👉Join InSight Crime experts Sept. 29–Oct. 2 for three events on fentanyl, Venezuela after Maduro, and data-driven investigations. The Week Pass includes all three events, live Q&As, and a PDF on synthetic drugs.  bit.ly/4ibqhdy

🇭🇹 | At least 11 people were killed by Haiti’s Kokorat San Ras gang in the Artibonite department following a security operation. What is the history of organized crime violence in the strategic agricultural corridor of Artibonite? More: bit.ly/3CMLacG

🇨🇱 🇧🇷 | Chile has dismantled the first detected PCC cell. Authorities arrested 20 people accused of being linked to the group. Where else is Brazil’s PCC present? bit.ly/406QtNw

🇸🇻 | Bukele’s crackdown on gangs has gone from mass arrests to trials involving hundreds of defendants. What happened to the MS13 and Barrio 18 gangs, and what have been the other consequences of this hardline strategy? Learn more: bit.ly/4iTK95c

🇭🇹 | The Kokorat San Ras gang killed at least 11 people in Haiti’s Artibonite department in retaliation for an operation by the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. How is UN military intervention playing out amid Haiti's hundreds of criminal groups? bit.ly/3CMLacG

Peruvian security forces clashed with members of the Border Command in a border area with Colombia. This FARC dissident group maintains extensive control over drug trafficking and illegal mining corridors in the region. Learn more: bit.ly/3ZEGwTI

Behind Closed Doors With InSight Crime is underway. You can still join us for our upcoming conversations on Venezuela and data — and get access to the week's remaining sessions. bit.ly/4ibqhdy

After more than a year on the run, the wife and daughter of alias “Fito,” leader of Los Choneros, were arrested in Colombia. Their case has once more shone a spotlight on the presence of Ecuadorian criminals seeking refuge in Colombia. Read more: bit.ly/3GXIH0W

🇨🇱 🇧🇷 | Thirteen of 20 people arrested as part of an investigation into Chile’s first PCC cell were already in prison. How has the Brazilian transnational group made prisons its operations centers? bit.ly/406QtNw

🇵🇪 | The arrest of Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres saw a reshuffle of the Pulpos’ command structure. Will the gang’s expansion continue under its new leadership? bit.ly/4qSntnh

🇻🇨 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines saw its homicide rate fall 25.5% in 2025, but 37 intentional killings so far this year, including a recent massacre, are raising concerns about gang retaliation. More on the country's homicide history: bit.ly/46Rd02P

For decades, Buenaventura has been under the control of different criminal actors, from guerrilla groups and paramilitaries to gangs. Through the story of one woman and her family, the latest installment of the InSight Crime Podcast shows how the actors change, but the cycle of violence continues. bit.ly/4fXFKv5

🇸🇻 | How did El Salvador come to have the world’s highest incarceration rate? Mass arrests, megaprisons, and collective trials are among the key elements of Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Read here to find out the consequences: bit.ly/4iTK95c

🇧🇴 | Bolivia reached a record 36,400 hectares of coca cultivation, 65.5% more than legally permitted. The UN estimates that potential cocaine production may have reached 275 metric tons. Read more: bit.ly/4xSa7Kd

The wife and daughter of alias “Fito,” leader of Los Choneros, were arrested in Santander, Colombia. Both are wanted by Ecuadorian authorities for their alleged involvement in money laundering. Learn more about Fito here: bit.ly/3SA7AW9

Today, readers turn to InSight Crime to understand issues ranging from fentanyl markets to the expansion of the Tren de Aragua because our reporting follows these stories over time—not just when they make headlines. Help us continue producing independent reporting that helps explain organized crime . bit.ly/47z7xw2

🇻🇨 | Four people were killed and four wounded in a shooting near Kingstown. The attack is the latest in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' struggle with gang violence and firearms. Learn more about homicide numbers in the country: bit.ly/46Rd02P

🇵🇪 | Peruvian police have identified new leaders of the Pulpos following the arrest of Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres. How has the group evolved since its formation in Trujillo, Peru? Learn here: bit.ly/4qSntnh

🇸🇻 | 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

📆Behind Closed Doors With InSight Crime starts tomorrow.  From September 29 to October 2, our experts will come together for three exclusive conversations and workshops on how criminal networks are adapting to changes in the fentanyl market, what the removal of Nicolás Maduro means for Venezuela’s criminal landscape, and how data can help investigators uncover patterns and connections in organized crime. Your US$45 Pass gives you access to all three events that week, live Q&As, and an e-book from our special series on synthetic drugs. Comment "inSight Crime" to receive the information.

🇧🇴 | The area where coca is being cultivated in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, driven by growing global demand for cocaine rather than by the country’s legal coca leaf markets. Learn more: bit.ly/4xSa7Kd