A database can be defined as an “electronic collection of documents including references to journal articles, reports, book chapters or conference papers, among many other sources of information. In this sense, databases such as IHS Jane's Information Group provide valuable research tools in specific areas of investigation such as international crime. In fact, Jane's Information Group is an "open source intelligence collection, reporting and analysis provider" that focuses its products in sensitive areas of global interest such as defense, security, law enforcement , public safety and transportation. This trial will evaluate the validity of the IHS Jane Information Group in the specific area of ​​money laundering in Colombia. The database will be evaluated based on its authority, accuracy, objectivity, timeliness and coverage. First of all, it is important to emphasize that Colombia plays a special role in the chain of money laundering on a global scale. Colombia has been ranked by many as the world's leading producer and exporter of cocaine; therefore, one should expect to find extensive literature and articles on money laundering that support this assertion. Surprisingly, a specialized database like Jane's Information Group only lists a little over a hundred results on this topic over the past twenty years. On the contrary, the Factiva database lists over five thousand results under the same search parameters. Likewise, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime presents more than five thousand articles related to money laundering in Colombia. Therefore, it is possible to visualize the limited resources and efforts that Jane's allocates to cover this important issue of international crime in a complex context. Likewise, the objectivity of certain articles presented by Jane's is called into question by certain imprecise data which distort the reality of money laundering in Colombia and international crime in general. On the other hand, it is not possible to assess the credentials and authority of Jane's analyst due to the anonymity of its members. In the same sense, the absence of a list of sources used to elaborate Jane's articles forces the reader to blindly believe what the author expresses and hinders the possibility of comparing what is said. Finally, despite some imprecise data reported in articles regarding money laundering in Colombia, most of the information is up to date and current. However, it is important to emphasize that Jane's has reduced coverage compared to analogous databases such as Factiva or the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime..