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InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up
InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
Chile's Copper Industry Under Siege as Robbers Attack Ports and Trains
Chile's lucrative copper industry is beleaguered by daring attacks on trains carrying tons of copper through the desert.
Peru, Chile Prisons May Struggle to Contain Tren de Aragua
The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.
Chile Profile
Despite its proximity to cocaine-producing Andean countries, Chile has not suffered the negative effects of organized crime to the same extent as other nations in the region. In fact, it is one of the safest nations in Latin America. Since emerging from the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in 1990, Chile has enacted a series of key reforms that have helped build efficient security forces and an independent judicial system. The Chilean prison system, on the other hand, is still subject to numerous issues, including overcrowding, poor conditions and violence.
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Political conflict, institutional weakness, and ineffective legislation have helped wood theft and illegal logging proliferate in Chile.
Chile has recently seized several new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting the growing diversity of its drug markets.
Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl, and ecstasy are reshaping Latin America's drug trade.
Politicians are pushing for the Chilean government to declare a state of emergency in the northern regions including Tarapacá…
Middlemen in Chile control sales of merluza, a white-fleshed fish for which there is a large appetite.
Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, has gradually become one of South America's main criminal threats, with Chile its latest target.
