Organized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, Again
Organized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, Again As criminal governance becomes entrenched, the question about Haiti’s return to democracy is not when but how. In a…
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Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña”
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” or “JL,” was the charismatic leader of the Choneros, which, for years, was Ecuador’s most…
Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See | The InSight Take
Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See | The InSight Take Claire McCleskey, former head of compliance at the US Treasury’s OFAC, on what the cartel…
Why Ecuador Is Losing Its Fight Against Organized Crime
Why Ecuador Is Losing Its Fight Against Organized Crime Ecuador’s militarized organized crime crackdown has failed to translate into a sustained reduction in violence…
Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain
Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias "Willy," the alleged leader of the Tiguerones, one of the most powerful gangs in…
Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru
Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru Posing as a would-be miner, InSight Crime answered a Facebook advert offering land with mining permits…
Border Command
Border Command The Border Command (Comandos de la Frontera - CDF) who they are, where they operate, who leads them, and how they are involved in drug trafficking in…
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias "Fito"…
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’ William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias "El Negro Willy" or just "Willy," went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador's…
Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that…
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) The Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada…
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia…