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Last October, Colombian authorities got their man, arresting Otoniel, the chief of the feared Urabeños. Six months on, InSight Crime examines the wealth of troubles facing the country’s largest drug trafficking group, including independent-minded commanders, revived rivals and a struggle to control crucial coca-producing areas.

This week, InSight Crime is also launching its dedicated InDepth page for Gender and Crime issues, with two stories looking at the criminalization of women connected to the MS13 gang in El Salvador. Elsewhere, we look at how weapons are being funneled from Argentina into Chile and how a civil war between former FARC rebels is setting the Putumayo region ablaze in southern Colombia.

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United They Stand, Divided They Fall - Urabeños Losing Grip in Colombia

After a manhunt that lasted for years, Colombian authorities caught their most-wanted man in October. A former guerrilla and paramilitary fighter, Otoniel was one of the country's most prolific drug traffickers, leading the powerful Urabeños.

But six months on, what has changed in Colombia's criminal landscape? Is Otoniel's drug trafficking empire crumbling or has a new leader arisen to hold it together?

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NewsAnalysis

How MS13 Gang Members in El Salvador Control Their Partners from Prisons


Gang members' romantic partners are often also their victims, subordinate to the whims of their... 

The Beast Behind the Red Light: MS13 and Prostitution


The notorious MS13 street gang boasts a diverse criminal portfolio – including prostitution. Through violence, abuse and intimidation...
Peace Dissipates as the Cocaine War Intensifies in Putumayo
Chile Increasingly Worried About Weapons Trafficking from Argentina
Elite Unit's Closure Further Evidence of Reshuffling of US-Mexico Security Cooperation
From Singing in Court to Alleged International Cocaine Deals - The Fall of Brazil's Nelma Kodama
Arrest of Leader Shows Mexico's Rojos May Be Increasing Presence in Michoacán
Quibdó: The New Epicenter of Violence in Northwestern Colombia

Criminal Actors
Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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Urabeños

The Urabeños, also known as the Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo) and the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia...

MS13

The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its...

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"The gangs have now learned that killings are a macabre way of getting government attention," according to crime portal InSight Crime.

Impact

Venezuela Drug Trafficking Investigation and InDepth Gender Coverage

 
On May 4, InSight Crime will be publishing The Cocaine Revolution in Venezuela, a groundbreaking investigation into how the Venezuelan government regulates the cocaine trade in the country. An accompanying event, featuring InSight Crime’s co-director Jeremy McDermott and a panel of leading specialists on Venezuelan crime and security, will be livestreamed in Spanish on Youtube. 
InSight Crime puts a gender perspective front and center, not only as part of our daily coverage but as the focus for investigations, such as The Paramilitaries and Sexual Violence Along Colombia’s Caribbean Coast, published in April 2022. 

To ensure the highest of standards when it comes to raising awareness of these issues, InSight Crime has conducted internal workshops to improve our coverage of gender and organized crime, and to ensure we do not re-victimise the protagonists of our stories, who have suffered violence at the hands of criminal organizations.

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