While cooks produce vast quantities of fentanyl in makeshift labs across Mexico, they are watched over by a small group of expert chemists.
NEWS
Increasingly Brazen Gaitanistas Attack Colombia's Biggest Gold Mine
ILLEGAL MINING
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9 JUN 2023
Colombia's biggest gold mine has come under attack from illegal miners. Experts blame the Gaitanistas, Colombia's foremost crime group.
NEWS
Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes
COCAINE EUROPE
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8 JUN 2023
Historic cocaine seizures in Sweden highlight the Nordic country's increasing role as a gateway for cocaine from Latin America to Europe.
NEWS
How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela's Criminal Arsenal
VENEZUELA
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7 JUN 2023
In all of Latin America, Venezuela has a unique problem: constant grenade attacks by criminal gangs.
NEWS
3 Takeaways From UNICEF Report on Child Recruitment in Colombia
COLOMBIA
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6 JUN 2023
A new study has outlined how the ethnicity and socio-economic background of children are key factors in their forced recruitment in Colombia.
NEWS
Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception
HONDURAS
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5 JUN 2023
After six months, the state of exception in Honduras has failed to significantly reduce gang violence and extortion.
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.
Featured Reporting and Analysis
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
In all of Latin America, Venezuela has a unique problem: constant grenade attacks by criminal gangs.
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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7 JUN 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
An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.
COLOMBIA
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31 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
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12 MAY 2023
We are proud to see that our recently published investigation into the supply chain of chemical precursors feeding Mexico’s synthetic drug production has been warmly received.