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#NewInvestigation | How Organized Crime Shapes Mexico’s Fentanyl Markets. bit.ly/4byDg48

👉Read our latest investigation on how fentanyl markets have grown in northern Mexico and the role criminal groups play. bit.ly/3Pzgem9

#HomicideRoundup | El Salvador reported one of the region’s lowest homicide rates in 2025. But how should this data be assessed when access is limited? We’ll answer this and other questions during our exclusive event. Register here: bit.ly/4bqOVTr

From a hierarchical organization to a network of cells embedded within the state and engaged in drug trafficking, the Cartel of the Suns has been redefined multiple times by the United States. Discover what lies behind this name in our latest investigation. bit.ly/4lcIHKk

#NewAnalysis | Dollarino and the Rise of Brokers in the Cocaine Pipeline to Europe. bit.ly/4uCCcEU

🇯🇲 #HomicideRoundup | Jamaica recorded its lowest homicide count in 31 years in 2025. The decline marks a sharp contrast with escalating violence in other parts of the region. What explains this divergence? Read our regional special here: bit.ly/4rv74UV

🇧🇷 | One of the Red Command’s most wanted traffickers, alias "Jiló dos Prazeres," was killed in a police operation in central Rio that targeted the gang’s stronghold. Learn more about the Brazilian group here. bit.ly/4hSM9Hc

📍 The UN's Global Fraud Summit urged stronger international cooperation against technology-driven fraud. Learn more about how AI is transforming crime: bit.ly/4dBX4Db

🔎 On the Radar: Latin America Keeps Attacking Crime — But Is It Working? Bombings on Ecuador's border with Colombia, the arrest of one of the region's most wanted traffickers, and more hardline anti-crime measures from Chile are the focus this week. But is any of it working?

#HomicideRoundup | Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up event will analyze criminal group reconfigurations, how reliable murder data from governments is, and emerging regional risks. Register here: bit.ly/4bqOVTr

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 | As Mexican criminal organizations became producers and traffickers of fentanyl to the United States, pockets of domestic consumption also emerged. Learn more about how these markets developed in our latest report. bit.ly/4byDg48

🇧🇷 | A street party in São Paulo is under fire after videos showed a performance by a funk singer making reference to Rio de Janeiro's Pure Third Command gang. Learn more about funk music and organized crime. bit.ly/41YEVMR

🇧🇷 #HomicideRoundup | In 2025, Brazil’s homicide rate dropped for the 7th consecutive year, yet police killings and criminal fragmentation complicate that picture. What indicators matter most when interpreting violence in Brazil? Join our March 26 event to learn more: bit.ly/4bqOVTr

🇺🇾 | Who is Sebastián Marset, the man who was near the top of the DEA’s most wanted list before his arrest in Bolivia? Learn more about his suspected role in the global cocaine trafficking trade in our latest analysis: bit.ly/4bgpWlS

#HomicideRoundup | When homicide rates fall, what other factors are driving violence? Transparency gaps, disappearances, and criminal reconfigurations complicate the full picture. We will examine these trends in our exclusive event: bit.ly/4bqOVTr

🇭🇳 | The Moskitia region of Honduras is a paradise of pristine ecosystems. But drug traffickers have turned this area's coasts and forests into a cocaine corridor. Will a large-scale security operation be enough to curtail the damage? Read our investigation: bit.ly/411IyPG

#HomicideRoundup | States of emergency expanded across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025, while homicide trends varied significantly among countries adopting these measures. Our Homicide Round-Up examines violence patterns beyond these measures: bit.ly/4rv74UV

📖💊 New @InSightCrime investigation: How Organized Crime Shapes Mexico’s Fentanyl Markets insightcrime.org/investigations…

🇲🇽 | The CJNG emerged from the Milenio Cartel's split in 2009, but its rapid rise was tied to one key business: methamphetamine. As production expanded and demand grew, so did the group’s power. But what comes next after El Mencho's death? Read more: bit.ly/4bwsag0

#HomicideRoundup | Ecuador registered its most violent year on record in 2025, diverging from regional declines. What explains such volatility amid a regional drop in the median homicide rate? Join our exclusive event on March 26 to learn more: bit.ly/4bqOVTr

📍 The UN's Global Fraud Summit closed with calls for stronger global cooperation as scams fueled by AI and deepfakes surged. Read more on how AI is reshaping organized crime: bit.ly/4dBX4Db