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April 15, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Weekly InSight | A Quest for Justice

Weekly InSight | A Quest for Justice This week, InSight Crime tells the story of two women whose young lives were shattered by Hernán Giraldo, a paramilitary warlord who used his...  Weekly InSight April 15, 2022   View…

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April 8, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s Indigenous Lifestyles Threatened by Guerrillas

Weekly InSight | Venezuela’s Indigenous Lifestyles Threatened by Guerrillas This week, InSight Crime went deep into Venezuela’s Amazon to tell the story of how Colombian guerrillas are encroaching on Indigenous territories... Weekly InSight …

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April 1, 2022 at 1:17 PM

Weekly InSight | El Salvador’s Gangs Leave Messages in Blood

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March 25, 2022 at 1:24 PM

Weekly InSight | Old Regulars, New Faces in Violent Cities Ranking

Weekly InSight | Old Regulars, New Faces in Violent Cities Ranking This week, InSight Crime dived into the annual ranking of the world’s most violent cities, a list once again dominated by Latin America.  Weekly InSight March 2…

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March 18, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Weekly InSight | Old School Money Launderers, Captured Cartel Boss Make Waves in Mexico

Weekly InSight | Old School Money Launderers, Captured Cartel Boss Make Waves in Mexico This week, InSight Crime investigates cartel money laundering on the US-Mexico border’s infamous black market peso exchange Weekly InSight …

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March 11, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Weekly InSight | The Evolving Cycle of Violence in Michoacán, Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Evolving Cycle of Violence in Michoacán, Mexico Michoacán, historically one of the most heavily fought over states in Mexico, has seen the deployment of drones, IEDs and conventional-style... Weekly InSight …

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March 4, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Weekly InSight | Cross-border Rebels

Weekly InSight | Cross-border Rebels This week, InSight Crime looks at the latest armed stoppage by the National Liberation Army (ELN) Weekly InSight March 4, 2022   View  in your browser This week, InS…

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February 25, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Weekly InSight | Feeding the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe

Weekly InSight | Feeding the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe This week, InSight Crime traces a massive transatlantic cocaine smuggling network with operatives on three continents... Weekly InSight February 25, 2022   View  i…

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February 18, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Weekly InSight | JOH in Cuffs

Weekly InSight | JOH in Cuffs This week, former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández found himself shackled and in a bulletproof vest after the United States Weekly InSight February 18, 2022   View  in your browser…

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February 11, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Weekly InSight | The Ballad of El Koki Ends with a Bang

Weekly InSight | The Ballad of El Koki Ends with a Bang For the last two years, any mention of Caracas drug lord, El Koki, saw InSight Crime’s readership soar. This has remained true this week... Weekly InSight February 11, 202…

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February 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM

Weekly InSight | A Most Deadly Year

Weekly InSight | A Most Deadly Year This week, InSight Crime published its annual homicide round-up – and it makes for rather grim reading.  Weekly InSight February 4, 2022   View  in your browser This …

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January 28, 2022 at 12:43 PM

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Business Empire in El Salvador

Weekly InSight | MS13’s Business Empire in El Salvador InSight Crime turns its attention to El Salvador for the second installment of its investigative series, MS13 & Co... Weekly InSight January 28, 2022   View  in…

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January 21, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Weekly InSight | The MS13's Investment Strategy Pays Off

Weekly InSight | The MS13's Investment Strategy Pays Off In a three-part investigative series, MS13 & Co., InSight Crime charts the increasingly transnational nature of Central America’s  Weekly InSight January 21, 2022   …

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January 14, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Weekly InSight | Guerrilla War on the Colombia-Venezuela Border

Weekly InSight | Guerrilla War on the Colombia-Venezuela Border This week, InSight Crime goes inside the battle among Colombia’s guerrilla groups in Venezuela and along the border... Weekly InSight January 14, 2022   Vi…

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January 7, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Weekly InSight | Crime in a Post-COVID World

Weekly InSight | Crime in a Post-COVID World In 2022, organized crime is already looking at post-COVID opportunities and is ideally positioned to seize them. Weekly InSight January 7, 2022 View  in your browser …

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December 17, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Weekly InSight | A Year of Challenge and Change

Weekly InSight | A Year of Challenge and Change In our last newsletter of 2021, we look back at a year that challenged the resiliency of criminal groups and legal actors alike. Weekly InSight  December 17, 2021   View  …

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December 10, 2021 at 1:11 PM

Weekly InSight | Ex-FARC Commander Deaths Shake Up Organized Crime in Colombia

Weekly InSight | Ex-FARC Commander Deaths Shake Up Organized Crime in Colombia This week, the top story was the reported killings of ex-FARC commanders. Weekly InSight December 10, 2021   View  in your browser …

