Mexico charged CJNG commander R1 in the murder of Carlos Manzo, exposing a network of 'R's, one tied to influencer Valeria ...

InSight Crime reports from Culiacán two years into the war between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza began, where the violence has ...

In Honduras, Garífuna face drug traffickers and business interests on their land and organized crime charges for defending it ...

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Ecuadorian authorities accuse the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias "Fito" of laundering millions through ...

William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias "El Negro Willy" or just "Willy," went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador's ...

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Bukele's offensive against El Salvador's gangs severely weakened them and became a model for other countries. But at what cost?

Bolivia’s coca cultivation hit a record high in 2025, widening the gap with legal demand and fueling concerns over rising cocaine production.

The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing, and driving an evolution in Europe’s role in the global cocaine supply chain, which is evolving beyond ...

The Tiguerones, the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this month. But although the designations expand the US ...

Shield of the Americas governments pledged to sanction anyone supporting Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and 22 other criminal groups. Also on the Radar: prosecutors say the PCC controls São Paulo ...