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October 21, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Weekly InSight | What Does Mordisco's Reappearance Mean for Colombian Peace?

Weekly InSight | What Does Mordisco's Reappearance Mean for Colombian Peace? This week, InSight Crime analyzes how President Gustavo Petro’s "Total Peace" plan could be affected by the shocking reappearance of Iván Mordisco... Weekly InSight …

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October 19, 2022 at 7:28 PM

COP11 | InSight Crime Side Events

COP11 | InSight Crime Side Events The bi-annual conference has been opened up to civil society groups and InSight Crime has been given observer status.  This week, InSight Crime is taking part in the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parti…

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October 14, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Weekly InSight | Viejo Santos: MS13 Leader or Rank-and-File?

Weekly InSight | Viejo Santos: MS13 Leader or Rank-and-File? This week, InSight Crime looks at the conflicting narratives surrounding the life of Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos," ... Weekly InSight October 14,…

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October 7, 2022 at 2:36 PM

WEEKLY INSIGHT | The Binational Guerrillas

WEEKLY INSIGHT | The Binational Guerrillas This week, InSight Crime published an investigation exploring how Colombia’s ELN guerrillas and dissident groups of the former FARC rebels ... Weekly InSight October 7, 2022   …

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September 30, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Weekly InSight | The Jungle Patrol

Weekly InSight | The Jungle Patrol This week, InSight Crime published an investigation on the illegal logging of precious wood on the Mexico-Guatemala border. Weekly InSight September 30, 2022   View  in your browser …

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September 29, 2022 at 3:20 PM

NEW INVESTIGATION | Illegal Logging in Guatemala and Mexico

NEW INVESTIGATION | Illegal Logging in Guatemala and Mexico The Jungle Patrol: How a Shadowy Timber Mafia is Ravaging the Jungle in Search of Precious Wood LATE…

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September 23, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Weekly InSight | Gangs Outsourcing Smuggling on the US-Mexico Border

Weekly InSight | Gangs Outsourcing Smuggling on the US-Mexico Border This week, InSight Crime reveals how human smugglers in Arizona are outsourcing the transportation of undocumented migrants Weekly InSight September 23, 2022 …

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September 16, 2022 at 2:23 PM

Weekly InSight | Chronicles of a Cartel Bodyguard

Weekly InSight | Chronicles of a Cartel Bodyguard This week, InSight Crime tells the story of a Guatemalan man who accepted a job offer as a cartel bodyguard in Mexico, only to end up as a soldier Weekly InSight September 16, 2…

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September 9, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Weekly InSight | Dominican Republic Takes Center Stage

Weekly InSight | Dominican Republic Takes Center Stage This week, InSight Crime launches a three-part investigation looking at how local kingpins, corrupt politicians, and international traffickers Weekly InSight September 9, 2…

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September 8, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Event Reminder: Illegal Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean

Event Reminder: Illegal Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean Join us, tomorrow, for a panel discussion on the threats posed by IUU fishing in the region. TOMORROW Event on IUU Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean  …

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September 2, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Weekly InSight | Charting the History of the Global Cocaine Trade

Weekly InSight | Charting the History of the Global Cocaine Trade This week, InSight Crime charts the long history of cocaine. We begin with the use of coca in beverages and the subsequent expansion of coca... Weekly InSight Se…

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August 26, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Weekly InSight | Firearms Going South New US Regulations Stem Firearms Flowing to Latin America?

Weekly InSight | Firearms Going South New US Regulations Stem Firearms Flowing to Latin America? This week, InSight Crime looks at whether new firearms regulations in the United States will help stem the flow of weapons to criminal gangs... Weekly InSight…

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August 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Weekly InSight | Northern Mexico Burns, Ecuador Hit by Deadly Bombing

Weekly InSight | Northern Mexico Burns, Ecuador Hit by Deadly Bombing This week, InSight Crime investigates what was behind the wave of violence that swept across several northern states in Mexico.  Weekly InSight August 19, 20…

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August 12, 2022 at 2:19 PM

Weekly InSight | Will Historic Change in Colombia Deliver Peace?

Weekly InSight | Will Historic Change in Colombia Deliver Peace? This week, InSight Crime analyzes what could be an historic moment in Colombia, as the National Liberation Army... Weekly InSight August 12, 2022   View  …

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August 5, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Weekly InSight | South America’s Fishing Mafias and Can Mexico Ever Forgive?

Weekly InSight | South America’s Fishing Mafias and Can Mexico Ever Forgive? This week, InSight Crime delves into the sticky question of forgiveness for Mexican cartel leaders, who perpetrate the violence that kills... Weekly InSight …

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August 3, 2022 at 3:32 PM

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean

Plundered Oceans: IUU Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean Multi-series investigation on the adverse impacts of IUU fishing across the region NEW INVESTIGATION Dispatches from nine countries on the scourge of illegal fishing …

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July 29, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Weekly InSight | The Plunder of Oceans and of Migrants

Weekly InSight | The Plunder of Oceans and of Migrants The Plunder of Oceans, Tren de Aragua Controls Migrants’ DestiniesThis week, InSight Crime launched the first five articles of a nine-part... Weekly InSight July 29, 2022  …

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July 22, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | MS13 Leader’s Government-aided Escape

Weekly InSight | MS13 Leader’s Government-aided Escape This week, InSight Crime investigates how El Salvador’s government has been implicated in aiding the escape of a top MS13 gang leader into... Weekly InSight July 22, 2022  …

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July 15, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Weekly InSight | Can Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Progress Toward Peace?

