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Many blame Petro for the extreme levels of violence in Colombia in 2025, due to clashes among criminal groups. But the story dates back years.

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.

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

For the last decade, InSight Crime’s GameChangers series has tracked the trends and events shaping organized crime in the Americas. In this year’s event, we’re looking back at the last year and the ...