🇺🇸 🇪🇨 | The US State Dept. has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, also known as “Churrón." The alleged Choneros leader was close to the group's jailed former boss, Fito. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4aPqRaH

🇭🇳 #JOH | The 2018 arrest of Juan Orlando’s brother, Tony Hernández, a former congressman linked to major cocaine-trafficking networks, opened the door to US investigations that later implicated and helped convict the former president. Now Trump has pardoned JOH. Read more.

🇨🇱 | Drug trafficking is driving insecurity in Antofagasta in northern Chile, as evidenced by the record 38 tons of drugs seized in 2025. But what else is behind a deteriorating security situation in northern Chile? https://bit.ly/3SoI9oo

As his alleged criminal business partners have fallen, Sebastián Marset continues to evade authorities around the world despite giving media interviews. Learn more about his associates and the accusation he’s facing: https://bit.ly/4dhcz3m

🇵🇪 | With Peru facing increasing organized crime-related insecurity, a US delegation has arrived aiming to diagnose the issues driving it. Can Peru’s interim president win his “war on crime?” Read more here: http://bit.ly/4oLa133

🌎 | Latin America saw a record surge in organized crime-related violence in 2025, with 14,800+ attacks on civilians and 5,000+ deaths in clashes with state forces, according to new ACLED data. Read our coverage of regional violence trends: https://bit.ly/4aKuf94

🇻🇪 | The arrest of three individuals at a camp allegedly run by the R Organization suggests a breakdown in the relationship between the gang and Venezuelan security forces. Read more in the #VenezuelaObservatory: https://bit.ly/4oVLnwe

🇵🇾 | A record seizure in Paraguay exposed possible corruption related to international marijuana trafficking, as institutions fight among themselves, frustrating anti-trafficking operations. Read our latest: https://bit.ly/499Nk3m

🇭🇹 | Haiti’s police say 230 new Kenyan officers have arrived as the country faces renewed gang violence. At least 49 people were killed in recent clashes involving Viv Ansanm. Explore our full Haiti reporting: https://bit.ly/3CMLacG

👉 In 2025, we observed major shifts in cocaine trafficking — including new maritime corridors and emerging regional actors. Your donation ensures we can keep documenting these dynamics in 2026: https://bit.ly/47z7xw2

🇨🇴 | Colombia’s Catatumbo region, with its extensive coca crops, cocaine laboratories, and clandestine airstrips, is essential to the ELN. The revenue it generates could sustain the group’s operations for years. Read more:

🇭🇳  #JOH | While Juan Orlando Hernández projected himself as a close US ally against organized crime, DEA investigations documented alleged ties to groups that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine. His recent pardon has brought those findings back into focus. Read about this case.

🇻🇪 | As Venezuelan oppositon leader María Corina Machado received her Nobel Peace Prize, the UN detailed a decade of human rights abuses. How have Venezuelan security forces become a criminal threat? https://bit.ly/3YlteNg

Co-director @JerryMcDermott was on @BluRadio to discuss how the ELN's presence in Venezuela and its relationship with Nicolás Maduro's government are hindering any real progress towards peace in Colombia. Read our new investigation: https://bit.ly/4pR1ko7

🇦🇷 | Authorities in Argentina presented a massive recent seizure of nearly 10 tons of marijuana as a historic blow to organized crime, but it actually highlighted a recurring smuggling dynamic on the South American country’s northern border. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3Yj0OUb

🇨🇱 | The northern Chilean region of Antofagasta has doubled last year’s record drug seizure total. What other factors are driving insecurity in the north of the country?

Sebastián Marset gave an interview to Paraguayan media, claiming politicians are involved in criminal activity – but not the officials arrested and accused of helping him traffic tons of cocaine. Learn more about the cases here: https://bit.ly/4dhcz3m

🇵🇪 | US law enforcement officials are visiting Peru in order to assess the rising organized crime threat in the country. What challenges does organized crime present to Peru’s interim president? http://bit.ly/4oLa133

📍 In a panel discussion with @EAFIT University, InSight Crime Co-director Jeremy McDermott explained how the strengthening and consolidation of the ELN in Venezuela, and its alliance with Maduro, affected Total Peace negotiations in Colombia. Read the new investigation: https://bit.ly/44L0wJo

🇧🇴 | Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was detained in a major corruption probe accusing him of siphoning off public funds while economy minister during Evo Morales’ government. Explore our coverage of corruption and security challenges in Bolivia: https://bit.ly/47fy9U7

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🇭🇳 #JOH | In 2012, Juan Orlando Hernández supported a constitutional reform that allowed Hondurans to be extradited for drug trafficking. A decade later, that same reform led to his arrest and conviction. Now he benefited from a presidential pardon. More here: https://bit.ly/4b26h7b

🇨🇴 🇻🇪 | The ELN has established itself in the Venezuelan states bordering Colombia, where it engages in lucrative crimes. In Zulia, its advance was particularly successful, giving the ELN access to Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Mn2J7D

🇨🇱 | Chile will elect a new president in a runoff vote December 14, in a race marked by divided views on how to confront insecurity and organized crime. Read more about the candidates’ proposals: https://bit.ly/4oEW9HK

Throughout 2025, InSight Crime reported on the U.S. designations targeting actors linked to organized crime and corruption across Latin America. If you value our work, support our fundraising campaign. Your contribution will ensure we can continue this research in 2026: https://bit.ly/47z7xw2

🇭🇹 | At least 49 people were killed in clashes involving the Viv Ansanm gang coalition in Port-au-Prince. Among the injured is Kempès Sanon, a key gang leader in Bel-Air. Read all our Haiti coverage: https://bit.ly/3CMLacG

