In recent years, Ecuador has been engulfed in a wave of violence, and authorities struggle to trace the origins of many ...

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The Global Investigative Journalism Network noted InSight Crime’s use and coverage of artificial intelligence (AI) this week in an article for World Press Freedom Day. InSight Crime increasingly ...

Corruption is a key component of arms trafficking networks that funnel state weapons into the hands of organized crime, says ...

InSight Crime invites you to an exclusive event just for donors that will unpack how an unprecedented surge in cocaine production is reshaping the global drug trade. Drawing from the latest field ...

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US President Donald Trump is moving to slash funding for diplomatic and aid programs. Experts say the move could undercut the ...

El Salvador is the spiritual homeland of Central America’s most notorious street gangs – the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18. For years, these gangs terrorized poor urban neighborhoods across ...