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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Salta, Argentina
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES /
15 MAR 2021
Salta is the main gateway for cocaine entering Argentina. Drugs enter via Salvador Mazza and Aguas Blancas, parts of which…
Corrientes, Argentina
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES /
15 MAR 2021
Corrientes is a key hub of Argentina’s highly profitable marijuana trade. The province appears to be the second most important…
Formosa, Argentina
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES /
15 MAR 2021
Located on the border with Paraguay’s capital Asunción, the Formosa province is a hub for transnational marijuana trafficking and contraband.
Misiones, Argentina
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES /
15 MAR 2021
Misiones is the main entry point for marijuana smuggled from Paraguay into Argentina across the Paraná River and one of…
Chaco, Argentina
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES /
15 MAR 2021
Chaco is a transit corridor for illicit products. Most drugs or contraband smuggled into Argentina in the Formosa province crosses Chaco…
Paraná, Brazil
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
4 MAR 2021
Paraná is a hub for drug trafficking. Vast quantities of cocaine and marijuana enter the state from Paraguay, via the…
Santa Catarina, Brazil
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
4 MAR 2021
Santa Catarina is a launchpad for cocaine destined for Europe and a transit point for marijuana and contraband headed to…
Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
4 MAR 2021
Mato Grosso do Sul is among Brazil’s most strategic states for transnational crime.
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
COCAINE /
4 MAR 2021
Strategically located between Argentina and Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul is a hub for contraband and drug smuggling.
Brazil Profile
BRAZIL /
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, has seen some important security advances in recent years, taking dozens of communities in Rio…
Guatemala Profile
GUATEMALA /
28 FEB 2021
Guatemala's criminal organizations are among the most sophisticated and dangerous in Central America. Some of them have been in operation…
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Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
24 JAN 2023
As American-made guns continue to flood the Caribbean, heads of state are demanding that the US do more to stem the flow of weapons.
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
COCAINE /
23 JAN 2023
A string of large cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests the island is becoming a central hub for trafficking to the United States and Europe.
Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
ECUADOR /
20 JAN 2023
Podocarpus Natural Park in southern Ecuador is only the most recent one to be threatened by encroaching gold miners.
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