🇨🇴 | The conflict in Catatumbo between the ELN and the FARC dissidents’ 33rd Front has triggered one of the most serious humanitarian crises in Colombia’s recent history. What is driving the violence? Read our investigation: https://bit.ly/3Mn2J7D

Co-director Jeremy McDermott spoke with @BluRadioCo about the findings of our new investigation on the ELN and how its presence in Colombia and Venezuela limits any progress in peace talks. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4pR1ko7

🇭🇳 | The Attorney General's Office in Honduras has requested INTERPOL issue a red notice to capture ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández for embezzlement. Read more about the sweeping corruption scandal outlined in the so-called Pandora case: https://bit.ly/4puptkN

The #ELN has consolidated its control over much of the border between Venezuela and Colombia, and is profiting from the enormous quantity of cocaine passing across. Read our new investigation: https://bit.ly/4oMgrhE

🇪🇨 | Violence in Ecuador’s prisons continues to surge. An explosion outside Machala allowed gang members to reportedly suffocate rival group members inside. Recent massacres in Machala and Esmeraldas have pushed the death toll to 75. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZMYKpj

📍 In a panel discussion with @EAFIT University, InSight Crime Co-director Jeremy McDermott explained how the strengthening and consolidation of the ELN in Venezuela, and its alliance with Maduro, affected Total Peace negotiations in Colombia. Read the new investigation: https://bit.ly/44L0wJo

📈 Cocaine seizures continued to reveal evolving trafficking patterns in 2025. At InSight Crime, we analyze the data behind these trends to understand their regional impact. Your support makes this work possible: https://bit.ly/47z7xw2

🇪🇨 | Ecuador seized the second-highest quantity of cocaine in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, totaling 252 tons. Read our coverage of Ecuador to find out more about how the country became one of the region’s top trafficking hotspots: https://bit.ly/3KM52k9

🇭🇳 | Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández again declared his innocence after being freed from prison due to a pardon from US President Donald Trump. Learn more about the evidence in the drug trafficking case that led to his conviction: https://bit.ly/49RyX4x

🇺🇸 🇸🇷 | A US admiral reportedly told lawmakers that a boat destroyed while allegedly carrying drugs was traveling toward another vessel headed for Suriname. Read more about all the strikes the US has launched: https://bit.ly/4oxipDs

🇲🇽 | Authorities blamed the CJNG for a car bomb attack in Coahuayana, Michoacán, calling it an escalation in tactics. Five people were killed, including three community police officers. Learn more about the group: https://bit.ly/40WU0h8

🇲🇽 | Authorities in Mexico have captured César Duarte Jáquez, the former governor of the state of Chihuahua, for alleged money laundering crimes. Read more about the embattled former official and other accusations of wrongdoing: https://bit.ly/3KxOWdV

🇨🇴 | The ELN’s offensive in Colombia’s Catatumbo region is just one part of its plan to achieve something no illegal armed group has accomplished in more than 60 years of conflict: gaining hegemony over the border with Venezuela. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Mn2J7D

🇨🇱 | Chile will choose a new president December 14 in an election shaped by security concerns. Sixty percent of Chileans see crime as the main issue, as criminal networks continue expanding in the country 🧵 (Image: El País)

🇭🇳 | The Attorney General's Office has confirmed an active arrest warrant for ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández for embezzlement. The charges stem from the so-called Pandora case, a vast corruption scheme where $12 million in public money was embezzled: https://bit.ly/4oF1w93

🇪🇨 | Another deadly incident in Ecuador’s prisons: a blast outside Machala served as a diversion while 13 jailed Lobos members were reportedly suffocated. Four massacres since September have left 75 dead. Learn more about the prison system and its criminal networks: https://bit.ly/3ZMYKpj

📍 Thank you for tuning in to the livestream of our panel on the ELN with Co-director Jeremy McDermott and @EAFIT. We invite you to read the full investigation: “Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela." https://bit.ly/44L0wJo

📍 In a year marked by tensions between Venezuela and the United States, one key actor has strengthened its position and expanded its control over the Colombia-Venezuela border: the National Liberation Army (ELN). Learn more in our latest investigation: https://bit.ly/44L0wJo

📰 U.S. terrorist designations remain one of Washington’s main tools against organized crime. Our 2025 analysis examined their impact across Latin America. Support independent research — consider donating today: https://bit.ly/47z7xw2

🇪🇨 | The Chone Killers have emerged as one of Ecuador’s most violent criminal organizations, headed by figures like “Bob Marley” and “Negro Tulio.” Find out everything you need to know about the Durán-based Chone Killers here. https://bit.ly/3MhhjO2

🇭🇳  #JOH | Trump’s pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández raises new questions about the role of the US in regional anti-drug policy. Revisit how Hernández built political power while allegedly collaborating with networks that moved tons of cocaine through Honduras. Read the series.

🔴🚨 We're live! Tune in to the expert panel discussion with InSight Crime and EAFIT University to learn more about our latest research on the ELN in Venezuela and its influence on Total Peace. Don't miss it!

🇲🇽 | A former top US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official allegedly agreed to help laundering money for Mexico's Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) and facilitate its cocaine trafficking operations. Read more about scandals involving the DEA in Latin America.

On December 8, InSight Crime published its new investigation on the ELN, and a group of experts will discuss the findings today in a panel discussion at EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia, which will be broadcast live. 🔴 Join the live stream here: https://bit.ly/48xCC5b