A decade ago, Latin America’s criminal groups were starting to experiment with cryptocurrency, but in 2025, they went all in.

In 2025, environmental crimes spread into corners of the Amazon Basin that had previously mostly escaped the rampant plunder of other areas.

In a year where cocaine and fentanyl garnered international attention, marijuana continued to play a key role in Latin America.

Migration flows through Latin America collapsed in 2025, and criminal groups scrambled to fill the multibillion-dollar hole in their profits.

This year saw a dramatic reset to the fight against organized crime in the Americas, and these criminal groups were constantly in the news.

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InSight Crime examines the most important criminal developments in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year. Explore our annual roundups to learn what homicides and cocaine seizures tell us ...

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