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Home News Countries Investigations I n Depth About Us tw-icon fb-icon in-icon Español Search Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime YOUR SEARCH The most extensive database on organized crime in the Americas InSight Crime SECTION SEARCH SEARCH Sun, Feb 23, 2020 Home News Countries Investigations I n Depth About Us tw-icon fb-icon in-icon Español DONATE DONAR -- NEWS MORE NEWS Freeing of MS13 Leader in Honduras Raises More Questions Than Answers A tactical military-style operation allegedly carried out by suspected gang members succeeded in freeing a high-profile MS13 leader jailed in Honduras, but serious questions remain about who may have... Read more February 21, 2020 Politicians, Businesses in Deforestation Free-For-All in Guaviare,... Recent investigations in Colombia have found that government leaders and landowners in Colombia's... February 21, 2020 'Contador' - Colombia's Sought After Patron of Cocaine A shadowy leader of his own army in Colombia's department of Nariño, suspected crime boss "El... February 20, 2020 Brazil's Risky Bet on Tech to Fight Crime Rio de Janeiro’s ultra-conservative governor, Wilson Witzel, was elected in 2018 on a... February 19, 2020 Most Read Los Ardillos Continue Terrorizing Indigenous Communities of Guerrero, Mexico More About Más sobre Homicides El Salvador President Gains Most From Prosecution of Rivals More About Más sobre Barrio 18 Overview of Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia More About Más sobre Cocaine All news from Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Caribbean Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela InDepth Homicides -- -- Work With Us Work with Us: Research and Writing Internship -- -- SubScribe to Receive InSight Crime’s Top Stories Weekly FEATURED More Featured Featured Overview of Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia Social leaders across Colombia were murdered at an almost unprecedented rate in 2019, and for a wide range of causes. Criminal gangs seeking to protect their illegal economies, such as drug traff... Read more More Featured Featured El Salvador President Gains Most From Prosecution of Rivals The evidence used to indict several high-ranking politicians in El Salvador for negotiating with gangs has been around for years, raising questions about why prosecutors are bringing the cases no... Read more More Featured Featured El Salvador's Prosecutions of Officials Who Negotiated With Gangs Explained Prosecutors in El Salvador have charged high-ranking politicians with electoral fraud in connection to their controversial negotiations with gang leaders, opening a Pandora’s Box for public off... Read more More Featured Featured InSight Crime’s 2019 Homicide Round-Up Unrest gripped much of Latin America and the Caribbean throughout 2019. From record violence in Mexico that recalled the darkest days of the drug war, to... Read more More Featured Featured GameChangers 2019: 10 Predictions for Organized Crime in 2020 The year was one of political tumult, fed in no small part by organized crime and its favored weapon: corruption. The region appeared to take a step backwards during the year, as criminal structu... Read more Most Read Los Ardillos Continue Terrorizing Indigenous Communities of Guerrero, Mexico More About Más sobre Homicides El Salvador President Gains Most From Prosecution of Rivals More About Más sobre Barrio 18 Overview of Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia More About Más sobre Cocaine NEWSMAKERS Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) -- ELN in Venezuela -- Paisas -- Barrio Azteca -- FARC in Venezuela -- José Vicente Lesmes, alias ‘Walter Mendoza’ -- Subscribe Receive InSight Crime's Top Stories Weekly SubScribe to Receive InSight Crime’s Top Stories Weekly Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. See Privacy Policy -- Home News Countries Investigations I n Depth About Us tw-icon fb-icon in-icon Español Home News Countries Investigations I n Depth About Us tw-icon fb-icon in-icon Español ©...