15 years of research and analysis on organized crime and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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#NewInvestigation | Operation Zaraza: Airstrikes, Abuses, and a Criminal Revolt in Chavista Venezuela bit.ly/4epIbWr
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🇻🇪Explore the strange story of how a Venezuelan gang storming a voting center to protest a stolen election ended with an airstrike on a tiny hamlet of peasant farmers in our new multimedia investigation with @DefiendeVE bit.ly/4epIbWr
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👉The reported death of "Niño Guerrero" leaves major questions unanswered: Who will lead Tren de Aragua next? And could the group's growing fragmentation accelerate?
Our latest analysis. bit.ly/44co60Q
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🇲🇽 | A year before Nicole Pardo's abduction, a plane dropped flyers over Culiacán naming 25 influencers allegedly linked to a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. At least nine people on that list are now dead. Read about the deadly influencer wars of Sinaloa: bit.ly/4xjsMj0
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👉Operation Zaraza brought thousands of soldiers and police to central Venezuela. Paul is one of several residents who reported being detained and interrogated by security forces searching for alleged gang collaborators.
See the investigation: bit.ly/4eGxuzS
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What do Venezuela’s latest moves against illegal mining tell us? What does “Otoniel’s” sentencing mean for the criminal group he once led? Are World Cup tourists in Mexico really at risk? We break down these stories and more in this week’s On the Radar: bit.ly/4xjf6V7
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🇧🇷 | | A police operation targeting alleged ties between internet providers and the Red Command, resulting in eight arrest warrants and requests to freeze R$3.5 million (over $680,000) in assets linked to the suspects. Learn more about how gangs control internet services at: bit.ly/3FHlobg
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Jun 14
💡Who was "Niño Guerrero"?
From an inmate in Venezuela's Tocorón prison to the leader of Tren de Aragua, he oversaw the expansion of one of Latin America's most influential criminal organizations.
Read our analysis. bit.ly/44co60Q
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Jun 13
Are tourists traveling to Mexico for the World Cup really at risk? We separate fact from fiction in this week's On the Radar, alongside two other key organized crime stories. bit.ly/4xjf6V7
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🇲🇽 | Antonio Molina Díaz was a former prisons director in Mexico. He’s now been indicted on organized crime and embezzlement charges. Learn more about his links to Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former security chief in US prison for aiding drug traffickers. bit.ly/3XDiFCX
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🇻🇪In 2024, the Venezuelan state deployed thousands of troops in an anti-gang operation that terrorized the local population. Today, the president who gave the order is gone. But the apparatus of state repression remains. Learn more in our new investigation bit.ly/4epIbWr
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Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias "Niño Guerrero," was killed during a joint US/Venezuela operation, according to the governments of both countries. What could his reported death mean for the future of the criminal organization?f.mtr.cool/nfyajyvqdn
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#NewAnalysis Tren de Aragua Leader ‘Niño Guerrero’ Killed in Venezuela bit.ly/446yXJI
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InSight Crime’s newsletter is how policymakers, journalists, and security experts stay informed about the organized crime challenges they face. Subscribe now for exclusive insights delivered to your inbox every week. bit.ly/3OIblHm
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What do a MrBeast challenge winner and a 250-kilogram seizure of premium cannabis in Paraguay have in common? Read how a bust reveals about the expanding north-to-south movement of marijuana: bit.ly/43ZzNYJ
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🇧🇷 | In a recent investigation, prosecutors allege weapons purchased in Europe entered Paraguay legally before being trafficked into Brazil through a network accused of supplying the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command. Learn more about these networks at: bit.ly/3Scs84o
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🇵🇪 | The head of Peru’s police stated that 64 bus drivers have been killed so far in 2026, as the public transport industry continues to be hit by mass extortion. Read more about organized crime in Peru: bit.ly/49OMDN2
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What does Colombia’s sentencing of “Otoniel” mean for the criminal organization he once led? We unpack that story and two more organized crime headlines in this week’s On the Radar. bit.ly/4xjf6V7
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🇧🇷 | | Internet providers in the northeastern state of Ceará partnered with members of the Red Command to dominate local markets through violence and intimidation, according to charges by the authorities. Learn more about how gangs control internet services at: bit.ly/3FHlobg
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🇲🇽 Is organized crime in Mexico entering a new phase? For more than 15 years, InSight Crime has studied the evolution of Mexico’s criminal landscape from the ground up. To learn more, join our specialists at our upcoming donor-exclusive event. bit.ly/4xqB3BZ
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🇲🇽 | When influencer Nicole Pardo, known LaNicholette, was kidnapped in Sinaloa, millions watched the footage online. She survived, as did bigger questions about the blurry line between social media performance, narco culture, and organized crime. Read more: bit.ly/4xjsMj0
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