🇨🇴 | Do tusi users know what they’re actually taking? Despite its party drug image, tusi has been linked to 18 cases of severe vascular damage, 22 poisonings, and an amputation in Medellín. What’s behind the pink powder’s reputation? bit.ly/4Am5Dgs

🇨🇴 | An attack involving explosives launched from drones in the department of Bolívar, which left three soldiers dead and 16 wounded, highlights the challenge authorities face in curbing the spread of this technology by criminal groups. Read more at: bit.ly/4qGrPOL

🇧🇴 | Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz touted his administration’s achievements in combating drug trafficking as he completed his first year in office. But the country’s coca cultivation has reached record levels. Read more: bit.ly/4xSa7Kd

Tren de Aragua’s leaders face new cocaine trafficking charges in the latest US indictment, and rewards for their capture have been increased to $50 million. Learn more about the group’s leadership: bit.ly/48RxuHo

🇻🇪 🇨🇴 | The attack on an ELN camp on the Venezuela-Colombia border marks a rift in the long-standing relationship with the Chavista government. Why is this happening now? Read our latest analysis: bit.ly/3UJsP9p

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

🔎 | InSight Crime is searching for curious, analytical, and driven interns ready to dive into investigative journalism and research on organized crime in the Americas. Apply here:

Editorial: bit.ly/4oRXf2t

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Criminal organizations in Latin America have turned natural resources into spoils of war. Read our investigations to find out how illegal mining and logging are advancing unchecked: bit.ly/4b4p94G

🇵🇾 | Paraguay’s president was impeached and arrested as a banking and political scandal tears through the country. Check in on our profile for the latest updates: bit.ly/4ifVudC

Barrio 18 has shaped the criminal landscape of Central America for decades. But how has the gang evolved, and why does its structure look different in El Salvador and Honduras?

Our new reel explains it: youtube.com/shorts/5OcPr8K…

👉The cost of cargo theft goes beyond the value of stolen goods. In Costa Rica, contracting private security can raise transport costs by up to 25%. Our investigation examines how criminal groups targeting trucks are impacting the freight industry. bit.ly/3USaiHW

How did a street gang from Los Angeles become one of Central America’s most powerful criminal groups? 

Watch our new reel to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/5OcPr8K…

🇨🇷 | We traveled 520 km from Paso Canoas to Peñas Blancas with a truck driver and his armed escort to document the risks posed by gangs of violent highwaymen in Costa Rica. Find out what happened in our latest investigation: bit.ly/3USaiHW

🇲🇽 🇬🇹 | Former Zetas ally Horst Walther Overdick, alias “El Tigre,” has been rearrested. How did the Mexican crime group he supported expand into Guatemala? bit.ly/4zIiSbi

🇵🇪 | One hundred days into her presidency, Keiko Fujimori faces diverse challenges from Peru’s criminal landscape, but illegal mining is one of the most significant. Read about it here: bit.ly/470t1DN

🇨🇴 | Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella secured the congressional approval for a bill establishing a new legal framework for bringing members of criminal groups to justice. What is the security landscape facing this initiative? Read more here: bit.ly/4ijN3j2

🇪🇨One of the groups most closely linked to violence in Durán is the Chone Killers, who dabble in drug trafficking, extortion, and kidnapping. In Episode 1, InSight Crime investigates how this organization became a central actor in Ecuador's criminal landscape.
🎧 Listen now. bit.ly/4wYeP9c

The Venezuelan government has launched strikes against Colombia’s ELN, a guerrilla group that has long found refuge on the Venezuelan side of the border.

The InSight Take explores if this could this signal the start of a campaign against the group: bit.ly/4kE3acB

From Los Angeles to Central America: Barrio 18’s expansion was shaped by deportations, prison dynamics and internal divisions.
How did the gang evolve into a major criminal force across the region?

Watch our new reel to find out: youtube.com/shorts/5OcPr8K…

🇲🇽 | Horst Walther Overdick, alias “El Tigre,” is again behind bars, seven years after being released from a US prison. He rose to prominence after allying with Mexican group the Zetas in the early 2010s. Read more: bit.ly/4zIiSbi