Why São Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport Became Cocaine Dispatch Point to Europe and Africa
Cocaine seizures have jumped at the Guarulhos International Airport near São Paulo, Brazil, showing that neither COVID-19 nor international law enforcement cooperation have pushed traffickers away from South America’s busiest…
Latin American Experts Help European Gangs Produce Cocaine at Home
Europe’s increasing demand for cocaine means the drug is now being producing in Europe by local criminals with help of Latin American colleagues.
From Singing in Court to Alleged International Cocaine Deals - The Fall of Brazil's Nelma Kodama
A protagonist in one of Brazil’s most infamous corruption scandals is behind bars again, accused of participating in an international drug trafficking scheme alongside a state politician and a scandal-tainted…
Police Killings Spike Amid Soaring Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico
Sixteen police officers have been killed in Zacatecas in the first quarter of 2022, another grim reminder of the soaring violence in Mexico's central state.
Raid Highlights Role of Bolivia Private Aerodromes in Cocaine Corridor
A major antinarcotics operation at an aerodrome in Bolivia has drawn attention to the role of private air facilities in the vital cocaine trafficking corridor through the country.
Paraguay's Narco-Politics Exposed By Colossal Anti-Drug Operation
Paraguay has launched the biggest operation against cocaine trafficking and money laundering in its history, unleashing a scandal that has forced the resignation of several politicians, amid growing international alarm…
Paraguay, Brazil and Dubai Figure into Massive Transatlantic Cocaine Ring
Law enforcement in Latin America and Europe have disrupted a cocaine smuggling network that reached from Bolivia to Dubai, resulting in the arrests of a Paraguay-based dealer of armored vehicles…
Contraband Chinese Cigarettes Take Latin America by Storm
Contraband Chinese cigarettes are pouring into Latin America, infiltrating old smuggling routes and threatening longstanding criminal empires.
Guyana Optimistic About Anti-Corruption Fight Although Resource Curse Looms
Guyanese citizens are optimistic about their country’s progress in the fight against corruption, although Guyana still faces major challenges to prepare itself to manage its newfound oil wealth.
The US-Mexico Border’s Eastern End: A Forgotten Criminal Enclave?
While Mexico’s drug war has left much of its frontier with the United States threatened by cartel violence, a fine-tuned criminal strategy has allowed the border’s eastern extremity to remain…
Immigration Crackdowns Drive Cuban-on-Cuban Crime in South Mexico
Cubans now top the list of foreign criminals in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, with the region’s shifting migration landscape now having serious impacts on organized crime in…
Peru, Ecuador Police Divers Target Drugs Hidden on Ship Hulls
Peruvian police have busted a drug ring that used divers to attach cocaine shipments to the hulls of boats, an innovative and hard to detect smuggling technique that appears to…
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