🇭🇹 | Haiti’s long-awaited elections have been postponed once again. With gangs wielding extensive territorial and political power, the road to restoring democratic rule is littered with challenges. Read our coverage: bit.ly/4BiEvAh

🇧🇷 | Weight loss drugs are now one of the most smuggled contraband products in Brazil. How are looser pharmaceutical regulations in Paraguay driving this new trafficking trend? youtube.com/shorts/q6lfYAaxv…

🇧🇷 | Homicides have fallen in Brazil, but organized crime continues to expand into new markets and territories, particularly in the Amazon. How will Lula address these challenges in his fourth term? Read our analysis: bit.ly/4yGyOcU

🇸🇻 | Bukele’s crackdown weakened MS-13 and Barrio 18 and transformed security in El Salvador. But it also left an overwhelmed prison system and allegations of abuses. How did the country change, and at what cost? Read our analysis: bit.ly/4iTK95c

The revised edition of The Synthetic Drug Revolution is here. Drawing on more than 15 years of InSight Crime research, this exclusive e-book explores the criminal networks, trafficking routes, and market dynamics shaping the synthetic drug trade.  Get your E-book here: bit.ly/4zKFyHG

An Ecuadorian city transformed by extortion. A community resisting violence in Colombia. A father searching for his disappeared son in Mexico. These are some of the stories of Season 2 of The InSight Crime Podcast. 🎧 Listen now. tr.ee/4BNW_8_Ait

🇪🇨 | The alleged leader of a US-designated foreign terrorist organization lives freely in Spain. How did a former prison guard evade extradition after founding one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs? bit.ly/4yifPoO

🇻🇪 | The government of Nicolás Maduro fostered the conditions for establishing a criminal system in Venezuela, profiting from illicit activities such as drug trafficking and illegal mining. Why does this criminal system continue without him? Find the answer here: bit.ly/3UndzhN

🇧🇷 | Lula begins his fourth presidential term facing a complex security agenda. Criminal groups in Brazil are expanding into new illegal economies, as money laundering investigations expose links between organized crime and the financial sector. Read our analysis: bit.ly/4yGyOcU

🇸🇻 | In one of the most extensive judicial processes under President Nayib Bukele’s state of emergency, El Salvador has indicted more than 560 suspected leaders of the Barrio 18 gang. What has Bukele’s iron fist meant for gangs in the country? More: bit.ly/4BuqD6m

🇧🇷 | Booming demand for GLP-1 medications and their generic substitutes has driven weight loss medications to now become one of the most smuggled contraband products in Brazil. Which criminal groups are suspected of driving the trade? youtube.com/shorts/q6lfYAaxv…

#NewAnalysis | Gangs, Fintechs, and the Amazon: The Crime Agenda Awaiting Lula’s Fourth Term: bit.ly/4yGyOcU

The Cartel of the Suns is often described as a traditional drug cartel. Our investigations show something more complex: a corruption network connecting state officials, armed groups, drug trafficking, and illegal gold mining. Watch our video to learn how it works: bit.ly/4cRV77i

🇪🇨 | How did the Lobos become one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs in just a few years? More on how the former prison gang has become a key player in transnational drug trafficking and illegal gold mining: youtube.com/watch?v=pY0RXOok…

🇨🇴 | Digital extortion has gained ground in Colombia, according to a study by the DNP and Asocapitales. Between January and April 2026, extortion increased by 8% compared to the same period in 2025. Read our coverage of this criminal dynamic in the region here: bit.ly/4dOmLTp

Do you want to hear another podcast about very dangerous men with narco nicknames like El Gordo trying very hard to be the next Pablo Escobar? Neither do we. Season 2 of The InSight Crime Podcast follows the people and investigators behind the headlines. bit.ly/3T5V4xV

🇭🇹 | Another election delay in Haiti raises questions about whether the country can overcome a gang-driven security crisis that have paralyzed its institutions. bit.ly/4BiEvAh

🎙️Tren de Aragua grew powerful in Lima through the profits from extorting sex workers. And it left a trail of blood of those who refused to pay. 🎧 Listen to the episode of The InSight Crime Podcast, now available on your favorite podcast platform.  bit.ly/45Cl7iZ

🇸🇻 | More than 560 suspected leaders of the Barrio 18 have been indicted by El Salvador in one of the most extensive judicial processes under the country’s state of emergency. How has President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs affected the country’s security landscape? bit.ly/4BuqD6m

🇧🇷 | Public security is at the center of Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday. While Flávio Bolsonaro emphasizes cooperation with the US against criminal organizations, Lula warns against foreign interference. Learn more: bit.ly/3T0lzVD