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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.

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Why Chinese Mafias Are Moving Into Chile

NEWS / 14 SEP 2023

A Chinese crime group, the Bang, has made major inroads into Chile, setting up a marijuana empire and smuggling in migrants to work there.

Tren de Aragua Brand Spurs Criminal Imposters Outside Venezuela 

NEWS / 6 SEP 2023

Copycat gangs are increasingly posing as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua to extort victims in Peru and Chile.

Q&A: Latin American Children With Parents in Prison Get No Support

NEWS / 22 JUN 2023

Latin America's constantly growing prison population has seen tens of thousands of children growing up without their parents, with dire consequences.

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CHILE / 18 APR 2023

Chile has passed new legislation to empower police forces to fight a rise in crime. But will this really make a difference?…

BOLIVIA / 8 MAR 2023

InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean's cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.

ARGENTINA / 8 FEB 2023

InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.

CHILE / 19 JAN 2023

Chile's lucrative copper industry is beleaguered by daring attacks on trains carrying tons of copper through the desert.

CHILE / 16 NOV 2022

The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.

CHILE / 2 NOV 2022

Political conflict, institutional weakness, and ineffective legislation have helped wood theft and illegal logging proliferate in Chile.

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