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.

Dec 27, 2024 · Ecuador became the latest Latin American nation to turn to a militarized response to combat organized crime in 2024. But the crackdown has missed its mark, leading to a reorganization rather than destruction of the country’s criminal groups.

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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.

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.

Dec 1, 2023 · Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel transformed the cocaine trade during their heyday in the 1980s. But the 30 years since the kingpin’s death have shown that the business remains one of the world’s most dynamic criminal economies.

Nov 21, 2024 · The assassination of a police informant in São Paulo’s main international airport has exposed serious flaws in Brazil’s witness protection system, complicating efforts to dismantle powerful organized crime networks.

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.

Oct 30, 2024 · A record 13-ton seizure of cocaine in Spain in mid-October is more evidence that the country has returned as the main entry point into Europe for the drug after Belgium and the Netherlands significantly improved security at their ports.

Jan 9, 2024 · In Ciudad Juárez, many young people struggle to escape the grips of forced recruitment and organized crime-related violence. Some succeed.