An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.
NEWS
Chiapas Bleeds as CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel Fight for Guatemala Trafficking Routes
SINALOA CARTEL
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2 JUN 2023
Clashes between the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG in Chiapas, close to the Mexico-Guatemala border have displacee of thousands.
NEWS
DataInSights: The Rise and Fall of Ransom Kidnappings in Argentina
ARGENTINA
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1 JUN 2023
Ransom kidnapping became a lucrative criminal economy in Argentina. But since 2015, they've nosedived. Why?…
NEWS
3 Takeaways From the Mexico Peace Index 2023
MEXICO
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31 MAY 2023
A new report has found that organized crime groups are overwhelmingly to blame for violence in Mexico, and the CJNG plays an oversized role.
NEWS
La Pista: Venezuelans Find Refuge in Colombian Desert
VENEZUELA
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31 MAY 2023
An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.
NEWS
Paraguayan Prosecutors Indict Senator Linked to Transatlantic Cocaine Trade
ELITES AND CRIME
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29 MAY 2023
The impeachment of Paraguayan Congressman Erico Galeano for connections to drug trafficking shows progress against impunity in the country.
NEWS
Guatemala Elites Flex Muscle, Excluding Leading Presidential Contender
GUATEMALA
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26 MAY 2023
Carlos Pineda, the leading candidate in Guatemala's presidential elections, has been removed from the race on a technicality.
NEWS
Brazil's PCC Complicates Fight Against Illegal Mining in Amazon
BRAZIL
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26 MAY 2023
The PCC appears to be providing support to illegal miners in the Yanomami territory in Brazil's northern state of Roraima.
NEWS
How Common Experiences Help Mexican Gangs Find New Recruits
MEXICO
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25 MAY 2023
A new study shows how gang recruiters in Mexico target young men who have been exposed to crime at a young age.
NEWS
Guatemala Ex-Colonel Says Military Helped CJNG Run Drugs
GUATEMALA
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24 MAY 2023
Guatemala's military was corrupted by Mexico's CJNG, a former Guatemalan colonel has confirmed during a drug trafficking trial in the US.
NEWS
Paramilitary Commander Salvatore Mancuso Reveals AUC’s Connections in Colombia
AUC
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23 MAY 2023
Salvatore Mancuso, a leader of Colombia's demobilized paramilitary group the AUC has offered insights into the group's crimes and influence.
Featured Reporting and Analysis
Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG depend on a network of brokers to buy precursor chemicals needed to make fentanyl and meth.
FENTANYL
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9 MAY 2023
Mexico's regulations concerning precursor chemicals is strong on paper, but rampant corruption means this is essentially meaningless.
DRUG POLICY
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10 MAY 2023
Cocaine trafficked from Suriname into French Guiana and then on to France makes up some 30% of all cocaine consumed in the European nation.
COCAINE
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16 MAY 2023
Ransom kidnapping became a lucrative criminal economy in Argentina. But since 2015, they've nosedived. Why?…
ARGENTINA
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1 JUN 2023
While cooks produce vast quantities of fentanyl in makeshift labs across Mexico, they are watched over by a small group of expert chemists.
FENTANYL
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10 MAY 2023
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12 MAY 2023
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