Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
Jul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio.
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) - InSight Crime
May 27, 2024 · The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures.
A History of the Caribbean’s Most Powerful Drug Kingpins
Oct 13, 2023 · Caribbean countries have seized record amounts of cocaine in recent months, but the roots of the region’s persistence as a key corridor for the drug stretch back half a century.. Below, InSight Crime examines the legacies of some of the most influential Caribbean kingpins who helped to shape the region’s current drug trade dynamics.
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
Mar 15, 2024 · The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords.
How Bukele’s Government Overpowered Gangs: Major Findings
Dec 6, 2023 · In March 2022, the government of El Salvador launched one of the most relentless security crackdowns in its history in its latest attempt to debilitate the country’s three main gangs — the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), the Barrio 18 Revolucionarios (18R), …
How Mexico’s Cartels Have Learned Military Tactics - InSight Crime
Sep 2, 2021 · As violence has continued to rise in Mexico year after year, criminal groups have adopted an increasingly militarized approach to their tactics, weaponry and training.
20 Years After Pablo: The Evolution of Colombia’s Drug Trade
Apr 24, 2023 · Twenty years ago, on December 2, 1993, Pablo Escobar, the pioneer of Colombia's cocaine trade, was killed on a rooftop in his native Medellin by police. His death signaled the end of one era of drug trafficking and the birth of another, as the drug trade continued apace, with Medellin still at its heart.
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
Jul 6, 2022 · A string of seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is expanding into new countries and increasing its share of the region’s flourishing synthetic drug markets.
How Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Has Stayed United for Decades
Jul 17, 2023 · The break-up cycle of large criminal groups in Mexico is a predictable one. One after another, groups have arisen to play major roles in the country’s complex drug trafficking dynamics, only to fall prey to factionalism and in-fighting.
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer* - InSight Crime
May 8, 2023 · The process of making synthetic drugs involves various steps, but it must include a key ingredient called a precursor. For methamphetamine, these precursors are 1-phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) and methylamine; for fentanyl, these are 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) and norfentanyl.