Weekly InSight | Can Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Progress Toward Peace? This week, we delve into the long-awaited Final Report from Colombia’s Truth Commission, which spent three years...  Weekly InSight July 15, 2022   Vi…

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July 13, 2022 at 2:53 PM

The Criminal Career of Memo Fantasma Revealed

The Criminal Career of Memo Fantasma Revealed InSight Crime has begun its second series dedicated to Memo Fantasma. We do this just as he looks set to walk out of prison. The Criminal Career of Memo Fantasma Revealed In March 2…

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July 8, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Corruption in Turkey, Iván Márquez’s Death Unconfirmed

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Corruption in Turkey, Iván Márquez’s Death Unconfirmed This week, InSight Crime publishes the second part of its deep dive looking at Turkey’s role in transcontinental cocaine trafficking, focusing on... Weekly InSight …

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July 1, 2022 at 1:37 PM

Weekly InSight | Turkey’s Role in Global Cocaine Trade Revealed

Weekly InSight | Turkey’s Role in Global Cocaine Trade Revealed This week, InSight Crime uncovers how Turkey has become a pivotal destination for transcontinental cocaine trafficking between Latin America. Weekly InSight July 1…

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June 24, 2022 at 1:38 PM

Weekly InSight | What Will Gustavo Petro’s Colombia Look Like?

Weekly InSight | What Will Gustavo Petro’s Colombia Look Like? Colombia has elected its first ever left-wing president, Gustavo Petro. This week, InSight Crime looks at what Petro’s Colombia might look like. Weekly InSight June…

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June 17, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Twisted Gender Dynamics, Ex-FARC Purge Continues

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Twisted Gender Dynamics, Ex-FARC Purge Continues This week, InSight Crime launches a new investigation into how the one of the world’s most notorious street gangs, the MS13, and the Pentecostal... Weekly InSight …

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June 10, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Weekly InSight | Jalisco Cartel Lights Up Mexico Cigarette Market, Gang Peace Talks in Ecuador

Weekly InSight | Jalisco Cartel Lights Up Mexico Cigarette Market, Gang Peace Talks in Ecuador This week, InSight Crime looks at how the Jalisco Cartel is controlling much of Mexico’s lucrative tobacco black market...  Weekly InSight …

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June 3, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Weekly InSight | Stolen Amazon, Colombian Cocaine Pioneer Dies

Weekly InSight | Stolen Amazon, Colombian Cocaine Pioneer Dies This week, InSight Crime launches a sweeping investigation that uncovers how the demand for wood, gold and beef has created a criminal bonanza that... Weekly InSight …

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June 2, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Stolen Amazon: Environmental Crimes in Peru

Stolen Amazon: Environmental Crimes in Peru New investigation from InSight Crime and Igarapé Institute NEW INVESTIGATION The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Peruvian Amazon Today, InSight Crime and Igarapé Insti…

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May 27, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Weekly InSight | FARC Commander Slain as Colombia Prepares for Presidential Elections

Weekly InSight | FARC Commander Slain as Colombia Prepares for Presidential Elections Amid a busy week for criminal dynamics in Colombia, InSight Crime considers the implications of the death of Gentil Duarte.  Weekly InSight M…

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May 20, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Weekly InSight | Cattle Leaving, Jalisco Cartel Entering Guatemala

Weekly InSight | Cattle Leaving, Jalisco Cartel Entering Guatemala This week, InSight Crime looks at the secretive world of cattle smuggling, with beef coming from Central America making its way onto... Weekly InSight May 20, 2…

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May 13, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Weekly InSight | Massacres in Ecuador, Colombia at a Standstill

Weekly InSight | Massacres in Ecuador, Colombia at a Standstill InSight Crime looks back at a complex and violent week across Latin America, as Ecuador sees another bloody chapterin its prison gang wars... Weekly InSight May 13…

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May 6, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Weekly InSight | Cocaine in Venezuela, Otoniel in United States

Weekly InSight | Cocaine in Venezuela, Otoniel in United States After three years of field work across Venezuela, InSight Crime proudly presents its latest investigation, Venezuela’s Cocaine Revolution.  Weekly InSight May 6, 2…

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May 3, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Tomorrow - Venezuela’s Cocaine Revolution

Tomorrow - Venezuela’s Cocaine Revolution Tomorrow, May 4, at 10:00 a.m. Colombia time, InSight Crime will host a virtual panel on the major findings of its most recent investigation. NEW INVESTIGATION Venezuela's Cocaine Revolution …

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April 29, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Weekly InSight | What is Happening to Colombia’s Urabeños?

