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A Human Rights Watch report detailed how US military strikes on vessels supposedly used for drug trafficking are destroying any potential evidence of criminal activity. How has the strike campaign unfolded? bit.ly/4oxipDs

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 1h

Costa Rica and the United States arrested a Chinese citizen for they connect with cocaine trafficking and money laundering, who is now awaiting extradition to the US. Read our coverage of other alleged Costa Ricans traffickers: bit.ly/4uJUiUP

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 2h

🇧🇷 | Most politicians named in Brazil's Bank Master scandal won their races in this weekend's votes. Flávio Bolsonaro, whose ties to the bank’s boss drew scrutiny, is leading as the presidential race. Read more about the scandal: bit.ly/4vKv6xj

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 4h

The capture of an alleged Australian-Iranian drug trafficker who had been hiding in Colombia for nearly eight years highlights the connection between criminal networks in South America and the Australian cocaine market. Read more here: ttps://bit.ly/4uyAq7g

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 5h

🇭🇹 | Gangs in Haiti have carried out more than 230 kidnappings this year, and more than 1,000 women and girls have been victims of rape. Learn more about the criminal groups behind the violence in our country profile: bit.ly/3CMLacG

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 6h

The murders of mayor Carlos Manzo and influencer Valeria Márquez have been connected to the same CJNG commander by the authorities: R1. Who is he, and what does his arrest reveal about the group’s changing leadership structure? bit.ly/4eeVDNk

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 20h

Human Rights Watch has highlighted concerns over US operations against vessels allegedly used for drug trafficking. How many lethal and non-lethal strikes have US forces launched? bit.ly/4oxipDs

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 21h

🎙️Tren de Aragua grew powerful in Lima through the profits from extorting sex workers. And it left a trail of blood of those who refused to pay. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of The InSight Crime Podcast, now available on your favorite podcast platform. bit.ly/45Cl7iZ

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 22h

A Chinese citizen who became a Costa Rican citizen and served as a logistics and financial operator in the cocaine trade is the latest person to be added to the list of individuals tagged for extradition to the United States. Read more here: bit.ly/4uJUiUP

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 23h

🇧🇷 | Brazil's presidential election is going to a second round, and some of the major alleged protagonists in the Bank Master scandal emerged politically unscathed. Read our explainers of the Bank Master scheme here: bit.ly/4vKv6xj

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

🎙️Season 2 of The InSight Crime Podcast has officially begun. Five new stories from across Latin America. A new episode every week. In English and Spanish. 🎧 Go beyond the kingpins and get to know the stories of the people affected by organized crime. bit.ly/4wYeP9c

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

Bolivian police detained Attorney General Roger Mariaca in an operation targeting officials accused of alleged ties to Sebastián Marset and his drug-trafficking network. Learn more about Marset in our profile: bit.ly/3N7EDvc

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

Colombian authorities arrested Arash Ebrahimi Far, alias “Ash” or “The Kid,” an alleged Australian-Iranian drug trafficker who was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for drug trafficking and money laundering. How has Australia’s cocaine market grown? bit.ly/4uyAq7g

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

🎙️Extortion. Disappearances. Communities resisting violence. We want to tell you what criminal power looks like in the Americas. These are some of the stories you'll hear in Season 2 of The InSight Crime Podcast. bit.ly/4fn0VXa

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

One of the men involved in the murder of a former Venezuelan military official in Chile could face a 20-year prison sentence. The victim’s family suggested the killing could have been politically motivated. bit.ly/3WZPRqu

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

🇧🇷 | Brazil’s electoral courts are confronting allegations of organized crime influence ahead of the 2026 elections, with cases involving suspected ties to the PCC, the Red Command, militias, illegal gambling networks, and local criminal groups. Learn more: bit.ly/4rMamoO

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 05/10/2026

🇭🇹 | At least 5,700 people have been killed or injured in Haiti between January 1 and September 11 as a result of gang violence, according to the UN High Commissioner. Read more about gang violence on the island in our profile: bit.ly/3CMLacG

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 04/10/2026

🇧🇷 | Nine Brazilian political parties allocated around $4.1 million in public campaign funds to 20 candidates flagged by prosecutors or electoral courts over alleged links to criminal groups, militias, and other illicit networks. Learn more: bit.ly/4rMamoO

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 04/10/2026

Colombia extradited Geovany Andrés Rojas, alias "Araña," leader of the Border Command, to the US on cocaine trafficking and "narco-terrorism" charges. Find out more about this criminal leader in #OntheRadar this week: bit.ly/4hv7mZ6

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 04/10/2026

🇲🇽 | Following the capture of “El Mayo” Zambada, his son Ismael Zambada Sicairos—alias “Mayito Flaco”—took charge of La Mayiza, according to the US Treasury. Learn about his criminal history, allies, and the role he plays within the Sinaloa Cartel: bit.ly/3U2GUhI

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 03/10/2026

A new US sanction targeting Tren de Aragua focuses on a network that allegedly used malware to attack ATMs and generate revenue for the group. Some of the money was reportedly laundered through cryptocurrencies. Learn more about Tren de Aragua: bit.ly/4ilLRcr

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 03/10/2026

In July 2025, the ELN and Venezuelan military forces clashed in Táchira in what was an unusual episode. Now, local media are reporting a new clash. Read more about how the guerrilla group controls territories along the Venezuela-Colombia border: bit.ly/4hH5ZXn

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 03/10/2026

Chilean police detained 20 people in what prosecutors call the first PCC cell dismantled in the country — 13 of whom were already in Chilean prisons. Investigators say the Brazilian group was recruiting and "baptizing" Chileans, not importing Brazilians. Learn more: bit.ly/4hv7mZ6

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 03/10/2026

Chile convicted one of the material authors of the murder of a former Venezuelan military official. Yet allegations of the involvement of Venezuelan government officials are still unproven. bit.ly/3WZPRqu

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 03/10/2026

🇧🇷 | At least 30 candidates in Brazil’s 2026 elections have faced questions from prosecutors or electoral courts over suspected links to organized crime. Twenty-one had their registrations rejected by regional electoral courts. Learn more: bit.ly/4rMamoO

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 02/10/2026

In Táchira, Venezuela, where the ELN maintains deep territorial and social control, local media reported a clash with security forces. Read about a similar episode in our investigation: bit.ly/4hH5ZXn

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 02/10/2026

The US sanctioned a network linked to the Tren de Aragua over alleged ATM attacks. One of those targeted is alias “Prometheus,” one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Read our profile on Tren de Aragua to learn more about the notorious group: bit.ly/4ilLRcr

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 02/10/2026

🇲🇽 | The United States identified the man known as “Mayito Flaco” as the current leader of La Mayiza and sanctioned several members of his inner circle. Who is he, and how did he rise to power within the Sinaloa Cartel? Read about it in our profile: bit.ly/3U2GUhI

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 02/10/2026

🎙️Tren de Aragua grew powerful in Lima through the profits from extorting sex workers. And it left a trail of blood of those who refused to pay. 🎧 Listen to the episode of The InSight Crime Podcast, now available on your favorite podcast platform. bit.ly/45Cl7iZ

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

The ELN and Venezuelan security forces clashed near the border with Colombia, according to local media. This is not the first attack of its kind. Learn more about the ELN’s presence in Táchira in our investigation: bit.ly/4hH5ZXn

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

🇨🇱 🇧🇷 | Members of Chile’s first alleged PCC cell highlight the spread of Brazil’s largest criminal group. How did the organization spread across South America? bit.ly/406QtNw

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

The United States sanctioned 10 individuals and entities linked to a network involved in attacks on ATMs that, according to the US Department of the Treasury, generated revenue for Tren de Aragua. Learn more about Tren de Aragua from our profile: bit.ly/4ilLRcr

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

Gio was one of Ecuador’s best-known gangsta rappers. He was also part the inner circle of the country’s most notorious drug lord and leader of the Choneros gang, "Fito." . 🎧 Listen to his story in the new episode of the InSight Crime Podcast. bit.ly/4gfjxJ7

