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August 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction

Weekly InSight | Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction This week, InSight Crime’s new investigation, based on three years of on-the-ground reporting, sheds new light on Tren de Aragua. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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August 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Summer InSights: The Warlord of Colombia’s AGC Crime Conglomerate

Summer InSights: The Warlord of Colombia’s AGC Crime Conglomerate Who is Chiquito Malo? And how did he become the leader behind Colombia’s criminal powerhouse? ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
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August 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM

New Investigation | Abused and Pursued: How El Salvador's State of Emergency Went International

New Investigation | Abused and Pursued: How El Salvador's State of Emergency Went International Our latest investigation tells the story of a Salvadoran man fighting deportation to El Salvador ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏…
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August 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Virtual Panel: Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction

Virtual Panel: Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction Catch InSight Crime’s virtual panel discussing Tren de Aragua at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌ …
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August 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM

InSight Crime Launches Tren de Aragua Investigation + Don’t Miss Upcoming Virtual Panel

InSight Crime Launches Tren de Aragua Investigation + Don’t Miss Upcoming Virtual Panel Read our new Tren de Aragua investigation and join us for our expert live panel on August 20 ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌ …
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August 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Criminal Groups in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Seek New Revenue Streams

Weekly InSight | Criminal Groups in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Seek New Revenue Streams This week, InSight Crime reported from the field in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
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August 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Summer InSights: The Prison Kingpin Who Took Tren de Aragua Transnational

Summer InSights: The Prison Kingpin Who Took Tren de Aragua Transnational Rumors abound about Tren de Aragua. It began as a prison gang in Venezuela, led by Niño Guerrero. This is his story. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌…
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August 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM

📅 Upcoming event + investigation | Separating the Fact from Fiction about Tren de Aragua

📅 Upcoming event + investigation | Separating the Fact from Fiction about Tren de Aragua Our next investigation will take a close look at one of America’s most well-known but misunderstood gangs. Join us August 20 for the live panel. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌    …
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August 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM

Weekly InSight | Old Criminal Groups in Ciudad Juárez Form New Criminal Guard

Weekly InSight | Old Criminal Groups in Ciudad Juárez Form New Criminal Guard This week, InSight Crime delved into Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where ongoing battles over local drug markets reflect a changing criminal economy. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌ …
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August 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Summer InSights: Meet the Kingpins Who Rule Latin America’s Underworld

Summer InSights: Meet the Kingpins Who Rule Latin America’s Underworld This month, we’re highlighting several notorious crime bosses from across the region. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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August 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Will Latin America Regret Hiring Erik Prince?

Weekly InSight | Will Latin America Regret Hiring Erik Prince? This week, InSight Crime analyzed the arrival of Erik Prince, military entrepreneur and founder of Blackwater USA, in Latin America. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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July 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | When Corruption Kills: Extractives and Environmental Destruction in Western Honduras

Weekly InSight | When Corruption Kills: Extractives and Environmental Destruction in Western Honduras This week, InSight Crime's new investigation highlights the corrupt elite networks operating in the extractives industry in western Honduras. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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July 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM

InSight Crime Launches New Environmental Investigation

InSight Crime Launches New Environmental Investigation Explore how corruption is fueling environmental destruction in western Honduras ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌…
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July 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Cow Fraud? How Hundreds Allegedly Lost Their Savings in Uruguay

Weekly InSight | Cow Fraud? How Hundreds Allegedly Lost Their Savings in Uruguay This week, InSight Crime delved into recent accusations that Uruguayan livestock investment companies defrauded people ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏…
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July 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Why Ecuador’s Gangs Are Targeting Transit Officials

Weekly InSight | Why Ecuador’s Gangs Are Targeting Transit Officials ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
  InSight Crime · [email protected]
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Por qué las bandas en Ecuador están atacando a funcionarios de tránsito

Weekly InSight | Por qué las bandas en Ecuador están atacando a funcionarios de tránsito ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏…
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July 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | US Sanctions on Mexican Banks Raise Bilateral Tensions

Weekly InSight | US Sanctions on Mexican Banks Raise Bilateral Tensions This week, InSight Crime delved into recent US Treasury sanctions against three Mexican financial institutions accused of laundering drug money. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     …
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June 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld

Weekly InSight | The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld This week, Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
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June 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Can Argentina Face Its Growing Money Laundering Challenges?

Weekly InSight | Can Argentina Face Its Growing Money Laundering Challenges? This week, InSight Crime spoke with Juan Félix Marteau about the challenges of tackling money laundering in Argentina. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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June 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | The Changing Nature of Gangs in Honduras

Weekly InSight | The Changing Nature of Gangs in Honduras This week, InSight Crime spoke with Juan José Martínez d’Aubuisson about his latest book. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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June 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana?

Weekly InSight | Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana? This week, InSight Crime reports from the ground on the intersection of growing criminality and potential geopolitical conflict in Essequibo. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
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June 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana?

Is Venezuela Using Criminals to Provoke Guyana? Read our latest investigation about how Venezuelan organized crime has penetrated Essequibo. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌ …
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May 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s War on Recycled Drugs

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s War on Recycled Drugs This week, InSight Crime investigated a series of suspicious drug seizures in Venezuela. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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May 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM

⏰🗓️ Today Is Your Last Chance to Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event!

⏰🗓️ Today Is Your Last Chance to Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event! Why are European mafias increasing their participation in the global cocaine trade? Join our next event to learn more. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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May 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM

⏰Time To Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event Is Running Out!

⏰Time To Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event Is Running Out! Why are European mafias increasing their participation in the global cocaine trade? Join our next event to learn more. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌   …
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May 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM

🗓️ Time To Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event Is Running Out!

🗓️ Time To Donate And Register For Our Upcoming Event Is Running Out! What does official data tell us about global cocaine trafficking? Join our next event to learn more. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌   …
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May 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Weekly InSight | Narco Sub Seizures and Global Cocaine Routes

Weekly InSight | Narco Sub Seizures and Global Cocaine Routes This week, InSight Crime took a deep dive into the world of narco submarines. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
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May 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Why Are European Mafias Increasing Their Participation in the Global Cocaine Trade?

Why Are European Mafias Increasing Their Participation in the Global Cocaine Trade? 🗓️ Join our upcoming event to learn more. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌…
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May 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM

What Does Europe’s Rise in the Cocaine Market Tell Us?

What Does Europe’s Rise in the Cocaine Market Tell Us? 🗓️ Join our upcoming event to learn more. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     …
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May 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Weekly InSight | Sinaloa Cartel War Bleeds Culiacán’s Economy

Weekly InSight | Sinaloa Cartel War Bleeds Culiacán’s Economy This week, InSight Crime analyzed how the Sinaloa Cartel’s internal war is pushing the economy to a breaking point in Culiacán. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌…
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May 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM

How Has Colombia’s Cocaine Boom Impacted the Global Cocaine Market?

How Has Colombia’s Cocaine Boom Impacted the Global Cocaine Market? Join our upcoming event to learn more ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌    …
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May 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Save the Date — The Cocaine Bonanza: What Seizures Tell Us

Save the Date — The Cocaine Bonanza: What Seizures Tell Us Join Us May 29 for a Virtual Event on Global Cocaine Trends ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …