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Audio | InSight Crime

*Our content is bilingual | Nuestro contenido es bilingüe. Drawing on field research, local sources, and expert voices, InSight Crime tells the human stories behind organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, explaining how criminal networks operate, how they impact countries and communities, and why these dynamics continue to shape the region. Visit our web site for more: insightcrime.org

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Cómo el dinero del narco llegó hasta lo más alto del...

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2025/01/14

El año 2024 ofreció algunos recordatorios contundentes de que el dinero del narcotráfico puede llegar a los niveles más altos de la política. Desde Honduras hasta México y Colombia, acusaciones de contribuciones provenientes del narcotráfico sacudieron los cimientos del poder y alteraron las relaciones internacionales. Este artículo hace parte de la serie GameChangers 2024, que repasa las principales tendencias sobre el crimen organizado del año anterior y perspectivas para este año en la

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00:16:01

Narco Money Scandals Reach the Apex of Political...

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2025/01/14

The year 2024 included some stark reminders that drug trafficking money can reach the highest levels of politics. From Honduras to Mexico to Colombia, allegations of narco-political contributions shook the foundations of power and disrupted international relations. This article, read by the author, chronicles these dramatic cases. It formed part of the 2024 GameChangers series, which recounts the year's most important trends in organized crime in the Americas.January 03, 2025 | Written and

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00:34:08

The Rebel and the Peacemaker

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/05/22

In our last episode of this season we explore the incredible life of Raúl Mijango, the rebel turned congressman turned gang mediator turned inmate who personified what has since become a lost cause in El Salvador: negotiating with street gangs. And, ironically, may have been one of the first victims of a controversial, hard line strategy that has since led to the incarceration of tens of thousands of Salvadorans. This was the last episode of our first season of InSight Crime’s Podcast. Let us know

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00:31:45

Crime Strengthens Crime

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/04/18

Judge Ivana David has been working in the Brazil's prison system for 30 years, which gave her a front row seat to the emergence of the PCC.Its rise startled Brazil and beyond, but it is was not anomaly. In fact, it is part of a region-wide trend where prison-based criminal groups dominate the underworld in the Americas. More about the PCC and our coverage on prisons and gangs at ⁠insightcrime.org

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00:31:42

Demented Society

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/04/03

Abraham Barberi is a walking paradox. He is from Mexico but lives in the United States. He does missionary work but plays guitar in a death metal band. He is a Baptist pastor but advocates for migrants and asylum seekers. This is the story of how he navigates these contradictions in Matamoros, the birthplace of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel and one of the country’s most dangerous cities.Sociedad Demente, by My place Was Taken.

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00:31:23

One Prison, Two Gangs

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/03/13

On June 20, 2023, at least 46 inmates were killed by members of the 18th Street gang at Honduras’ National Female Penitentiary for Social Adaptation, in what was one of the deadliest massacres ever recorded in a women’s prison in Latin America. But it wasn’t the first massacre in this prison. Three years earlier, six women, allegedly linked to the MS13, also lost their lives at the hands of the 18th Street gang there. InSight Crime tells the stories of two rival gang members inside this prison, who,

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00:27:57

Daughter of Coca

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/02/28

In Colombia, farming coca for cocaine production provides an alternative livelihood in the midst of poverty and state abandonment. At the same time, coca cultivation brings a curse. Behind the coca trade are armed groups, massacres, murders, and displacements. This dichostomy can only be truly understood by those who have experienced it firsthand, as Ana has done. Through her story, InSight Crime explores the evolution of organized crime in Putumayo, Colombia — and how, despite promises of peace,

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00:25:41

Why Bolivia is Burning

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/02/14

In 2019, a series of wildfires—largely set to clear land for agribusiness and make way for new residents — devastated Santa Cruz, the Bolivian state on the edge of the Amazon. Behind the fires was a pernicious force: organized crime. Illegal land grabs and timber traffickers spurred the wildfires, which continue today. In this podcast, through the stories of two volunteer firefighters, InSight Crime will tell the story of these fires and the criminals behind them, some of whom come from the

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00:02:24

Introducing InSight Crime’s Podcast

Audio | InSight Crime ·

2024/02/12

First Episode on February 14, 2024___ For over a decade, InSight Crime has investigated organized crime in the Americas. Across the hemisphere, we’ve interviewed thousands of people, from government insiders to victims caught in the crossfire, from criminal operators to tireless NGO leaders. We’ve also witnessed firsthand the many masks that organized crime wears in places where corruption often takes center stage. Throughout, we’ve discovered tales of anguish, resilience, unexpected joys, and

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