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The FARC were the largest guerrilla group in Latin America until they agreed to disarm in 2016 after a lengthy peace process.
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ELN
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16 FEB 2023
InSight Crime has developed its own methodology to rank Venezuela's organized crime groups. Here, we present the strongest.
COCAINE
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3 FEB 2023
Colombia's negotiations with a range of criminal groups, as part of the Total Peace plan, will be complicated by record…
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
One of the ELN's most infamous leader, alias Pablito, has been crucial in helping the Colombian guerrilla group move its…
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
Colombian guerrillas evolved from seeing Venezuela as a safe place to retreat to seeing it as a full-blown expansion of…
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
While now comfortably established in two countries, the ELN have a chance to return to the negotiating table, according to…
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2022
Colombian rebels had long been welcome in Venezuela but now, they have arrived in force, bringing conflict with them.
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InSight Crime's Chemical Precursor Report continues to be a reference in the region
19 MAY 2023
For the second week in a row, our investigation into the flow of precursor chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico has been cited by multiple regional media…
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InSight Crime’s Chemical Precursor Report Widely Cited
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12 MAY 2023
We are proud to see that our recently published investigation into the supply chain of chemical precursors feeding Mexico’s synthetic drug production has been warmly received.
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InSight Crime’s Paraguay Election Coverage Draws Attention
5 MAY 2023
InSight Crime looked at the various anti-organized crime policies proposed by the candidates in Paraguay’s presidential election, which was won on April 30 by Santiago Peña. Our pre-election coverage was cited…
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InSight Crime Cited in OAS, CARICOM Reports
28 APR 2023
This week, InSight Crime’s work was cited nine times in a new report by the Organization of American States (OAS) titled “The Impact of Organized Crime on Women,…
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InSight Crime Staff Cited as Experts by International Media
21 APR 2023
This week, InSight Crime deputy editor, Juan Diego Posada, was interviewed by the Associated Press about connections between the ex-FARC mafia and Brazilian criminal groups, and…
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