Beyond the stories that we know from news reports are the real lives of people and communities impacted by organized crime.

Cargo theft is a lucrative illicit business in Costa Rica that requires an advanced level of organization and planning.

Haiti’s elections remain on hold as gang violence spreads, criminal control expands, and the country’s return to democracy ...

How does cargo theft work on Central America’s main trade corridor? Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and journalist Owen ...

How Rasquiña built Ecuador’s criminal federation and how its collapse fueled the gang wars driving violence across the ...

Haiti’s gangs tighten their grip as elections face further delays. Can the country restore security and democracy amid rising violence?

Cargo theft gangs in Costa Rica use customs data, GPS jammers and fake police stops to hijack trucks. InSight Crime explains how these networks operate.

Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, Brazil’s 80-year-old president, completed a stunning turnaround to win a fourth presidential term, but with rising criminality and an opposition-controlled Congress, he ...

One of Latin America’s most impoverished nations, Bolivia is the world’s third-largest producer of coca after Colombia and Peru and a key transit point for drugs. In addition to serving as an air ...

In July 2024, storied Sinaloa Cartel boss Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo,” and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the now-jailed former kingpin, Joaquín Guzmán alias “El Chapo,” were arrested in ...

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