Dominican Republic

Authorities escort a flight attendant accused of smuggling money out of the US and into the Dominican Republic from JFK airport. Las autoridades escoltan a una azafata acusada de contrabandear dinero fuera de Estados Unidos y hacia la República Dominicana desde el aeropuerto JFK.

News Money Laundering

Flight Attendants Smuggled Millions of Dollars in Fentanyl Cash Proceeds to the Dominican Republic

by Deborah Bonello 16 May 202416 May 2024

InSight Crime’s 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up

by Christopher Newton and Juliana Manjarrés 20 Mar 20247 May 2024

Anti-corruption protest in El Salvador. Protesta anticorrupción en El Salvador.

News Elites and Crime

What the Corruption Perceptions Index Actually Says About Corruption In Latin America

by Sam Woolston 23 Feb 202423 Feb 2024

Dominican troops raiding properties during a drugs raid in the northern city of Cibao.

News Dominican Republic

After Peralta, Dominican Republic’s Cocaine Crackdown Targets Smaller Cities

by Gavin Voss 16 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

US Homeland Security Investigations displays a seizure of military style weapons on a table.

News

4 Takeaways From CARICOM Firearms Report

by Gavin Voss 4 May 202313 Oct 2023

Former presidential candidate Castillo smiles as he enters a courtroom for charges in the Dominican Republic's largest ever corruption investigation.

News Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Corruption Investigation Inches Toward Ex-President

by Henry Shuldiner 23 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

InSight Crime’s 2022 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up

by Sean Doherty and Douwe den Held 8 Mar 202327 May 2024

InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up

by Peter Appleby, Chris Dalby, Sean Doherty, Scott Mistler-Ferguson and Henry Shuldiner 8 Feb 202313 Mar 2024

News GameChangers

GameChangers 2022: ‘Pink Cocaine,’ Cross-Border Battles, and the Frustrating Fight Against Mafia States

by Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott 22 Dec 202213 Oct 2023

Honduran President Xiomara Castro delivers a speech during the United Nations General Assembly in which she heavily criticized her predecessor

News Elites and Crime

Latin American Leaders Voice Security Concerns At United Nations General Assembly

by Henry Shuldiner 23 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Former acting-President Claude Joseph

Dominican Republic Takes Tentative Measures against Haiti Gangs

by Alessandro Ford 19 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

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Investigations Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s Uphill Battle to Root Out Corruption

by Douwe den Held and Anastasia Austin 7 Sep 202219 Oct 2023

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