Dominican Republic

Latin American countries continued to score poorly on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), but the report presents only a limited snapshot of corruption trends in the region. In …

After the arrest of César Peralta, the Dominican Republic has continued going after remaining cocaine trafficking networks.

While blame directed at the US is well-founded, more complete data is needed on US firearms’ dominance in the Caribbean.

High-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.

InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean’s cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.

InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.

As world leaders met for the United Nations General Assembly, Latin American presidents expressed various concerns about organized crime.

Dominican officials have banned 12 Haitian gang leaders and one of its top politicians from entering the country.

President Luis Abinader has vowed to root out corruption in the Dominican Republic. But this is much easier said than done.

César Peralta, alias “El Abusador,” became the most powerful and well-connected drug trafficker in the Dominican Republic.