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

The wife and daughter of "Fito," the jailed Choneros leader, were captured in Santander, Colombia, on an Interpol red notice. Ecuadorian prosecutors say those charged in the Blanqueo Fito case laundered over US$25 million. Learn more in this week's #OntheRadar bit.ly/4hv7mZ6

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

What happens to Venezuela’s criminal landscape after Nicolás Maduro? Tomorrow in our live edition of The InSight Take, part of Behind Closed Doors With InSight Crime, we’ll explore what has changed, what has survived, and what comes next. Learn more here: bit.ly/4ibqhdy

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

🇲🇽 | The United States sanctioned the man known as "Mayito Flaco" and several members of his inner circle. The Treasury identifies him as the current leader of La Mayiza, one of the main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. Read more in his profile: bit.ly/3U2GUhI

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 01/10/2026

Members of the FARC dissident group known as the Border Command clashed with the Peruvian army in a jungle area along the border with Colombia. What are the criminal group’s strategic interests in the region? Learn more here: bit.ly/3ZEGwTI

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

🎙️For Andrés and Juliana, Durán was home. Then masked gunmen fired five bullets into their house. What followed was a negotiation with one of Ecuador's most feared criminal groups that changed their lives forever. 🎧 Listen to their story in Episode 1 bit.ly/4wYeP9c

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

🇭🇹 | At least 11 people were killed by Haiti’s Kokorat San Ras gang in the Artibonite department following a security operation. What is the history of organized crime violence in the strategic agricultural corridor of Artibonite? More: bit.ly/3CMLacG

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

🇨🇱 🇧🇷 | Chile has dismantled the first detected PCC cell. Authorities arrested 20 people accused of being linked to the group. Where else is Brazil’s PCC present? bit.ly/406QtNw

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

🇸🇻 | Bukele’s crackdown on gangs has gone from mass arrests to trials involving hundreds of defendants. What happened to the MS13 and Barrio 18 gangs, and what have been the other consequences of this hardline strategy? Learn more: bit.ly/4iTK95c

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

🇭🇹 | The Kokorat San Ras gang killed at least 11 people in Haiti’s Artibonite department in retaliation for an operation by the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. How is UN military intervention playing out amid Haiti's hundreds of criminal groups? bit.ly/3CMLacG

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

Peruvian security forces clashed with members of the Border Command in a border area with Colombia. This FARC dissident group maintains extensive control over drug trafficking and illegal mining corridors in the region. Learn more: bit.ly/3ZEGwTI

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 30/09/2026

After more than a year on the run, the wife and daughter of alias “Fito,” leader of Los Choneros, were arrested in Colombia. Their case has once more shone a spotlight on the presence of Ecuadorian criminals seeking refuge in Colombia. Read more: bit.ly/3GXIH0W

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

🇨🇱 🇧🇷 | Thirteen of 20 people arrested as part of an investigation into Chile’s first PCC cell were already in prison. How has the Brazilian transnational group made prisons its operations centers? bit.ly/406QtNw

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

🇵🇪 | The arrest of Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres saw a reshuffle of the Pulpos’ command structure. Will the gang’s expansion continue under its new leadership? bit.ly/4qSntnh

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

🇻🇨 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines saw its homicide rate fall 25.5% in 2025, but 37 intentional killings so far this year, including a recent massacre, are raising concerns about gang retaliation. More on the country's homicide history: bit.ly/46Rd02P

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

🇸🇻 | How did El Salvador come to have the world’s highest incarceration rate? Mass arrests, megaprisons, and collective trials are among the key elements of Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Read here to find out the consequences: bit.ly/4iTK95c

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

🇧🇴 | Bolivia reached a record 36,400 hectares of coca cultivation, 65.5% more than legally permitted. The UN estimates that potential cocaine production may have reached 275 metric tons. Read more: bit.ly/4xSa7Kd

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InSight Crime @insightcrime.org · 29/09/2026

The wife and daughter of alias “Fito,” leader of Los Choneros, were arrested in Santander, Colombia. Both are wanted by Ecuadorian authorities for their alleged involvement in money laundering. Learn more about Fito here: bit.ly/3SA7AW9

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