Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
Jul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio.
How El Salvador’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Dec 6, 2023 · Sources: Emergency decree enacted by El Salvador legislative assembly, March 26 2022; El Salvador legislative assembly; confidential police intelligence reports; interviews with El Salvador security officials; Revista Factum But while the crackdown’s impact has been transformative, the gangs are not finished in El Salvador. In fact, the government’s own data contradicts the Bukele ...
Mexico’s Narco Tanks Are Going From Impractical to Tactical
Oct 11, 2024 · The use of Mexico’s now-legendary narco tanks in face-offs between criminal groups is growing, and technological innovations have helped them evolve from being a symbolic emblem to an important tactical weapon on the battlefield.
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) - InSight Crime
May 27, 2024 · The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures.
Navigating Extreme Violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - InSight …
Jan 9, 2024 · In Ciudad Juárez, many young people struggle to escape the grips of forced recruitment and organized crime-related violence. Some succeed.
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
Mar 15, 2024 · The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords.
2024 | THE GLOBAL SAFETY REPORT. The port city of Guayaquil acts as a critical export . hub for transporting cocaine to Europe. In 2023, no other region anywhere in the world — excluding
Historic Guilty Plea by Bank Shows US Money Laundering Focus
Oct 22, 2024 · For the first time, a US bank has admitted to helping criminal networks in Colombia launder hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money, highlighting the fruits of a renewed push to target those aiding the region’s money launderers.
Maduro's Regime Fails to Eradicate ‘Pranato’ in Venezuela
Nov 14, 2024 · The intervention in yet another Venezuelan prison under criminal leaders’ control highlights the ongoing failure of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime to eliminate the country’s prison gangs despite a year of targeted operations.
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
Jul 6, 2022 · A string of seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is expanding into new countries and increasing its share of the region’s flourishing synthetic drug markets.