US deadly strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in international waters mark an aggressive escalation in US counternarcotics policy.

This week, we look at more terrorist designations of Latin American criminal groups and more hard-line security policies.

As political shifts are aiding a change in criminal control, the Sinaloa Cartel has abandoned Zulia, Venezuela, where it ...

InSight Crime experts discuss the legacy of Honduran drug trafficker Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, who died in a US prison at ...

The US and China announced they would step up the fight against fentanyl, but it is unclear if this will address designer ...

US authorities have said recent missile strikes against alleged drug vessels target cartels, but that's not an accurate ...

This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of a Bolivian drug ...

The rise of the use of ghost guns is one of the trends documented in the a recent academic article. We spoke to the authors.

InSight Crime tracks the United States’ attacks on drug trafficking organizations, analyzing the strategies and possible ...

A Chinese man accused of leading a transnational trafficking network with Mexican ties was recaptured and extradited, showing the role brokers play in the global drug chain.

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