Amazon Rainforest Under Attack From All Sides
Environmental crime is driving deforestation across the Amazon, where some parts are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb.
Drug Traffickers in Fresh Round of Violence Against Peru's Indigenous Communities
Following multiple killings, Indigenous leaders in the Peruvian Amazon are again facing threats of violence after coca eradication operations in their area, in a stark warning of the risks faced…
What Will Come of Peru Jailing Shark Fin Traffickers for First Time?
Peru has convicted a gang of shark fin traffickers for the first time in history but more is needed to make a dent in this prolific illegal industry. …
Liquid Cocaine - a Rising Trend Among Colombia's Traffickers
As Colombian traffickers and police continually try to outfox each other, liquid cocaine has returned to the fore as an increasingly popular drug smuggling method.
Yacu Kallpa: Illegal Timber and Impunity in Peru
Six years after investigators in Peru took down a massive timber trafficking operation that shipped millions of dollars’ worth of illegal hardwood, more than 90 people have been indicted and…
Poultrygeist - How Mexican Chickens Are Smuggled into Guatemala
A series of operations carried out by the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office against networks dedicated to trafficking Mexican poultry, shed light on how poultry smuggling works in the border area.