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Néstor Richardi Sequera Campos, who goes by his name Rsiete or Richardi, poses in his music studio in Tocuyito prison.
Posted inNews NarcoCulture

How Venezuela’s Prison System Fueled a Reggaeton Star’s Career

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 29 Mar 202429 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.
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

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

by Lara Loaiza 1 Mar 20241 Mar 2024
A sign in Upper Dibe Road, St James with the 6 or Sixx gang markings.
Posted inNews Homicides

Does Music Drive Crime in Trinidad and Tobago?

by Juliana Manjarrés 16 Feb 202416 Feb 2024
Posted inNews NarcoCulture

Chile Ups Efforts Against ‘Narco’ Mausoleums and Funerals

by Gavin Voss 6 Oct 202318 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Sinaloa Cartel

How Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Has Stayed United for Decades

by Chris Dalby 17 Jul 202313 Oct 2023
Green patch featuring a skeleton for CJNG's Mencho Special Forces.
Posted inNews Mexico

Sinaloa’s Rat, Jalisco’s Rooster: The Evolution of Cartel Patches in Mexico

by Yago Rosado 23 Jun 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Venezuela

How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela’s Criminal Arsenal

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 7 Jun 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Mexico

How Common Experiences Help Mexican Gangs Find New Recruits

by Chris Dalby and Gavin Voss 25 May 202313 Oct 2023
An aerial view of a market in Tepito, Mexico City, where many young people are vulnerable to recruitment by organized criminal groups.
Posted inNews NarcoCulture

Mexican Groups’ Recruitment Tactics Unveiled In New Study

by Gavin Voss 11 May 202313 Oct 2023
The movie Cocaine Bear has a surprising connection to Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel.
Posted inNews NarcoCulture

Pablo Escobar and the Real Criminal Story of the Cocaine Bear

by Chris Dalby 28 Feb 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Fentanyl

After US Hearing on Fentanyl, Is It Time to Retire the Word ‘Cartel’?

Steven Dudley by Steven Dudley 22 Feb 202313 Oct 2023
La Policía de Buenos Aires capturó a nueve personas de la banda
Posted inNews

E-Scooter Is Vehicle of Choice for Fashionable Argentina Traffickers

by Raquel Ballestin 3 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

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