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CRIMINAL 2025

GAMECHANGERS

Dear reader,

Two seemingly quiet transformations took place in the decade ending in 2025: the reconfiguration of the region’s marijuana market and the rapid expansion of environmental crime.


** 0 4 - The 10-Year Evolution of Latin America’s Booming Marijuana Market ([link removed])
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In Chapter 4 of this year’s GameChangers special, we present a ten-year look back at the marijuana market, dialing in on new production zones, and the tensions between regulatory frameworks and illicit economies.
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** 0 5 - The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime ([link removed])
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Chapter 5 lays out how environmental crime has become one of the continent’s most dynamic criminal drivers, with networks combining illegal extraction, drug trafficking, corruption, and expansion in protected areas.
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On January 9, our co-directors Jeremy McDermott and Steven Dudley, together with our top editors Mike LaSusa and Deborah Bonello, will discuss some of the most important criminal dynamics in 2025, and the scenarios consolidating for 2026. Donate to attend.

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📅 January 9, 2026

🕓11:00 a.m. (UTC-5)

Join the event by becoming an annual donor, or by making a single donation, of as little of $15, between November 27, 2025, and January 8, 2026.
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** New chapters of GameChangers 2025 will continue to be published in the coming days:
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01 – How the Trump Administration Reset the Fight Against Organized Crime ([link removed])

02 – Criminal Newsmakers 2025 ([link removed] )

03 – Migration Income Goes From Boom to Bust ([link removed])

04 – The Ten-Year Evolution of Latin America’s Booming Marijuana Market ([link removed])

05 – The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime ([link removed])

06 – Cryptocurrency Is Now in the Criminal Mainstream — Jan 2

07 – Colombia’s Total Peace Remains in Pieces — Jan 5

08 – Closer: The Year Ahead - US Reignites the War on Drugs and Weakens It — Jan 6

Sincerely,
The InSight Crime Team
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