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The ELN is the last real guerrilla force in Latin America and has transitioned into a real transnational threat in Colombia and Venezuela.
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COLOMBIA
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16 AUG 2022
The ELN and Urabeños are once again battling for control of Bolívar, a northern department of Colombia.
COLOMBIA
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11 AUG 2022
Colombia's last remaining guerrilla group may be the linchpin to future negotiations the Colombian government is expected to enter into…
COCA
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12 JUL 2022
The historic publication of the Final Report from Colombia’s Truth Commission has crystallized the core issues that president-elect Gustavo Petro…
COLOMBIA
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5 JUL 2022
Up to seven commanders belonging to the dissident FARC have been killed in Colombia and Venezuela in the last year.
COLOMBIA
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22 JUN 2022
The ELN have stated their will to engage in peace talks with the upcoming administration of Colombia's president-elect Gustavo Petro,…
COCAINE
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20 JUN 2022
Gustavo Petro will be Colombia's next president. Cocaine, Venezuela, deforestation - criminal challenges face him in droves.
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Criminal Enterprise on the High Seas
12 AUG 2022
Last week, InSight Crime published the second half of an extensive investigation into Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing that plagues the waters of nine Latin American countries. Among the stories were how…
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Oceans Pillaged in Central America and the Caribbean
5 AUG 2022
Last week, InSight Crime published the first installment of a nine-part investigation uncovering the hidden depths of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in Latin America. The first installment covered Central America and…
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua Becomes Truly Transnational
29 JUL 2022
This week, InSight Crime published a deep dive into the total control that Venezuelan mega-gang, Tren de Aragua, has over the lives of those it smuggles between Venezuela and Chile…
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Turkish Traffickers Delivering Latin American Cocaine to Persian Gulf
15 JUL 2022
Last week, InSight Crime published the second half of an investigation piecing together the emerging role of Turkish cocaine traffickers in supplying Russia and the Persian Gulf, which are among…
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Turkey as a Lynchpin in European Cocaine Pipeline
8 JUL 2022
InSight Crime is extending its investigation into the cocaine pipeline to Europe, and tracking the growing connections between Latin American drug traffickers and European criminal organizations. This led us to…
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