spring 2026 Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit interns. To learn more about how to apply, visit: https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-monitoring-data-analysis-unit/
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
📊 | InSight Crime is looking for the Spring 2026 Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit interns. To learn more about how to apply, visit: https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-monitoring-data-analysis-unit/
🇵🇪 | Peruvian authorities confirmed the arrest in Spain of Miguel Ángel Marín Morón, alias “Negro Marín,” the leader of a gang dedicated to extortion and contract killings in Lima, Peru. Read more about the growth of this criminal economy: https://bit.ly/424ppNW
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
🇵🇪 | Peruvian authorities confirmed the arrest in Spain of Miguel Ángel Marín Morón, alias “Negro Marín,” the leader of a gang dedicated to extortion and contract killings in Lima, Peru. Read more about the growth of this criminal economy: https://bit.ly/424ppNW
👉 InSight Crime is looking for the Spring 2026 Editorial and Research interns. To learn more about how to apply, visit:
🔍 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-research/
📝 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-editorial
🔍 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-research/
📝 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-editorial
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
👉 InSight Crime is looking for the Spring 2026 Editorial and Research interns. To learn more about how to apply, visit:
🔍 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-research/
📝 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-editorial
🔍 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-research/
📝 https://insightcrime.org/call-for-applications-editorial
🇨🇷 | Costa Rica is joining the regional trend of building mega-prisons. The country’s new high-security facility (CACCO) aims to isolate criminal leaders and stop crimes ordered from behind bars, following El Salvador’s model. Read more about prisons in the region: https://bit.ly/4or5HWX
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🇨🇷 | Costa Rica is joining the regional trend of building mega-prisons. The country’s new high-security facility (CACCO) aims to isolate criminal leaders and stop crimes ordered from behind bars, following El Salvador’s model. Read more about prisons in the region: https://bit.ly/4or5HWX
🇨🇷 | Costa Rica launched its largest operation yet against the South Caribbean Cartel, resulting in 28 arrests, nearly 14 tons of drugs, and many assets seized. The country has become an important part of the cocaine route to the US and Europe. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4nHcjPF
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🇨🇷 | Costa Rica launched its largest operation yet against the South Caribbean Cartel, resulting in 28 arrests, nearly 14 tons of drugs, and many assets seized. The country has become an important part of the cocaine route to the US and Europe. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4nHcjPF
🇻🇪 | A new report explains how regulatory gaps may be allowing the Venezuelan government to launder money through cryptocurrency. How do cryptocurrencies facilitate Venezuelan corruption?: https://bit.ly/4nCFqn0
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🇻🇪 | A new report explains how regulatory gaps may be allowing the Venezuelan government to launder money through cryptocurrency. How do cryptocurrencies facilitate Venezuelan corruption?: https://bit.ly/4nCFqn0
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 | The key issue left unaddressed in public statements about the US-China fentanyl deal is that of designer precursors. These are the chemicals that are created for a specific purpose, such as the production of illicit synthetic drugs, and are unregulated: https://bit.ly/4hDGFkw
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 | The key issue left unaddressed in public statements about the US-China fentanyl deal is that of designer precursors. These are the chemicals that are created for a specific purpose, such as the production of illicit synthetic drugs, and are unregulated: https://bit.ly/4hDGFkw