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#NewSpecial | InSight Crime’s 2025 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up. bit.ly/4w2VYKn

🇧🇷 | A Brazilian influencer was arrested in an operation targeting an alleged First Capital Command (PCC) money laundering scheme. Learn more about the links between influencers and Brazil’s organized crime: bit.ly/4u5BYpa

🇲🇽 | Authorities in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco have reportedly uncovered another clandestine killing camp and crematorium. Read more about the links between these sites and the powerful Jalisco Cartel (CJNG). bit.ly/4c7u0DR

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 | Precursor chemical suppliers, clandestine producers, trafficking networks, and local gangs all shape the fentanyl market. Explore this interactive visualization by Luke Curran tracing routes from Mexico’s Pacific ports to the US border: bit.ly/3RpUpq7

🇨🇴 | Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia, several criminal groups have announced unilateral ceasefires. The latest group to do so was the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group. Read their profile here: bit.ly/3dkFk53

🇺🇸 | The US Defense Department’s internal watchdog is evaluating whether strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific on alleged drug vessels followed approved guidelines. How have these strikes unfolded? bit.ly/4oxipDs

🇺🇾 | There's new evidence in the Marset case as Paraguay releases over 300 pages of evidence of money laundering involving the mother of this children. Learn more about the accusation against her in our analysis: bit.ly/4dhcz3m

🇻🇪Why is the deportation of a key Chavista figure to the US so important? 👉We explain in this week’s On the Radar. bit.ly/3RDjf5W

Balkan criminals have a long history of involvement in Latin America’s drug trade, funneling tons of cocaine towards Europe’s ever-growing consumer markets. Read more about the different roles these figures take in Latin America here: bit.ly/3RsMwQM

🇸🇻 | Carlos Ernesto Mojica Lechuga, alias "Viejo Lin" and leader of the Barrio 18 street gang, died in prison from liver complications. Check out our interview with the Salvadoran gang leader. bit.ly/4dzU6As

🇪🇨 | Extortion is a crucial income stream for Ecuadorian organized crime groups like the Lobos, Choneros, and Tiguerones. While authorities say extortion reports are down, locals disagree. Listen to our latest Narrated Story here: bit.ly/3Rnm2jB

#NewAnalysis | The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America. bit.ly/3RsMwQM

🇨🇴 | As Colombia’s upcoming presidential election approaches, violence across the country continues to rise due to the actions of dissident groups from the FARC and the ELN. Learn more about the security challenges the new government will face here: bit.ly/4onE40a

🇬🇹 | Guatemala’s new attorney general says “selective persecution” must end. But dismantling the structures built under his predecessor may prove far harder than replacing her. Our analysis: bit.ly/4uP8sUy

🇻🇪 | The security policies of Delcy Rodríguez's government in Venezuela have earned her the approval of US President Donald Trump. But these measures also appear to have benefited the country's criminal networks. Read more here: bit.ly/4eWTSpw

🇲🇽 🇺🇸 | Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States. This interactive visualization traces that journey, from Mexico’s Pacific ports to trafficking corridors along the US border: bit.ly/3RpUpq7

🇨🇴 | The National Liberation Army (ELN) announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire in connection with the presidential elections in Colombia. Learn more about this group’s criminal history here: bit.ly/3dkFk53

InSight Crime is looking for Social Media & Communications interns interested in journalism, digital media, and audience growth. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4urwW6C

🇺🇸 | The Pentagon’s internal watchdog is investigating if the US military followed approved targeting methods in launching strikes on alleged drug vessels. The attacks have killed almost 200 so far. bit.ly/4oxipDs

🇨🇴 | Colombian “creepy” marijuana is quite popular due to its high psychoactive content. The seizure of 11 tons in Putumayo—allegedly destined for shipment to Brazil—shows that regional demand remains high. Read more: bit.ly/3NUNcwB

🇦🇷 🇺🇸 | Fred Machado, an Argentine businessman accused of supplying aircraft used by drug traffickers and of participating in money laundering schemes, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in the US. Learn more: bit.ly/3KDqiYS