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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?

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June 17, 2022 at 12:51 PM

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

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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

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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

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April 29, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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December 10, 2021 at 1:11 PM

Weekly InSight | Ex-FARC Commander Deaths Shake Up Organized Crime in Colombia

Weekly InSight | Ex-FARC Commander Deaths Shake Up Organized Crime in Colombia This week, the top story was the reported killings of ex-FARC commanders. Weekly InSight December 10, 2021   View  in your browser …

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December 3, 2021 at 2:12 PM

Weekly InSight | Castro's Historic Win in Honduras, Social Insecurity in Guatemala

Weekly InSight | Castro's Historic Win in Honduras, Social Insecurity in Guatemala This week, InSight Crime looks at how Xiomara Castro's win in the presidential campaign in Honduras was an overwhelming repudiation of the ruling...  Weekly InSight …

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November 26, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Weekly InSight | Gang Make Their Presence Felt

Weekly InSight | Gang Make Their Presence Felt This week, InSight Crime focuses on gangs across the region, including attacks on polling places by Venezuela's pro-government colectivos... Weekly InSight November 26, 2021   …

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November 19, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Weekly InSight | Violence in Venezuela’s El Dorado

Weekly InSight | Violence in Venezuela’s El Dorado This week, InSight Crime launches an investigation into the criminal chaos wrought by Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's  Weekly InSight November 19, 2021   View  in …

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November 12, 2021 at 1:30 PM

Weekly InSight | The Spectrum of Organized Crime in Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Spectrum of Organized Crime in Mexico This week, InSight Crime focuses on Mexico, reporting on a significant fentanyl seizure that may have implications for US-Mexico security relations. Weekly InSight Nove…

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November 5, 2021 at 1:23 PM

Weekly InSight | Coca High in Peru; Fallout From Otoniel Arrest

Weekly InSight | Coca High in Peru; Fallout From Otoniel Arrest This week, InSight Crime delves into coca growing in Peru, where the pandemic halted eradication efforts  Weekly InSight November 5, 2021   View  in your b…

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October 29, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Weekly InSight | The Capture of Otoniel

Weekly InSight | The Capture of Otoniel This week, InSight Crime delves into the arrest of Colombia’s most-wanted man, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel.”  Weekly InSight October 29, 2021   View  in your browser …

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October 22, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Weekly InSight | Haiti in Crisis

Weekly InSight | Haiti in Crisis This week, InSight Crime broke down the modus operandi and structure of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang after it abducted 17 people from a US missionary group Weekly InSight October 22, 2021   V…

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October 15, 2021 at 2:13 PM

Weekly InSight | Inviting War into Venezuela

Weekly InSight | Inviting War into Venezuela This week, InSight Crime features a new investigation into the battle for the Venezuelan state of Apure. Weekly InSight October 15, 2021   View  in your browser …

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October 8, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Weekly InSight | Dangerous Borders

Weekly InSight | Dangerous Borders This week, InSight Crime looks at the criminal actors menacing two of the region’s most dangerous borders. Weekly InSight October 8, 2021   View  in your browser This …

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October 1, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Weekly InSight | Carnage in Ecuador’s Prisons

Weekly InSight | Carnage in Ecuador’s Prisons This week, InSight Crime looks at the latest grisly massacre in Ecuador’s prisons Weekly InSight October 1, 2021   View  in your browser This week, InSight …

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September 24, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Fuels Rise of Albanian Mafia in Europe

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Fuels Rise of Albanian Mafia in Europe This week, InSight Crime dissects a new Europol report on the European cocaine trade, which now rivals that of the US in profits and is fueling... Weekly InSight S…

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September 17, 2021 at 3:45 PM

Weekly InSight | The Enduring Effects of Gang Violence

Weekly InSight | The Enduring Effects of Gang Violence This week, InSight Crime looks at the varied long-term consequences of letting gangs amass power unchecked. Weekly InSight September 17, 2021   View  in your browse…

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September 10, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Weekly InSight | Lots of News in the Region; Illegal Mining in the Amazon

Weekly InSight | Lots of News in the Region; Illegal Mining in the Amazon This week, InSight Crime investigates how criminal groups in Colombia are financing themselves through illegal gold mining, a toxic trade that... Weekly InSight …

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September 3, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Weekly InSight | The Legacy of the Zetas; Environmental Crime in Colombia

Weekly InSight | The Legacy of the Zetas; Environmental Crime in Colombia This week, InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley writes on how the hyper-violence displayed by Mexico’s many splinter groups  Weekly InSight September …

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August 27, 2021 at 1:33 PM

Weekly InSight | Meeting with the Maras

Weekly InSight | Meeting with the Maras This week, El Salvador news outlet El Faro published photos of President Nayib Bukele’s top prisons official allegedly  Weekly InSight August 27, 2021   View  in your browser …

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August 20, 2021 at 12:56 PM

Weekly InSight | Illegal Mining of ‘Blue Gold’

Weekly InSight | Illegal Mining of ‘Blue Gold’ This week, InSight Crime digs into coltan, a valuable mineral used in electronics that is feeding criminality on both sides of the... Weekly InSight August 20, 2021   View …

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August 13, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Weekly InSight | The Next Generation in Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Next Generation in Mexico This week, InSight Crime provides an overview of the crime groups that have emerged in Mexico  Weekly InSight August 13, 2021   View  in your browser This …

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August 6, 2021 at 12:51 PM

Weekly InSight | ‘Barbecue’ Cooks After Slaying of Haiti’s President

Weekly InSight | ‘Barbecue’ Cooks After Slaying of Haiti’s President This week, InSight Crime looks at the muddied investigation into the murder of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, and how gang boss Jimmy Chérizier... Weekly InSight …

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July 30, 2021 at 1:10 PM

Weekly InSight | Corruption Wins in Guatemala, Cocaine up in Colombia

Weekly InSight | Corruption Wins in Guatemala, Cocaine up in Colombia This week, the US State Department said it was pausing some aid and halting cooperation with Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office Weekly InSight July 30, 20…

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