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Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US
From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican figures are now facing US justice for their…
How Tren de Aragua’s Expansion Sparked Financial Evolution
A Tren de Aragua money laundering scheme discovered in Chile highlights how the gang’s transnational expansion has spurred financial evolution.
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On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies
This week in On the Radar, the US indicts Sinaloa’s governor for criminal ties, Spain seizes a record cocaine shipment, and the US unveils a new drug strategy…
How Influencers Launder Money for Criminal Groups
The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media allows for the laundering of the profits of criminal groups.
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Ecuador Says Extortion Is Down. The Reality Is More Complicated.
Ecuadorian police say their ongoing offensive against gangs has displaced extortionists, citing crime statistics. But experts and victims say there is a dissonance between what authorities are…
Mapping Out US Alleged Drug Boat Strikes
Since they began in September 2025, the US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific have been marked by their opacity.
US Southern Command (Southcom), which is conducting…
InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up
InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up reveals a fast-evolving global market. Roughly half of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean increased their cocaine seizures. The other half saw them…
On the Radar: Drug Lords, Dissident Groups, and Airstrikes in Latin America
This week on On the Radar: the capture of “El Jardinero” and what it reveals about the future of Mexico’s major drug lords, attacks by…
The InSight Take: Rubén Rocha Moya’s Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Ties Highlight Criminal Governance in Mexico
US prosecutors have outlined a staggering system of criminal governance in an explosive indictment against the sitting governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state…