Cattle from Mexico and the Central American nations of Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua help feed the domestic beef markets of each of these countries. The processed byproducts of some of…
Cash Cows - The Inner Workings of Cattle Trafficking from Central America to Mexico
INVESTIGATIONS
/ 18 MAY 2022
The illegal trafficking of cattle, across country borders, has spread north from the natural reserves of Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, to enter the food supply chain in Mexico and even…
NEWS
Pedro Juan Caballero – The Descent into Madness of a Paraguay Border Town
ELITES AND CRIME
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20 MAY 2022
Political assassinations, record drug seizures, gang wars – an avalanche of criminal concerns in Paraguay are coalescing around the city of Pedro Juan Caballero on the border with Brazil.
NEWS
Uruguay's Microtrafficking Approach Under Question as Homicides Jump
DRUG POLICY
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20 MAY 2022
A spate of gang-related killings has caused panic in a marginalized area of Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo, raising debate about the alleged success of the country’s hardening security strategies.
NEWS
Why Haiti’s Gang War Keeps On Getting Worse
G9
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20 MAY 2022
Less than a week after a vicious 12-day gang war rocked the northern communes of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, a new report has emerged detailing the full extent of the…
NEWS
New Revelations Herald Grim Future for El Salvador's Security
EL SALVADOR
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19 MAY 2022
A report by El Faro has revealed the initial fractures in the negotiated pact between the El Salvadoran government and the country’s top gangs which led to the security upheaval…
NEWS
Latin American Experts Help European Gangs Produce Cocaine at Home
COCAINE
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19 MAY 2022
Europe’s increasing demand for cocaine means the drug is now being producing in Europe by local criminals with help of Latin American colleagues.
NEWS
Super Labs and Master Chefs - The Changing Face of Europe's Drug Trade
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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19 MAY 2022
Cocaine processing has taken root on European soil, Mexican and Dutch synthetic drug traffickers have partnered up, and a new chemical technique is encouraging the establishment of super-labs in Europe’s…
NEWS
Controversial Attorney General Outlasts Guatemala's Anti-Corruption Efforts
ELITES AND CRIME
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18 MAY 2022
Guatemala has reappointed Attorney General Consuelo Porras for a second term despite her track record as a shield for top Guatemalan elites against anti-corruption investigations. Her nomination marks a disheartening…
NEWS
The Jalisco Cartel's Quiet Expansion in Guatemala
COCAINE
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18 MAY 2022
Early investigations indicate the CJNG is striking partnerships with drug rings in Guatemala that receive shipments of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela and deliver them to the cartel.
NEWS
Crafty Trafficking - How Cocaine is Flowing Between LatAm and Australia
COCAINE
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17 MAY 2022
Cocaine found on Australia’s Eastern coast has perplexed authorities due to the sophisticated methods apparently used to smuggle it from South America.
NEWS
Can Peru Counter Drug Trafficking by Buying All the Coca?
COCA
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17 MAY 2022
A government proposal for Peru to purchase all the country’s coca production has generated fierce debate, but experts question whether it is even feasible.
Why Haiti’s Gang War Keeps On Getting Worse
G9
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20 MAY 2022
The Jalisco Cartel's Quiet Expansion in Guatemala
COCAINE
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18 MAY 2022
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In 2020, the US Department of Justice released a bombshell indictment charging sitting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior members of his government with “narco-terrorism” and accusing them of…
CARTEL OF THE SUNS
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2 MAY 2022
On April 3, 2021, police in the east Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui acted on a tip-off to intercept a silver Toyota Corolla. They interrogated the driver, a middle-aged woman accompanied…
CARTEL OF THE SUNS
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2 MAY 2022
the jungle region known as La Mosquitia in northeast Honduras has been an ideal corridor for international drug trafficking. However, another criminal economy has emerged at the same time: illegal…
COCAINE
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18 MAY 2022
Ranchers from Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz know a way to buy cheap cattle: Drive to a remote part of the Chiapas-Guatemala border and purchase cows being brought illegally across…
CONTRABAND
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18 MAY 2022
In 2016, two adopted nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro were found guilty of a conspiracy to bring 800 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
CARTEL OF THE SUNS
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2 MAY 2022
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