Honduras

After Sanctions, Will Ecuador Put a Stop to Shark-Fin Trafficking? Authorities in Ecuador are contemplating a response to an international sanction of its shark trade, which could be the first...

https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-sanctions-shark-fin-trafficking/

Brazil’s PCC Wades into Municipal Contracts Game A spate of arrests targeting politicians with gang links in the Brazilian state of São Paulo illustrates the ongoing evolution of the countr...

https://insightcrime.org/news/brazil-pcc-municipal-contracts-arrests/

How Criminal Elites in Ecuador Twist Legal Norms to Skirt Justice Ecuador's judiciary is struggling to stop well-connected criminals from turning legal safeguards meant to protect civil rights...

https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-elites-skirt-justice/

In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion A threatening pamphlet sent to residents of a fishing village in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, marked a turning point for the local crim...

https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-zulia-extortion-gangs-schools/

DataInSights: Is Chile Losing Control of its Prisons? Chilean authorities appear to be losing control of the country's prisons, as growing overcrowding tempts criminals into challenging securi...

https://insightcrime.org/news/chile-prison-control-overcrowding/

Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows A wastewater analysis has indicated that in Europe, cocaine from South America is now being consumed in smaller towns, as we...

https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-spreads-beyond-europes-cities-wastewater-shows/

InSight Crime Leads Analysis of Global Cocaine Market This week, InSight Crime’s Co-Founder, Jeremy McDermott spoke to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to highlight Europe’s growing role ...

https://insightcrime.org/the-organization/insight-crime-leads-analysis-of-global-cocaine-market/

Decreased Cocaine Flows Lead to Increased Extortion in Northern Colombia Declining cocaine flows in northern Colombia have led to a rise in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups...

https://insightcrime.org/news/decreased-cocaine-flows-lead-to-increased-extortion-in-northern-colombia/

InSide the Story: How We Investigated Honduras’ Women’s Prison Massacre On August 16, 2023, InSight Crime published an investigation into one of the deadliest massacres ever recorded in a ...

https://insightcrime.org/news/inside-the-story-how-we-investigated-honduras-womens-prison-massacre/

Ecuador Raid on Mexico Embassy Risks Support for Security Plans The decision to launch the raid on the Mexican embassy has the hallmarks of a political gamble, with Noboa betting that the bene...

https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-raid-mexico-embassy-risks-support-security-plans/

Colombia’s Ex-FARC Mafia Issues IDs to Enforce Criminal Governance Reports of Colombian armed groups demanding custom identification documents in their territories show criminal groups’ gr...

https://insightcrime.org/news/colombia-ex-farc-mafia-issues-ids-enforce-criminal-governance/