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May 6, 2024 at 8:59 PM

Conference | The Challenges Facing Mexico’s New Government Regarding Synthetic Drugs

Conference | The Challenges Facing Mexico’s New Government Regarding Synthetic Drugs Join our livestream this wednesday Dear Reader,InSight Crime and Universidad Iberoamericana invites you join the livestream of our event, “The Challenges Facing Mexico’s New Government Regarding Synthet…

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May 3, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | The Criminal Dynamics Destroying Bolivia’s Amazon

Weekly InSight | The Criminal Dynamics Destroying Bolivia’s Amazon Our investigation into the criminal economies fueling the destruction of Bolivia’s Amazon. Weekly InSightMay 03, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime publishes an investigation into the criminal economies fue…

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May 2, 2024 at 9:59 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | Stolen Amazon:The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia

NEW INVESTIGATION | Stolen Amazon:The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia New investigation by InSight Crime and the Igarapé Institute New Investigation Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia …

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April 26, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | Recruitment of Informants Fuels Colombia Femicide Crisis

Weekly InSight | Recruitment of Informants Fuels Colombia Femicide Crisis The recruitment of women as informants by Colombia’s state security forces in the northeastern edge of the country led to a spike in femicides. Weekly InSightApril 26, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Cr…

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April 24, 2024 at 6:59 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides

NEW INVESTIGATION | The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. New investigationThe Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides#TheInformantsDear…

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April 19, 2024 at 4:34 AM

Weekly InSight | Extortion Reaches Venezuelan Schools

Weekly InSight | Extortion Reaches Venezuelan Schools Criminal groups are demanding extortion payments from parents who want to send their children to school.   Weekly InSightApril 19, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime finalized preparations for its in-person conference i…

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April 12, 2024 at 4:34 AM

Weekly InSight | Inside China’s Precursor Pipeline

Weekly InSight | Inside China’s Precursor Pipeline Chinese vendors are using the dark web to hawk highly controlled chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl. Weekly InSightApril 12, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime investigates China’s precursor supply chain. Chinese vendo…

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April 5, 2024 at 4:34 AM

Weekly InSight | The Global Market for Mexican Methamphetamine

Weekly InSight | The Global Market for Mexican Methamphetamine InSight Crime presents two investigative stories based on extensive field work. Weekly InSightApril 5, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime presents two investigative stories based on extensive field work.We repo…

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March 29, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | Ecuador’s Gangs Target Public Officials

Weekly InSight | Ecuador’s Gangs Target Public Officials Criminal groups are targeting violence against defiant public officials who refuse their bribes, undermining the country’s fight against corruption. Weekly InSightMarch 29, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime continue…

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March 22, 2024 at 4:34 AM

Weekly InSight | Bumper Cocaine Seizures

Weekly InSight | Bumper Cocaine Seizures This week, InSight Crime published the 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up. Weekly InSightMarch 22, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime published the 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up, our highly anticipated annual report. Over 1,260 tons of c…

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March 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM

📊 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up | InSight Crime

📊 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up | InSight Crime Record cocaine production and high demand for the drug contributed to criminal violence across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 Record cocaine production and sky-high demand for the drug contributed to criminal violence across Latin…

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March 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | Suriname's Elusive Drug Lord

Weekly InSight | Suriname's Elusive Drug Lord Brian Blue, a notorious drug trafficker, continues to evade capture in Suriname Weekly InSightMarch 15, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime revisits the case of Brian Blue, a notorious drug trafficker who continues to evade capt…

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March 8, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Weekly InSight | The Foreign Crime Groups in Ecuador

Weekly InSight | The Foreign Crime Groups in Ecuador Weekly InSightMarch 8, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime reports from Ecuador, where the government continues its war against domestic drug trafficking gangs. We examine the foreign criminal groups operating in the count…

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March 1, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Weekly InSight | Inside the Global Precursor Supply Chain

Weekly InSight | Inside the Global Precursor Supply Chain Weekly InSightMarch 1, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime published the latest chapter of our investigation into precursor chemicals for the production of fentanyl. We explore the role of countries including India, T…

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February 23, 2024 at 8:59 PM

Annual Special | InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up

Annual Special | InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of one of its most anticipated publications of the year. 22 . 02 . 2024View in your browserDear: ReaderInSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of one of its most anticipated p…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Murder Rates Around the Region

Murder Rates Around the Region Weekly InSightFebruary 23, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime published its 2023 Homicide Round-Up. More than 117,000 people were murdered in Latin America last year, though there was much diversity in homicide rates between countries. Ecuador…

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February 16, 2024 at 4:04 AM

Weekly InSight | What Durán’s Gang Conflict Tells Us About Ecuador’s Crime War

Weekly InSight | What Durán’s Gang Conflict Tells Us About Ecuador’s Crime War Weekly InSightFebruary 16, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime reports from Durán in Ecuador, where state security forces continue to grapple with alarming homicide rates resulting from a conflict…

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February 9, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Weekly InSight | Lawfare: The Weaponization of Guatemala’s Justice System

