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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Concepción, Paraguay
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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25 FEB 2021
In Concepción, powerful drug traffickers have penetrated local politics. With corruption rife, some municipalities have started to resemble criminal enclaves.
Itapúa, Paraguay
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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25 FEB 2021
Itapúa is a minor marijuana producer but an important transit corridor for cannabis smuggled into Argentina. Some areas of the…
Ñeembucú, Paraguay
COCAINE
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25 FEB 2021
Despite boasting one of Paraguay’s lowest murder rates, Ñeembucú is an important transit point for marijuana heading to Argentina.
Canindeyú, Paraguay
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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25 FEB 2021
Located on Paraguay’s border with Brazil, Canindeyú is a key criminal hub in the tri-border area.
Boquerón, Paraguay
COCAINE
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25 FEB 2021
Boquerón is an important part of regional cocaine trafficking routes due to its strategic location on Paraguay's border with Bolivia…
Alto Paraná, Paraguay
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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25 FEB 2021
Alto Paraná is home to some of Paraguay’s most dynamic criminal economies. Contraband goods continue to flood Brazil and Argentina…
Presidente Hayes, Paraguay
COCAINE
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25 FEB 2021
Presidente Hayes is one of three departments in Paraguay’s Chaco region, a vast and inhospitable forest area, where criminal organizations…
Amambay, Paraguay
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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25 FEB 2021
Amambay is at the heart of Paraguay’s most worrying organized crime trends: cocaine trafficking, marijuana production, and the rise of…
Misiones, Paraguay
CLAN ROTELA
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25 FEB 2021
Misiones does not play an important role in regional criminal dynamics, despite some marijuana trafficking in the department.
Asunción, Paraguay
CLAN ROTELA
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25 FEB 2021
Paraguay’s capital is a transit point for Bolivian cocaine shipped through the Tri-Border area, bound for Brazil. The Paraguay River,…
Cortés, Honduras
COCAINE
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16 FEB 2021
Cortés is a major organized crime hub. Vast quantities of drugs, arms, and contraband pass through the department’s busy Atlantic…
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How Dominican Gangs Became Major Security Threat in Spain
CRIMINAL MIGRATION
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2 AUG 2021
Spiraling violence around Madrid is being blamed on the fracturing and spread of Dominican gangs, which have become Spain's primary urban security threat.
Guns in the Gulf – Mexico’s Navy Called to Protect Against Pirates
MEXICO
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2 AUG 2021
After a spate of attacks on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico this year, the shipping industry is demanding protection, including a stronger presence from the Mexican Navy.
How Many Creepy-Crawlies Can a Trafficker Hide in His Luggage?
BRAZIL
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30 JUL 2021
There is one crucial quality for any successful wildlife trafficker: tenacity. And Kirill Kravchenko had it in spades.
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