Mexico’s Former Security Chief Just Got Decades in Prison. But Will That Curtail Cartel Corruption? Genaro García Luna is the latest Mexican security official to be prosecuted in the United...
https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-former-top-security-official-decades-us-prison/
Power Play or Peace? AGC’s Role in Colombia’s Fragile Negotiations The strength of Colombia's AGC will pose a serious challenge in nascent peace negotiations, according to a recent report....
https://insightcrime.org/news/power-play-or-peace-agcs-role-in-colombias-fragile-negotiations/
Why Do Latin American Governments Keep Betting on States of Emergency? Several Latin American countries have recently declared or prolonged states of emergency aimed at combating organized cri...
https://insightcrime.org/news/why-do-latin-american-governments-keep-betting-on-states-of-emergency/
From Fame to Fraud: How Argentina’s Influencers Help Illegal Gambling. A cyber crime group in Argentina used social media influencers to legitimize its illegal gambling websites seeking to...
https://insightcrime.org/news/from-fame-to-fraud-how-argentinas-influencers-help-illegal-gambling/
Mexico’s Narco Tanks Are Going From Impractical to Tactical The use of Mexico’s now-legendary narco tanks in face-offs between criminal groups is growing. Technological innovations have he...
https://insightcrime.org/news/mexicos-narco-tanks-are-going-from-impractical-to-tactical/
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) The Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as Los...
https://insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/pachenca/
First Capital Command – PCC The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) is Brazil’s biggest and best-organized criminal network. It arose in São Paulo in the 1990s and...
https://insightcrime.org/brazil-organized-crime-news/first-capital-command-pcc-profile/
DEA Under Fire for Delaying Reports on Foreign Partners’ Security Abuses The DEA repeatedly delayed reporting human rights violations by the Latin American security forces it was partnering ...
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’ Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa,” is one of the co-founders and original leaders of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's m...
Violence Against Women Is Being Used as a Weapon of War in Colombia. Again. In Colombia, local criminal gangs have put women in their crosshairs because of their links to rival groups, resorti...
InSight Crime Receives Special Citation by the Maria Moors Cabot Prize Jury InSight Crime traveled to New York to receive the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, which recognizes 15 years of work in deep...