Weekly InSight | Lawfare: The Weaponization of Guatemala’s Justice System Weekly InSightFebruary 9, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime profiles Ricardo Méndez Ruiz, a conservative judicial activist whose elite allies tried to prevent new President Bernardo Arévalo from taki…

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February 8, 2024 at 6:01 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala

NEW INVESTIGATION | Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. New InvestigationRicardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala#MendezRuizDear Reader,InSight Crime is pleased to announce th…

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February 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | Brokers: The Lynchpin of The Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico

NEW INVESTIGATION | Brokers: The Lynchpin of The Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico InSight Crime is pleased to share the latest chapter of our multi-year investigation. New ChapterBrokers: Lynchpins of the Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico#fentanylDear ReaderInSight Crime is pleased to …

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February 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Weekly InSight | Why the DEA Investigated the Mexican President

Weekly InSight | Why the DEA Investigated the Mexican President Weekly InSightFebruary 2, 2024View in your browserThis week, we publish a groundbreaking report on how the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated links between Mexico’s Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO) crimina…

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January 31, 2024 at 7:15 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | ‘Operation Polanco’: How the DEA Investigated AMLO’s 2006-Presidential Campaign

NEW INVESTIGATION | ‘Operation Polanco’: How the DEA Investigated AMLO’s 2006-Presidential Campaign InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. New Investigation‘Operation Polanco’: How the DEA Investigated AMLO’s 2006-Presidential Campaign#AMLODear Read…

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January 30, 2024 at 4:00 AM

GameChangers 2023 | The biggest stories shaping this year's criminal landscape

GameChangers 2023 | The biggest stories shaping this year's criminal landscape Explore last year's most impactful criminal trends and what may lay ahead for security in the Americas in 2024 Annual Series #GameChangersDear Reader, In our annual Criminal GameChangers series our investigat…

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January 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Weekly InSight | Ecuador's Militarised War Against Gangs

Weekly InSight | Ecuador's Militarised War Against Gangs Weekly InSightJanuary 26, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime looks at Ecuador’s evolving security crisis, where violence has subsided following President Daniel Noboa’s declaration of war against gangs. How long can t…

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January 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM

InSight Weekly | No Such Thing as a ‘Safe Route’ for Smuggled Migrants

InSight Weekly | No Such Thing as a ‘Safe Route’ for Smuggled Migrants This week, InSight Crime tells the story of Jose Gregorio Roa, a Venezuelan migrant whose wife and daughter disappeared after setting sail in a boat. Weekly InSightJanuary 19, 2024View in your browserThis week, InSig…

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January 12, 2024 at 1:56 PM

Weekly InSight | Ecuador’s Security Spiral Worsens

Weekly InSight | Ecuador’s Security Spiral Worsens Weekly InSightJanuary 12, 2023View in your browserThis week, we cover how a gang leader’s escape from prison in Ecuador and the subsequent state response sparked a massive show of force by the country’s criminal groups. We analyze how Pr…

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December 26, 2023 at 8:39 PM

GameChangers 2023 | Latin American Crime Groups Seize on Political Chaos

GameChangers 2023 | Latin American Crime Groups Seize on Political Chaos Explore the year's most impactful criminal trends and what may lay ahead for security in the Americas in 2024 Annual Series #GameChangersDear Reader, The last year has seen criminal groups turn political chaos to t…

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December 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

🎇 Special | Year's best 2023

🎇 Special | Year's best 2023 Explore our most read investigations of the year. View email in browserInSight Crime Year’s Best 2023Top 5from the field investigationsDear Reader, Welcome to our year-end special where we highlight InSight Crime’s most-read investigations of 2023. From the …

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December 15, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Weekly InSight | From Violence to Money Laundering: Factors in the Fight Against Organized Crime

Weekly InSight | From Violence to Money Laundering: Factors in the Fight Against Organized Crime This week, InSight Crime breaks down the numbers of violent deaths in Bahia, a Brazilian state that is bleeding amid the territorial disputes between Weekly InSightDecember 15, 2023View in y…

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December 8, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Weekly InSight | Pulling Back the Curtain on El Salvador’s State of Emergency

Weekly InSight | Pulling Back the Curtain on El Salvador’s State of Emergency Weekly InSightDecember 8, 2023View in your browserThis week, we released a new investigation on El Salvador’s state of emergency, under which 77,000 people, or about 1% of the country’s population, have been im…

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December 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs

NEW INVESTIGATION | How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. New InvestigationEl Salvador’s (Perpetual) State of Emergency: How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs#regimendeexcepciónDear ReaderInSight Crime …

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December 1, 2023 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | The Moskitia: The Honduran Jungle Drowning in Cocaine

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November 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Help us uncover the region's biggest threat to citizen security

Help us uncover the region's biggest threat to citizen security View this email in your browser#GivingTuesdayOrganized crime is the biggest threat to citizen security in the Americas.Help us uncover it.Donate today Reader,For 13 years we have been informing on the criminal actors, dynam…

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November 27, 2023 at 3:06 AM

Sunday reads from InSight Crime

Sunday reads from InSight Crime View this email in your browser#GivingTuesdayDear Reader,Explore our most recent investigations.#NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order*Hundreds of documents leaked from emails from the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office and a new look into the region’s most notori…

