The capture of Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero,” reflects how Mexico’s strategy of targeting drug kingpins continues ...

Rosalinda González Valencia, alias "La Jefa," was involved in illicit activities long before meeting her husband, alias "El Mencho," and managed to establish herself as a key financial operator for ...

This week's On the Radar delves into the controversial departure of Attorney General Consuelo Porras in Guatemala, the arrest ...

The arrest of Daniel Kinahan in Dubai has renewed focus on one of Europe’s most influential drug traffickers and the Kinahan ...

Venezuela’s new mining law opens the gold sector to foreign investment but overlooks entrenched corruption and criminal ...

A Colombia–Ecuador trade war fuels contraband at the border, Peru’s election highlights a state struggling to contain crime, ...

The arrest of a key Colombian criminal leader in Bolivia reveals that Colombian groups are expanding their presence across ...

As cocaine trafficking oozes into other criminal economies like illegal mining inside Costa Rica's national parks, park rangers struggle.

Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal economies, the murder rate in 2025 across Latin America and the ...

US military intervention in and near Venezuela could be driving drug trafficking in Guyana, whose new seaports and rapid economic growth have increased its attractiveness for drug traffickers and ...

A decade ago, Latin America’s criminal groups were starting to experiment with cryptocurrency, but in 2025, they went all in. From an unprecedented bank heist to nearly untraceable money laundering ...