This is the story of alias “Fito,” one of Ecuador’s top crime bosses and the leader of the powerful criminal group, the Choneros.

The digital recruitment of children into criminal organizations throughout Latin America is booming, but government responses ...

Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater USA, is pitching his companies as solutions to insecurity and organized crime across ...

The US government’s new sanctions against Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns incorrectly portray it as a hierarchical drug ...

InSight Crime investigator Parker Asmann provided expert analysis to several media outlets in Honduras following the release ...

The recent involvement of Chile’s air force in protecting a drug shipment has sparked an unprecedented corruption scandal in the country.

The General Staff of Blocks and Front (Estado Mayor de Bloques y Frente – EMBF) is a Colombian criminal organization with roots in the country’s armed, leftist guerrilla movement. It’s main criminal ...

InSight Crime is looking for a qualified professional to manage, optimize, and technically develop the organization’s website and web applications. The role involves implementing advanced technology ...

Alexander Díaz, alias “Calarcá Córdoba,” is the commander of the General Staff of the Blocs and Front (Estado Mayor de Bloques y Frente – EMBF), a Colombian criminal organization whose roots trace ...

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