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👉At our upcoming event just for donors, we will address the challenges posed by the rise of synthetic drugs in Latin America. Our researchers @SGarcia426 and @antjevictoria will share their findings from the field. https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
🇺🇸 | After US missile strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Colombia and the UK have suspended intelligence cooperation. Petro denounced the attacks as “extrajudicial killings” while UN officials raised legal concerns. Read our full coverage: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🇺🇸 | After US missile strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Colombia and the UK have suspended intelligence cooperation. Petro denounced the attacks as “extrajudicial killings” while UN officials raised legal concerns. Read our full coverage: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
🇸🇻 | Families of prisoners in El Salvador have petitioned the Supreme Court to end a 3-year state of emergency used to repress gangs, under which tens of thousands have been jailed with little to no due process. Read InSight Crime’s coverage.
Abused and Pursued: How El Salvador's State of Emergency Went International
The erosion of procedural guarantees in El Salvador has opened the door to the persecution of Salvadorans, even beyond the country’s borders.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🇸🇻 | Families of prisoners in El Salvador have petitioned the Supreme Court to end a 3-year state of emergency used to repress gangs, under which tens of thousands have been jailed with little to no due process. Read InSight Crime’s coverage.
🇨🇱 | A Chilean court sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang dedicated to ketamine trafficking. The group was linked to a 96-kilogram seizure of the drug in Arica and Parinacota last year. Read more about ketamine and Chile's synthetic drug market. https://bit.ly/4c9uIPq
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🇨🇱 | A Chilean court sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang dedicated to ketamine trafficking. The group was linked to a 96-kilogram seizure of the drug in Arica and Parinacota last year. Read more about ketamine and Chile's synthetic drug market. https://bit.ly/4c9uIPq
👉 There are only a few days left until our exclusive event for donors on the evolution of synthetic drugs in Latin America, where we’ll present our key findings from the field. Register and receive exclusive content with your donation: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
👉 There are only a few days left until our exclusive event for donors on the evolution of synthetic drugs in Latin America, where we’ll present our key findings from the field. Register and receive exclusive content with your donation: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
🇪🇨 | The waters off Ecuador’s coast continue to be a major cocaine route, with authorities seizing nearly four tons of cocaine in two seizures in recent days. How do cocaine seizures in Ecuador compare with the rest of the region? https://bit.ly/4raZsIy
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🇪🇨 | The waters off Ecuador’s coast continue to be a major cocaine route, with authorities seizing nearly four tons of cocaine in two seizures in recent days. How do cocaine seizures in Ecuador compare with the rest of the region? https://bit.ly/4raZsIy
🇺🇸 | US military strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats began in the Caribbean, amid tension between the United States and Venezuela. In the followeing weeks, they have since expanded to the Pacific. But not all the details add up. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇺🇸 | US military strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats began in the Caribbean, amid tension between the United States and Venezuela. In the followeing weeks, they have since expanded to the Pacific. But not all the details add up. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
🇧🇷 | From illegal mining to drug trafficking, organized crime remains a central actor in the Amazon’s destruction. As COP30 unfolds, the call to integrate crime into the climate agenda grows louder. Read our coverage on environmental crime here: https://bit.ly/4b4p94G
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🇧🇷 | From illegal mining to drug trafficking, organized crime remains a central actor in the Amazon’s destruction. As COP30 unfolds, the call to integrate crime into the climate agenda grows louder. Read our coverage on environmental crime here: https://bit.ly/4b4p94G
InSight Crime is looking for creative, detail-oriented, and passionate interns ready to bring powerful visual storytelling to our investigative journalism and research on organized crime in the Americas.
👉 Apply now to join our design team for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4i09k3B
👉 Apply now to join our design team for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4i09k3B
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
InSight Crime is looking for creative, detail-oriented, and passionate interns ready to bring powerful visual storytelling to our investigative journalism and research on organized crime in the Americas.
👉 Apply now to join our design team for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4i09k3B
👉 Apply now to join our design team for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4i09k3B
🇪🇨 | An operation by the Ecuadorian Navy and the US Coast Guard resulted in the seizure of nearly 4 tons of cocaine on the high seas. In 2024, Ecuador seized the second-highest quantity of cocaine in the region after Colombia. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4raZsIy
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🇪🇨 | An operation by the Ecuadorian Navy and the US Coast Guard resulted in the seizure of nearly 4 tons of cocaine on the high seas. In 2024, Ecuador seized the second-highest quantity of cocaine in the region after Colombia. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4raZsIy
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market.
Ketamine Trafficking Rising in Chile’s Thriving Synthetic Drugs Market
Record seizures of ketamine in Chile show how the drug is making its way into the country's already extensive synthetic drug market.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market.
🇵🇪 | The seizure of 12 tons of shark fins in Peru highlights the region’s growing role in the global shark fin trade. Weak controls and high profits keep illegal fishing networks thriving. Read our full analysis on the trade’s expansion here: https://bit.ly/3tU2msk
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🇵🇪 | The seizure of 12 tons of shark fins in Peru highlights the region’s growing role in the global shark fin trade. Weak controls and high profits keep illegal fishing networks thriving. Read our full analysis on the trade’s expansion here: https://bit.ly/3tU2msk
🇺🇸 | The UK and Colombia stopped sharing intelligence with the US amid controversy over strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. Petro blasted them as “extrajudicial killings,” while London said they breach international law. Learn more about the strikes: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🇺🇸 | The UK and Colombia stopped sharing intelligence with the US amid controversy over strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. Petro blasted them as “extrajudicial killings,” while London said they breach international law. Learn more about the strikes: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs
👉 In the synthetic drug market, the line between legality and illegality is blurred. Criminal groups are just one link in a complex global supply chain. Donate here and find out more at our upcoming event: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
👉 In the synthetic drug market, the line between legality and illegality is blurred. Criminal groups are just one link in a complex global supply chain. Donate here and find out more at our upcoming event: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market. https://bit.ly/4c9uIPq
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market. https://bit.ly/4c9uIPq
🇦🇷 | The ‘Bribe Books’ public trial, which began today in Argentina, reveals a network of structural corruption in public contracts and links between political and business power. Read the key points of the case here: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🇦🇷 | The ‘Bribe Books’ public trial, which began today in Argentina, reveals a network of structural corruption in public contracts and links between political and business power. Read the key points of the case here: https://bit.ly/3JwmHvD
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market.
Ketamine Trafficking Rising in Chile’s Thriving Synthetic Drugs Market
Record seizures of ketamine in Chile show how the drug is making its way into the country's already extensive synthetic drug market.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🇨🇱 | A judge in Chile sentenced 13 members of the Costeños gang responsible for the largest shipment of ketamine detected in the country to date. Read how ketamine trafficking increased in Chile's synthetic drug market.
👉 In the synthetic drug market, the line between legality and illegality is blurred. Criminal groups are just one link in a complex global supply chain. Donate here and find out more at our upcoming event: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
👉 In the synthetic drug market, the line between legality and illegality is blurred. Criminal groups are just one link in a complex global supply chain. Donate here and find out more at our upcoming event: https://bit.ly/4oQrNld
#NewAnalysis | The Shifting Tides of Drug Trafficking on Venezuela’s Margarita Island.
The Shifting Tides of Drug Trafficking on Venezuela’s Margarita Island
Margarita Island has long been a drug trafficking hub, but the US anti-drug strikes have transformed the island's criminal landscape.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#NewAnalysis | The Shifting Tides of Drug Trafficking on Venezuela’s Margarita Island.
🇪🇸 | Southern Spain has seen an increase in drug-related violence, driven by new alliances between clans involved in hashish trafficking and transnational organizations involved in cocaine trafficking. Read more here.
Southern Spain Sees Wave of Drug Trafficking
Operations against drug trafficking and increasing seizures confirm Spain's growing role as a gateway for Latin American cocaine to Europe.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🇪🇸 | Southern Spain has seen an increase in drug-related violence, driven by new alliances between clans involved in hashish trafficking and transnational organizations involved in cocaine trafficking. Read more here.
🇵🇪 | Police in Peru dismantled an extortion gang that allegedly targeted transport workers in Lima and Callao. Why are the country’s extortion levels difficult to measure? Read here.
More Victims Seek Police Help With Rising Extortion in Peru
Reports of extortion are rising again in Peru, in part because victims are more willing to seek help from the authorities.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🇵🇪 | Police in Peru dismantled an extortion gang that allegedly targeted transport workers in Lima and Callao. Why are the country’s extortion levels difficult to measure? Read here.
Do you love working with data? InSight Crime is looking for curious, analytical, and motivated interns to support its Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit!
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Do you love working with data? InSight Crime is looking for curious, analytical, and motivated interns to support its Monitoring and Data Analysis (MAD) Unit!
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
👉 Learn more and apply here for the Spring 2026 internship: https://bit.ly/4nG0YPC
🇵🇪 | Peru’s police seized 12 tons of shark fins and dismantled “Los Aleteros,” a network trafficking them to Asia. The case mirrors regional trends, as Latin America remains a key hub for the global shark fin trade. Learn more in our investigation: https://bit.ly/3tU2msk
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🇵🇪 | Peru’s police seized 12 tons of shark fins and dismantled “Los Aleteros,” a network trafficking them to Asia. The case mirrors regional trends, as Latin America remains a key hub for the global shark fin trade. Learn more in our investigation: https://bit.ly/3tU2msk
🇧🇷 | Organized crime is driving deforestation in the Amazon, a route used for up to 40% of global cocaine flows, according to a report presented at COP30. Illegal mining and land grabbing are among the key drivers. Learn more about environmental crime here: https://bit.ly/4b4p94G
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🇧🇷 | Organized crime is driving deforestation in the Amazon, a route used for up to 40% of global cocaine flows, according to a report presented at COP30. Illegal mining and land grabbing are among the key drivers. Learn more about environmental crime here: https://bit.ly/4b4p94G
The Trump administration claims to be targeting “vicious bloodythirsty criminals” in its immigration enforcement operations. Do those claims stand up? Explore the reality behind the politics in our latest investigation on gangs and migration in the US: https://bit.ly/46SZYmh
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Trump administration claims to be targeting “vicious bloodythirsty criminals” in its immigration enforcement operations. Do those claims stand up? Explore the reality behind the politics in our latest investigation on gangs and migration in the US: https://bit.ly/46SZYmh
🇪🇸 | Three police officers were injured during an anti-drug operation in southern Spain, where clans involved in hashish trafficking from Morocco now also collaborate with transnational organizations involved in cocaine trafficking. Read more here.
Southern Spain Sees Wave of Drug Trafficking
Operations against drug trafficking and increasing seizures confirm Spain's growing role as a gateway for Latin American cocaine to Europe.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🇪🇸 | Three police officers were injured during an anti-drug operation in southern Spain, where clans involved in hashish trafficking from Morocco now also collaborate with transnational organizations involved in cocaine trafficking. Read more here.