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Why Mexico Should Open the Gendarmerie Debate

Why Mexico Should Open the Gendarmerie Debate

Although the Mexican government's idea of creating a National Gendarmerie has been criticized for lack of clarity and failure to define objectives, one official has indicated that the president intends to go ahead with the... Read more

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Costa Rica Fishing Boats Moved Cocaine to Mexico

Costa Rica Fishing Boats Moved Cocaine to Mexico

Costa Rican authorities arrested four members of a drug ring charged with smuggling cocaine via boat from South America to Mexico, a case described as unusual because it involved Costa... Read more

Kidnapping Gangs Shift from Venezuela-Colombia Border

Kidnapping Gangs Shift from Venezuela-Colombia Border

Binational kidnapping gangs made up of Colombians and Venezuelans are spreading from the border states into central Venezuela, fuelling a trend that has seen Venezuela overtake Colombia as a kidnapping... Read more

'Peru Transport Companies Worked With Extortionists'

'Peru Transport Companies Worked With Extortionists'

The number of investigations into transportation company managers accused of collaborating with extortion rings has more than doubled in north Peru's Lambayeque region since last year, say prosecutors, bringing to... Read more

Jamaican Police Target $300 Million of Drug Trade Assets

Jamaican Police Target $300 Million of Drug Trade Assets

Jamaican authorities are targeting over $300 million dollars worth of alleged narco-properties in the western part of the island, reportedly linked to a resurgent cocaine trade. Read more

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AUC

AUC

The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia - AUC) was a coalition of right-wing death... Read more

Zetas Guatemala

Zetas Guatemala

The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, is now among one of the most violent... Read more

MS-13

MS-13

The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it... Read more

Barrio 18 (M-18)

Barrio 18 (M-18)

The 18th Street Gang, also known as "Barrio 18" or the "M-18," is one of the largest youth... Read more

Red Command

Red Command

The Red Command (Comando Vermelho) is Brazil’s oldest and largest criminal group, created in a Rio de Janeiro... Read more

First Capital Command - PCC

First Capital Command - PCC

The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital - PCC) was inspired by the Red Command (Comando Vermelho).... Read more

InSight Crime Special Series

Juarez After The War

Juarez After The War

As a bitter war between rival cartels grinds to an end, Ciudad Juarez has lost the title of world murder capital, and is moving towards something more like normality.

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The Zetas And The Battle For Monterrey

The Zetas and the Battle for Monterrey

InSight Crime delves into the Zetas' battle for Mexico’s industrial capital, Monterrey, getting to the essence of a criminal gang that defies easy definition.

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Target: Migrants

Target: Migrants

The growth of organized crime in Mexico and Central America has led to an increase in violence and insecurity across the region, posing challenges to citizens, public security forces, and travelers.

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Slavery in Latin America

Slavery in Latin America

InSight Crime coordinated an investigation into modern slavery, looking at how Latin America’s criminal groups traffic human beings and force them to work as slaves.

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Displacement in Latin America

Displacement in Latin America

InSight Crime coordinated an investigation into the new face of displacement in Latin America, where organized criminal groups are expanding and forcing people to flee.

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Nicaragua: A Paradise Lost?

Nicaragua: A Paradise Lost?

Though Nicaragua is lauded as a model of citizen security, it has problems, particularly with the police. InSight Crime breaks these down in this series.

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Gorilla in the Room

The Gorilla in the Room

As Latin America’s leaders prepare to meet in Colombia for theupcoming Summit of the Americas, InSight Crime examines the thorny subject of drug legalization.

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Zetas in Guatemala

The Zetas in Guatemala

Mexico's Zetas have taken Guatemala by storm, and they are testing this country and the rest of the region: fail this test, and Central America sinks deeper into the abyss.

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Oil and Gas Theft in Mexico Doubled in 2013

Oil and Gas Theft in Mexico Doubled in 2013

Hydrocarbon theft in Mexico so far this year has nearly doubled in comparison with 2012, with the worst hit zones corresponding to some of Mexico's drug war hotspots.

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El Salvador Catholic Church: Pawn or Player in Gang Truce?

El Salvador Catholic Church: Pawn or Player in Gang Truce?

Before Bishop Fabio Colindres told Salvadoran government mediators in early 2012 that he would participate in a secret negotiation to stop the fighting between El Salvador's two largest gangs, three top level Catholic Church officials...

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Brazil Frees Nearly 3,000 Slaves

Brazil Frees Nearly 3,000 Slaves

Brazilian authorities rescued almost 3,000 people from conditions of slavery in 2012, as the country continues to strengthen its efforts to tackle the entrenched practice.

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