Police in Costa Rica have dismantled an organ trafficking ring that allegedly sold kidneys to patients in Israel and had connections in Eastern Europe -- two places that are at the nexus of the global illegal organ market.
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The Colombian government has announced a new strategy of offering land titles to coca growers in return for abandoning their illicit crops, a bold move, but one that fails to address what farmers can grow and sell instead.
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Eight former top ranking Honduran police officials are under investigation for alleged illicit enrichment, raising the dilemma of how to reform an institution where corruption is rife at the highest levels.
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Businesses associations in Guerrero will reportedly meet with citizen self-defense groups in order to discuss how to best combat extortion, a marked difference from the aggressive approach taken against vigilante organizations in other parts of Mexico.
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Venezuela has implemented new regulations in 14 of the country's prisons in an attempt to reform the notoriously violent penal system, although it remains to be seen whether the measures will be enforced effectively.
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The expansion of marijuana crops in one sector of Costa Rica highlights the government's struggle to contain the drug trade in rural, isolated areas.
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The Dominican military has begun patrolling the streets alongside the country's police force in an effort to reduce high crime levels, a move sure to feed concerns over the blending of military-police roles in the region.
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Mexico has initiated just 29 legal proceedings to reclaim assets linked to organized crime since a 2009 law provided prosecutors with new powers, calling the law's effectiveness into question.
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FARC, Peace and Criminalization
The possibility of ending nearly 50 years of civil conflict is being dangled before Colombia. While the vast majority of the Colombian public want to see peace, the enemies of the negotiations appear to be strong, and the risks inherent in the process are high.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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'Zetas Spend All Their Drug Trafficking Profits on Fighting Gulf Cartel'
The Zetas reportedly take in more than $350 million a year from exporting more than 40 tons of cocaine into the US. This interesting revelation, among others, came during testimony by a former leader of...
Read moreColombia Poised to Seize Record $1 Billion from Narco Brothers
The record seizure of hundreds of millions of dollars of assets in Colombia has raised the question of how two brothers linked to the Norte del Valle Cartel built up such power while remaining under...
Read moreThe Life of Accidental Drug Traffickers on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast
In Nicaragua, the "occasional narcos" have chance on their side, as any day, they may enjoy a stroke of luck and become rich. Residents of the Miskito Coast, a hub for the international drug trade,...
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