Weekly InSight | What is Happening to Colombia’s Urabeños? Last October, Colombian authorities got their man, arresting Otoniel, the chief of the feared Urabeños. Six months on, InSight Crime examines the... Weekly InSight Apri…

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April 22, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Weekly InSight | Former Honduras President Extradited to the United States

Weekly InSight | Former Honduras President Extradited to the United States The extradition of Juan Orlando Hernández marks the beginning of a new chapter in his criminal journey.  Weekly InSight April 22, 2022   View  i…

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April 15, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Weekly InSight | A Quest for Justice

Weekly InSight | A Quest for Justice This week, InSight Crime tells the story of two women whose young lives were shattered by Hernán Giraldo, a paramilitary warlord who used his...  Weekly InSight April 15, 2022   View…

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April 8, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s Indigenous Lifestyles Threatened by Guerrillas

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s Indigenous Lifestyles Threatened by Guerrillas This week, InSight Crime went deep into Venezuela’s Amazon to tell the story of how Colombian guerrillas are encroaching on Indigenous territories... Weekly InSight …

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April 1, 2022 at 1:17 PM

Weekly InSight | El Salvador’s Gangs Leave Messages in Blood

Weekly InSight | El Salvador’s Gangs Leave Messages in Blood Long-simmering tensions between the government of President Nayib Bukele and El Salvador’s gangs erupted at the weekend. Weekly InSight April 1, 2022   View  …

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March 25, 2022 at 1:24 PM

Weekly InSight | Old Regulars, New Faces in Violent Cities Ranking

Weekly InSight | Old Regulars, New Faces in Violent Cities Ranking This week, InSight Crime dived into the annual ranking of the world’s most violent cities, a list once again dominated by Latin America.  Weekly InSight March 2…

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March 18, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Weekly InSight | Old School Money Launderers, Captured Cartel Boss Make Waves in Mexico

Weekly InSight | Old School Money Launderers, Captured Cartel Boss Make Waves in Mexico This week, InSight Crime investigates cartel money laundering on the US-Mexico border’s infamous black market peso exchange Weekly InSight …

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March 11, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Weekly InSight | The Evolving Cycle of Violence in Michoacán, Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Evolving Cycle of Violence in Michoacán, Mexico Michoacán, historically one of the most heavily fought over states in Mexico, has seen the deployment of drones, IEDs and conventional-style... Weekly InSight …

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March 4, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Weekly InSight | Cross-border Rebels

Weekly InSight | Cross-border Rebels This week, InSight Crime looks at the latest armed stoppage by the National Liberation Army (ELN) Weekly InSight March 4, 2022   View  in your browser This week, InS…

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February 25, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Weekly InSight | Feeding the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe

Weekly InSight | Feeding the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe This week, InSight Crime traces a massive transatlantic cocaine smuggling network with operatives on three continents... Weekly InSight February 25, 2022   View  i…

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February 18, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | JOH in Cuffs

Weekly InSight | JOH in Cuffs This week, former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández found himself shackled and in a bulletproof vest after the United States Weekly InSight February 18, 2022   View  in your browser…

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February 11, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Weekly InSight | The Ballad of El Koki Ends with a Bang

Weekly InSight | The Ballad of El Koki Ends with a Bang For the last two years, any mention of Caracas drug lord, El Koki, saw InSight Crime’s readership soar. This has remained true this week... Weekly InSight February 11, 202…

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February 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM

Weekly InSight | A Most Deadly Year

Weekly InSight | A Most Deadly Year This week, InSight Crime published its annual homicide round-up – and it makes for rather grim reading.  Weekly InSight February 4, 2022   View  in your browser This …

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January 28, 2022 at 12:43 PM

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Business Empire in El Salvador

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Business Empire in El Salvador InSight Crime turns its attention to El Salvador for the second installment of its investigative series, MS13 & Co... Weekly InSight January 28, 2022   View  in…

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January 21, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Weekly InSight | The MS13's Investment Strategy Pays Off

Weekly InSight | The MS13's Investment Strategy Pays Off In a three-part investigative series, MS13 & Co., InSight Crime charts the increasingly transnational nature of Central America’s  Weekly InSight January 21, 2022   …

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January 14, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Weekly InSight | Guerrilla War on the Colombia-Venezuela Border

Weekly InSight | Guerrilla War on the Colombia-Venezuela Border This week, InSight Crime goes inside the battle among Colombia’s guerrilla groups in Venezuela and along the border... Weekly InSight January 14, 2022   Vi…

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January 7, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Weekly InSight | Crime in a Post-COVID World

Weekly InSight | Crime in a Post-COVID World In 2022, organized crime is already looking at post-COVID opportunities and is ideally positioned to seize them. Weekly InSight January 7, 2022 View  in your browser …

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December 17, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Weekly InSight | A Year of Challenge and Change

Weekly InSight | A Year of Challenge and Change In our last newsletter of 2021, we look back at a year that challenged the resiliency of criminal groups and legal actors alike. Weekly InSight  December 17, 2021   View  …

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