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COLOMBIA
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4 AUG 2022
Alejandra Miller of Colombia’s Truth Commission explained why women and LGBTIQ+ persons were disproportionately affected by the armed conflict.
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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4 JUL 2022
While the death of Iván Márquez is yet to be confirmed, his passing would mark a major turning point in…
COCAINE
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27 MAY 2022
Colombia has gone from a peaceful election in 2018 to a violent electoral process in 2022, with the increase in…
COLOMBIA
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9 MAY 2022
A recent wave of murders in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas provides clues to the role of dissident factions of…
CARTEL OF THE SUNS
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2 MAY 2022
In 2016, two adopted nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro were found guilty of a conspiracy to bring 800 kilograms…
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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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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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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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Memo Fantasma Coverage Gets Worldwide Attention
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Guillermo Acevedo, the former Colombian drug lord and paramilitary commander better known as Memo Fantasma, may soon be allowed to leave prison. Since first revealing the identity of Memo Fantasma…
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