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December 3, 2021 at 2:12 PM

Weekly InSight | Castro's Historic Win in Honduras, Social Insecurity in Guatemala

Weekly InSight | Castro's Historic Win in Honduras, Social Insecurity in Guatemala This week, InSight Crime looks at how Xiomara Castro's win in the presidential campaign in Honduras was an overwhelming repudiation of the ruling...  Weekly InSight …

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November 26, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Weekly InSight | Gang Make Their Presence Felt

Weekly InSight | Gang Make Their Presence Felt This week, InSight Crime focuses on gangs across the region, including attacks on polling places by Venezuela's pro-government colectivos... Weekly InSight November 26, 2021   …

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November 19, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Weekly InSight | Violence in Venezuela’s El Dorado

Weekly InSight | Violence in Venezuela’s El Dorado This week, InSight Crime launches an investigation into the criminal chaos wrought by Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's  Weekly InSight November 19, 2021   View  in …

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November 12, 2021 at 1:30 PM

Weekly InSight | The Spectrum of Organized Crime in Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Spectrum of Organized Crime in Mexico This week, InSight Crime focuses on Mexico, reporting on a significant fentanyl seizure that may have implications for US-Mexico security relations. Weekly InSight Nove…

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November 5, 2021 at 1:23 PM

Weekly InSight | Coca High in Peru; Fallout From Otoniel Arrest

Weekly InSight | Coca High in Peru; Fallout From Otoniel Arrest This week, InSight Crime delves into coca growing in Peru, where the pandemic halted eradication efforts  Weekly InSight November 5, 2021   View  in your b…

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October 29, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Weekly InSight | The Capture of Otoniel

Weekly InSight | The Capture of Otoniel This week, InSight Crime delves into the arrest of Colombia’s most-wanted man, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel.”  Weekly InSight October 29, 2021   View  in your browser …

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October 22, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Weekly InSight | Haiti in Crisis

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October 15, 2021 at 2:13 PM

Weekly InSight | Inviting War into Venezuela

Weekly InSight | Inviting War into Venezuela This week, InSight Crime features a new investigation into the battle for the Venezuelan state of Apure. Weekly InSight October 15, 2021   View  in your browser …

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October 8, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Weekly InSight | Dangerous Borders

Weekly InSight | Dangerous Borders This week, InSight Crime looks at the criminal actors menacing two of the region’s most dangerous borders. Weekly InSight October 8, 2021   View  in your browser This …

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October 1, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Weekly InSight | Carnage in Ecuador’s Prisons

Weekly InSight | Carnage in Ecuador’s Prisons This week, InSight Crime looks at the latest grisly massacre in Ecuador’s prisons Weekly InSight October 1, 2021   View  in your browser This week, InSight …

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September 24, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Fuels Rise of Albanian Mafia in Europe

Weekly InSight | Cocaine Fuels Rise of Albanian Mafia in Europe This week, InSight Crime dissects a new Europol report on the European cocaine trade, which now rivals that of the US in profits and is fueling... Weekly InSight S…

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September 17, 2021 at 3:45 PM

Weekly InSight | The Enduring Effects of Gang Violence

Weekly InSight | The Enduring Effects of Gang Violence This week, InSight Crime looks at the varied long-term consequences of letting gangs amass power unchecked. Weekly InSight September 17, 2021   View  in your browse…

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September 10, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Weekly InSight | Lots of News in the Region; Illegal Mining in the Amazon

Weekly InSight | Lots of News in the Region; Illegal Mining in the Amazon This week, InSight Crime investigates how criminal groups in Colombia are financing themselves through illegal gold mining, a toxic trade that... Weekly InSight …

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September 3, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Weekly InSight | The Legacy of the Zetas; Environmental Crime in Colombia

Weekly InSight | The Legacy of the Zetas; Environmental Crime in Colombia This week, InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley writes on how the hyper-violence displayed by Mexico’s many splinter groups  Weekly InSight September …

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August 27, 2021 at 1:33 PM

Weekly InSight | Meeting with the Maras

Weekly InSight | Meeting with the Maras This week, El Salvador news outlet El Faro published photos of President Nayib Bukele’s top prisons official allegedly  Weekly InSight August 27, 2021   View  in your browser …

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August 20, 2021 at 12:56 PM

Weekly InSight | Illegal Mining of ‘Blue Gold’

Weekly InSight | Illegal Mining of ‘Blue Gold’ This week, InSight Crime digs into coltan, a valuable mineral used in electronics that is feeding criminality on both sides of the... Weekly InSight August 20, 2021   View …

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August 13, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Weekly InSight | The Next Generation in Mexico

Weekly InSight | The Next Generation in Mexico This week, InSight Crime provides an overview of the crime groups that have emerged in Mexico  Weekly InSight August 13, 2021   View  in your browser This …

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August 6, 2021 at 12:51 PM

Weekly InSight | ‘Barbecue’ Cooks After Slaying of Haiti’s President

Weekly InSight | ‘Barbecue’ Cooks After Slaying of Haiti’s President This week, InSight Crime looks at the muddied investigation into the murder of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, and how gang boss Jimmy Chérizier... Weekly InSight …

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July 30, 2021 at 1:10 PM

Weekly InSight | Corruption Wins in Guatemala, Cocaine up in Colombia

Weekly InSight | Corruption Wins in Guatemala, Cocaine up in Colombia This week, the US State Department said it was pausing some aid and halting cooperation with Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office Weekly InSight July 30, 20…

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July 23, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Weekly InSight | Don Lucho, US Drug Overdose Deaths

Weekly InSight | Don Lucho, US Drug Overdose Deaths This week, InSight Crime looks at the mystery shrouding the assassination of one of Colombia's foremost drug traffickers and money launderers... Weekly InSight July 23, 2021  …

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July 16, 2021 at 3:58 PM

Weekly InSight | Nicaragua’s Nexus of Crime and Politics

Weekly InSight | Nicaragua’s Nexus of Crime and Politics Nicaragua has long been able to keep homicide rates down, burnishing the country’s anti-crime reputation. Weekly InSight July 16, 2021   View  in your browser …

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July 9, 2021 at 4:18 PM

Weekly InSight | Haiti at Tipping Point

Weekly InSight | Haiti at Tipping Point This week, more bad news from an already battered Haiti with the shocking assassination of President Jovenel... Weekly InSight July 9, 2021   View  in your browser …

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July 2, 2021 at 1:14 PM

Weekly InSight | The Ghost is Exorcised

Weekly InSight | The Ghost is Exorcised This week, Guillermo Acevedo Giraldo, alias "Memo Fantasma," has been arrested. This Colombian drug trafficker’s roots date back to Pablo Escobar’s Weekly InSight July 2, 2021   V…

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June 25, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Weekly InSight | Gabino Steps Down, Inside the MS13

Weekly InSight | Gabino Steps Down, Inside the MS13 This week, ELN top commander Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista, alias “Gabino,” said he is stepping down due to health issues. InSight Crime looks at how... Weekly InSight June 25, 2…

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June 18, 2021 at 1:36 PM

Weekly InSight | Shake-ups in the Underworld

Weekly InSight | Shake-ups in the Underworld This week, InSight Crime looks at how authorities' killing of a top militia leader in Brazil is likely to shake up Rio de Janeiro’s underworld. Weekly InSight June 18, 2021   …

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June 11, 2021 at 1:30 PM

Weekly InSight | Peru’s Security Threats, Colombia’s Environmental Crime Challenges

Weekly InSight | Peru’s Security Threats, Colombia’s Environmental Crime Challenges This week, InSight Crime highlights a trifecta of security challenges facing Peru’s new president. Political corruption is rampant. Weekly InSight …

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June 4, 2021 at 3:58 PM

Weekly InSight | Death on the Campaign Trail in Mexico

Weekly InSight | Death on the Campaign Trail in Mexico This week, Insight Crime looks at why politics in Mexico is a risky business.  Weekly InSight June 4, 2021   View  in your browser This week, InSig…

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May 28, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Weekly InSight | Organized Crime Ghosts Return to Old Haunts

Weekly InSight | Organized Crime Ghosts Return to Old Haunts This week, InSight Crime delved into why the Shining Path chose to commit a violent massacre in Peru in the run-up to presidential elections... Weekly InSight May 28,…

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May 24, 2021 at 1:45 PM

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May 21, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Weekly InSight | Santrich’s Killing, Corruption in Central America

Weekly InSight | Santrich’s Killing, Corruption in Central America This week, immediately following news of the killing of Colombian dissident guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich in Venezuela, InSight Crime looked Weekly InSight …

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May 14, 2021 at 5:09 PM

Weekly InSight | Unraveling the Criminal Wildlife Trade

Weekly InSight | Unraveling the Criminal Wildlife Trade This week, InSight Crime launches an investigation on the trafficking of wildlife from three countries in the region. Weekly InSight May 14, 2021   View  in your b…

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May 7, 2021 at 3:16 PM

Weekly InSight | Blow to Rule of Law in El Salvador

Weekly InSight | Blow to Rule of Law in El Salvador This week, InSight Crime helps shape the debate on El Salvador’s ousting of its attorney general and five high court judges  Weekly InSight May 7, 2021   View  in your…

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April 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Weekly InSight | Synthetics surge in US Drug Market

Weekly InSight | Synthetics surge in US Drug Market This week, InSight Crime publishes an in-depth series on methamphetamine and fentanyl use in Mexico and the United States. Weekly InSight April 30, 2021   View  in you…

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