InSight Crime - Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime
3 days ago · Former Norte del Valle Cartel leader Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, alias “Chupeta,” who was detained in Brazil in 2007, is known for orchestrating many drug-related killings, exporting hundreds of tons of cocaine for the Sinaloa Cartel, and evading capture by changing his face with plastic surgery.
How El Salvador’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Dec 6, 2023 · Sources: Emergency decree enacted by El Salvador legislative assembly, March 26 2022; El Salvador legislative assembly; confidential police intelligence reports; interviews with El Salvador security officials; Revista Factum But while the crackdown’s impact has been transformative, the gangs are not finished in El Salvador. In fact, the government’s own data contradicts the Bukele ...
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.
Is Trinidad and Tobago Headed for Its Deadliest Year Yet - InSight …
Sep 12, 2024 · Gang violence in Trinidad and Tobago is on the rise, and without significant policy changes, predictive models suggest the trend will worsen over the coming years.. The country has experienced a sharp spike in homicides in 2024, with 413 cases as of August 26, surpassing the figures from the same period over the previous five years.
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.
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), …
Criminal Violence Paralyzes Mexico’s Southern State of Guerrero
Feb 13, 2024 · Ongoing battles between several crime groups over lucrative criminal economies like extortion have sparked a new wave of violence in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero, highlighting the multitude of factors driving insecurity in this region.
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.
What We Know About Tren de Aragua’s US Presence - InSight Crime
Oct 4, 2024 · Tren de Aragua’s supposed expansion into the United States has received national media coverage and attention from the country’s most prominent politicians, fueling questions about the extent of the group’s presence and activities.
Lobos - InSight Crime
Dec 3, 2024 · In the space of just a few years, the Lobos have evolved from a splinter group of the Choneros to one of Ecuador’s most powerful and innovative criminal organizations, with thousands of members spread across the country and within the prisons.