By: Staff Writer February 17, 2026 Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared an economic, social, and ecological emergency on Wednesday, 11 February, in response to flooding across the north of Colombia. …
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How InSight Crime Tracked Down an Explosive Narco Video in Honduras
By: Insight Crime January 23, 2026 On February 12, 2025, a convicted drug trafficker named Bayron Ruiz stopped at a warehouse in Fraijanes, Guatemala, a town of about 60,000 residents…
Maduro pleads not guilty, lawyers claim he is entitled to immunity
By: Staff Writer January 9, 2026 Nicolas Maduro, the deposed president of Venezuela who is now in US custody facing charges of drug trafficking, has pleaded not guilty to those…
Arrest Warrant issued for former Honduran President pardoned by Trump
By: Staff Writer December 9, 2025 Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved…
Pardons, Plea Deals, and Boat Strikes
By: Insight Crime December 9, 2025 As an organized crime investigator, I’ve covered many headline-grabbing stories. But none of them were as jaw-dropping as the arrest, extradition, and drug trafficking…
Hegseth strike killed Venezuelan drug boat survivors
By: Staff Writer December 5, 2025 Us Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, is under fire for a US military strike that killed 11 suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers in a double…
Cartel of the Suns Terrorist Designation is a Gamechanger
By: Insight Crime December 2, 2025 On Monday, November 24, the US government officially designated the Cartel of the Suns as a “foreign terrorist organization.” We’ve written a lot about…
Belize Celebrates Completion of UKCIF Infrastructure Projects with Exit Workshops
November 21, 2025 Two major infrastructure projects in Belize—the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project and the Philip S.W. Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Project—have resulted in transformative improvements to the country’s…
OECS Advances Regional Biodiversity Goals at Global UNCBD Meetings in Panama
November 14, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission participated in and supported OECS Member States at the recently concluded 27th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,…
US military carries out another strike on vessel in Caribbean, killing 3
November 7, 2025 The United States military has carried out another lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said. Three men were…
Russia comes to Venezuela’s aid amid US tension
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2025 Russia promised to deliver Oreshnik and Kalibr Missiles to Venezuela to help it defend itself from potential US invasion. Russia’s foreign ministry denounced on…
Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an illegal drug dealer
By: Staff Writer October 21, 2025 The war of words between US president Donald Trump and Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is heating up with Trump calling Petro an “illegal drug…