The Scale of Illegal Coltan Trafficking in Colombia and Venezuela
COLOMBIA
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18 AUG 2021
Seizures of coltan in Colombia have shown the complex networks used by armed groups to smuggle the valuable mineral from illegal mines across the border in Venezuela.
Bogotá Raid Shows Importance of Mexico Cartels for Colombian Coca
COCAINE
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25 NOV 2019
The dismantling of an international drug trafficking organization led by a powerful Mexican cartel is yet another example of how their money fuels much of Colombia's drug business.
Narco-Planes Leave No Respite for Guatemala
COCAINE
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11 SEP 2019
The growing number of flights carrying drugs across in Guatemala has brought renewed attention to the government’s failed strategies to tackle drug trafficking.