Both banks of the salty canal near the town of Kaukira show e vestiges of the boom-bust nature of life in this area. A pair of abandoned, two-story buildings lie…
NEWS
Killing of Brazil's Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers
BRAZIL
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16 JUN 2021
Rio de Janeiro’s foremost militia leader has been gunned down by police, potentially shattering the belief that militias in the city were protected due to connections with authorities. But was…
NEWS
Cuba Quietly Admits to Wildlife Trafficking Problem
CUBA
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15 JUN 2021
Though Cuba's illegal animal trade rarely makes headlines, its government has quietly raised alarms with a new wildlife trafficking law.
NEWS
Cocaine, Crack, Meth, MDMA - Europe Drugs Report Paints Grim Picture
COCAINE
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15 JUN 2021
A recent report on drug trafficking and consumption in Europe highlights the acceleration of existing trends and the emergence of new ones, both of which impact Latin America’s criminal landscape.
NEWS
Haiti's Mighty G9 Gang Alliance Tries to Keep it Together
CARIBBEAN
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14 JUN 2021
An alliance of Haitian gangs, known as G9, may be at risk as two of its founding members have fought bitterly in Port-au-Prince in recent weeks, threatening to bring further…
NEWS
A Black Cap and A Photo - How John 40 Shook Up FARC Dissidents
COLOMBIA
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14 JUN 2021
A former FARC leader and veteran drug trafficker has sided with ex-commander Iván Márquez, a move that could prove crucial to the future of dissident FARC criminal groups in Colombia…
NEWS
Mexico Authorities on Alert After Millions of Rounds of Ammunition Stolen
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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11 JUN 2021
Over seven million rounds of ammunition were stolen by an unknown armed group in central Mexico this week, a record-breaking heist that could escalate fighting in one of the country’s…
NEWS
3 Security Challenges Facing Peru’s Incoming President
COCA
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11 JUN 2021
In arguably the most polarizing election Peru has seen in its history, voters have selected, by a razor-thin margin, a leftist rural school teacher over the daughter of a former…
NEWS
Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal Awash with Cocaine
BAGDAD
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10 JUN 2021
Panama’s northern province of Colón, sitting at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, is seeing a truly staggering increase in drug seizures, raising questions about its role in the…
NEWS
Gatonet - The Illegal TV Connections Bankrolling Militias in Rio
BRAZIL
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10 JUN 2021
By undercutting legal streaming apps, militia groups are providing an illegal television service to millions of households in Brazil, earning them a fortune and bankrolling other criminal activities.
NEWS
Could Militia-Red Command Feud Explain Manaus Violence in Brazil?
BRAZIL
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9 JUN 2021
Manaus, the economic heart of Brazil’s Amazon, has come under siege from the Red Command gang after the killing of a top drug leader. But these attacks may be the…
Cuba Quietly Admits to Wildlife Trafficking Problem
CUBA
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15 JUN 2021
3 Security Challenges Facing Peru’s Incoming President
COCA
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11 JUN 2021
Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal Awash with Cocaine
BAGDAD
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10 JUN 2021
Featured Reporting and Analysis
The taricaya turtle conservation program in northern Peru has been heralded as bringing an endangered species back from the brink of extinction while protecting millions of hectares of rainforest from…
CHINA AND CRIME
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14 MAY 2021
When hundreds of skinned donkeys appeared on Colombia’s northern coast without explanation, locals -- and later authorities -- started asking questions. The answer, as it was many of these wildlife…
CHINA AND CRIME
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14 MAY 2021
Running for office in Mexico means risking one's life. Just one week ahead of local elections on June 6, at least 89 political candidates had been killed during the current…
ELITES AND CRIME
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3 JUN 2021
The killing of a notorious Colombian dissident guerrilla leader on Venezuelan soil has the potential to destabilize underworld dynamics in both countries, fueling an already raging conflict along their shared…
COLOMBIA
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18 MAY 2021
Smuggling networks are feeding illegal mining operations across the Amazon Basin with mercury, despite global efforts to clamp down on the use of the substance.
BOLIVIA
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13 MAY 2021
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3 Security Challenges Facing Peru’s Incoming President
COCA
/ 11 JUN 2021
Killings of Journalists Show Hand of Organized Crime
BRAZIL
/ 24 MAY 2021
3 Security Challenges Facing Peru’s Incoming President
COCA
/ 11 JUN 2021
Chinese Fishing Fleet Still Baits Argentina
ARGENTINA
/ 7 JUN 2021
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