InSight Crime

Podcast | A Marked House: Extortion in Ecuador

For Andrés and Juliana, Durán was home. That is, until extortionists from one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs, the Chone Killers, attacked.

On the Radar: Maduro Trial Takes Shape as Brazil Targets PCC Finances

What’s the latest on the US case against Nicolás Maduro?

Brazil keeps targeting the PCC’s finances—but is it working?

And wha...

The “New” US War on Organized Crime

President Trump’s administration has made the fight against drug trafficking the premise for militarized, punitive action both at home and abroad.

At home, it has inflated the threat represented by cr...

Four Decades of El Mayo’s Criminal Career End in a Life Sentence

For four decades,

The InSight Take: After El Mayo’s Sentencing, is the Godfather Era of the Sinaloa Cartel Over?