Mexico's extradition request for several American citizens accused of smuggling stolen oil exposes an imbalance in the ...

The gang's days of playing Robin Hood to locals are over as it shifts its focus to the internaitonal cocaine trade.

Gang massacres in Mexico, Ecuador's hardline measures against drug violence, and legal action by victims of the US' missile ...

The fight against organized crime is now at the center of a trade war that has erupted between Colombia and Ecuador.

With AI moving into nearly all corners of life, criminal organizations and law enforcement are adopting new technologies to gain an edge.

This week: violent gang reprisals in Guatemala, a symbolic push for justice in Colombia, and mounting pressure on Mexico from ...

With power in Venezuela shifting, the future of the ELN's relationship with the Venezuelan government remains in question.

The number of migrants traveling through Latin America to the United States plummeted in 2025 and sent organized crime groups scrambling to plug a multibillion-dollar hole in their profits. Between ...

Even as the infamy of the Tren de Aragua grows in the Americas, its cohesion and organization are weakening. The assertion by the regime of Nicolás Maduro that Tren de Aragua has been wiped out in ...

Honduras is among the most dangerous places in the world to defend the land and natural resources. At least 23 environmental leaders were killed in 2023 and 2024 alone, making it the deadliest country ...

Organized crime — particularly cocaine trafficking — has been the main driver of homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last decade, according to data compiled by InSight Crime. While ...

A group of armed men stormed into a drug rehab facility in the city of Culiacán, Mexico, at around 2:00 in the morning on April 7, and rounded up the 20 or so individuals living there. The director of ...