Marijuana

Security Boost to Tackle Brazil’s Flood Chaos Led to More Marijuana Seizures

by Juliana Manjarrés and Marina Cavalari 14 Jun 20243 Jul 2024

Colombian authorities stand beside the weapons seized during the arrest of El Pilo and his accomplices.

Authorities in Colombia Expose Tren de Aragua’s Involvement in Drug Trafficking

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 22 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

Side-by-side images of the actual Griselda Blanco and the Netflix series cover. Imagenes al lado de la Griselda Blanco actual y el imagen promocional de la serie de Netflix.

News Gender and Crime

What Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Gets Wrong About Women in Organized Crime

by Lara Loaiza 1 Mar 20241 Mar 2024

Children walking to school in Cauca, Colombia

Colombian Armed Groups Continue Recruiting Children Amid Peace Talks

by Henry Shuldiner and Luisa Maria Acosta 14 Nov 202314 Nov 2023

A marijuana plantation owned by the Bang group in Spain

News China and Crime

Why Chinese Mafias Are Moving Into Chile

by Chris Dalby 14 Sep 202313 Oct 2023

The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border

Newly elected Santiago Peña with mentor, ex-President Horacio Cartes

Paraguay Election Dims Chances of Corruption Crackdown

by Christopher Newton 5 May 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

Authorities watch over a body in bodybag in Costa Rica, with a plaque in front of the body that read "OIJ 01 Cuerpo"

News Costa Rica

Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica

by Henry Shuldiner 27 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

A Paraguay police officer sets a pile of marijuana crops on fire in an eradication operation.

Paraguay Anti-Marijuana Operations Barely Dent Production in Amambay

by Henry Shuldiner 10 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

Bolsas con cargamentos de marihuana incautados por las fuerzas armadas de Venezuela

Venezuela Becomes Colombia’s ‘Creepy’ Marijuana Drug Corridor

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 30 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

Members of the National Police of Peru are shown armed next to a creepy marijuana seizure

All of Colombia’s Marijuana Is ‘Creepy,’ Until It Isn’t

by Henry Shuldiner and Yago Rosado 13 Feb 20236 Feb 2024

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