The leader of one of Venezuela’s most prominent gangs, known as “Wilexis,” has been killed by authorities, ending a six-year ...

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The production of fentanyl and methamphetamine requires key ingredients known as precursor chemicals. Because of their illicit uses, these substances are highly regulated around the world. Yet ...

A year after Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared war on organized crime, the country is grappling with a surge in ...

The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated, as intense fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups erupted in ...

Ecuadorians will soon vote for a new president almost exactly one year after the military was deployed to the streets and the prisons in a desperate attempt to tackle the worst security crisis in the ...

As the new Trump administration takes office, Latin America braces for shifts in US policy, with organized crime high on the ...

The US wanted poster offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is the ...

InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean’s cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals… Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime ...

The killing of a prominent Ecuadorian gang leader may further fuel violence in Durán, one of the country’s most violent municipalities and the drug gateway to the port of Guayaquil.

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