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November 24, 2023 at 4:05 AM

Weekly InSight | The Organized Crime Challenges Facing Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei

Weekly InSight | The Organized Crime Challenges Facing Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei This week, InSight Crime analyzes the most pressing organized crime issues that are awaiting Argentina’s newly-elected president, Javier Milei. Weekly InSightNovember 24, 2023View in your bro…

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November 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM

This Thanksgiving help us fulfill our mission

This Thanksgiving help us fulfill our mission View this email in your browserReader,Organized crime does not stand still; on the contrary, it always seems to be one step ahead. It is our job to close that gap, and to analyze and write about every facet of organized crime in the Americas.…

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November 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM

This Thanksgiving consider supporting our work

This Thanksgiving consider supporting our work View this email in your browserReader,Please make a contribution this Thanksgiving. Consider donating to InSight Crime and helping us inform you about crime in the Americas.  At InSight Crime, we are commited to raising the level of debate o…

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November 17, 2023 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | Security Force Operations in Venezuelan Prisons

Weekly InSight | Security Force Operations in Venezuelan Prisons This week, InSight Crime looks behind the curtain at Venezuelan security force operations in the country’s prisons.  Weekly InSightNovember 17, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime looks behind the curtain at V…

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November 10, 2023 at 4:04 AM

Weekly InSight | InSight Crime’s #NarcoFiles Findings

Weekly InSight | InSight Crime’s #NarcoFiles Findings This week, InSight Crime published two articles within the #NarcoFiles series, a transnational investigation by 40 media outlets.  Weekly InSightNovember 10, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime published two articles wit…

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November 3, 2023 at 4:09 AM

Weekly InSight | Arbitrary Detention in El Salvador

Weekly InSight | Arbitrary Detention in El Salvador This week, InSight Crime tells the story of Johana, one of the thousands of Salvadorans labelled as “terrorists” and thrown into prison... Weekly InSightNovember 3, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime tells the story of Jo…

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October 20, 2023 at 4:04 AM

Weekly InSight | Latin American Authorities Raise Fentanyl Alarm Bells

Weekly InSight | Latin American Authorities Raise Fentanyl Alarm Bells This week, InSight Crime explores widespread panic around Latin America and the Caribbean about fentanyl. Weekly InSightOctober 20, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime explores widespread panic around La…

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October 13, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Weekly InSight | Counterfeit Dollars and Talks of Peace

Weekly InSight | Counterfeit Dollars and Talks of Peace This week, we examine how Venezuela’s protracted economic crisis and rampant dollarization have fed the demand for counterfeit dollars. Weekly InSightOctober 13, 2023View in your browserThis week, we investigate how Venezuela’s pro…

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October 5, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Weekly InSight | Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise

Weekly InSight | Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise Weekly InSightOctober 6, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime investigates the transnational expansion of Venezuelan’s prison gang Tren de Aragua, which was able to spread across into other…

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October 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise

NEW INVESTIGATION | Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. New InvestigationTren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Criminal Enterprise#TrenDeAragua #Tocoron Dear Subsc…

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September 29, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Weekly InSight | Salvadoran Gangs Still a Threat Despite Crackdown

Weekly InSight | Salvadoran Gangs Still a Threat Despite Crackdown Weekly InSightSeptember 29, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime explores intelligence reports we received from confidential sources within the Salvadoran police. Contrary to government claims that the country…

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September 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Weekly InSight | Pushing the Limits of Corruption in Venezuela and Mexico’s Shifting Fentanyl Landscape

Weekly InSight | Pushing the Limits of Corruption in Venezuela and Mexico’s Shifting Fentanyl Landscape Weekly InSightSeptember 22, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime exposes corruption within the administration of Omar Prieto, the controversial former governor in the Venez…

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September 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | The Gangster Governor of Zulia: The Rise and Fall of Venezuela’s Omar Prieto

NEW INVESTIGATION | The Gangster Governor of Zulia: The Rise and Fall of Venezuela’s Omar Prieto InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. NEW INVESTIGATIONThe Gangster Governor of Zulia: The Rise and Fall of Venezuela’s Omar Prieto#GANGSTERGOVERNOR #O…

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September 15, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Weekly InSight | An Inside Look at “Total Peace” in Medellín, Colombia

Weekly InSight | An Inside Look at “Total Peace” in Medellín, Colombia Weekly InSightSeptember 15, 2023View in your browserThis week, InSight Crime explores Colombia’s “Total Peace” initiative through the personal story of Henry Holguín, a former hitman for Pablo Escobar turned crucial n…

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September 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION AND EVENT | Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia

NEW INVESTIGATION AND EVENT | Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation. NEW INVESTIGATION AND EVENTEscobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colomb…

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September 8, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Weekly InSight | Can Ecuador’s Security Institutions Be Reformed?

Weekly InSight | Can Ecuador’s Security Institutions Be Reformed? Weekly InSightSeptember 8, 2023View in your browserThis week,  InSight Crime analyzes how Ecuador’s police, army, and prison system must confront underfunding and corruption amid an escalating security crisis. The two cand…

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