News

Colombia’s Historic Drop in Deforestation Could Be Linked to Criminal Groups

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 12 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

New posters of Tren de Aragua's leaders hang during a press conference.

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US Labels Tren de Aragua a Transnational Criminal Threat

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

News Methamphetamine

Mexico’s Meth Producers Are Making Their Own Precursors, Government Says

by Victoria Dittmar 9 Jul 20249 Jul 2024

The Mafias Behind Sand Trafficking in Latin America

by Marina Cavalari 8 Jul 202410 Jul 2024

A vender counts Venezuelan Bolivars and US dollar bills to deliver change for a customer at a public market in the Quinta Crespo neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Credit:

Venezuela Businesses Increasingly Need Dollars. Loansharks Are Taking Advantage.

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Jul 20245 Jul 2024

The Pioneering Albanian Trafficker Who Took Ecuador’s Drug Trade By Storm

by Markus Espinoza and Douwe den Held 4 Jul 20245 Jul 2024

Kidnapping Data for Ransom Is a Booming Business in Brazil

by Christopher Newton 3 Jul 20243 Jul 2024

Larry Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa” was arrested by Colombian police. Credit: Policía Nacional de Colombia

Tren de Aragua Just Sustained Its Biggest Leadership Blow

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 2 Jul 20249 Jul 2024

News Security Policy

What a Decade of Data Tells Us About Organized Crime in Brazil

by Marina Cavalari 1 Jul 20243 Jul 2024

The headquarters of the UNODC in Vienna, Austria

News Drug Policy

Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024

by Christopher Newton 28 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Peace talks between the Second Marquetalia and the Colombian government in Caracas, Venezuela.

News Second Marquetalia

Why Colombia’s Second Marquetalia May Finally Be Ready for Peace

by Sergio Saffon 27 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández during his extradition to the United States.

News Elites and Crime

Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

by Sam Woolston 26 Jun 20241 Jul 2024

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