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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Guatemala Profile
GUATEMALA
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28 FEB 2021
Guatemala's criminal organizations are among the most sophisticated and dangerous in Central America. Some of them have been in operation…
Alto Paraguay, Paraguay
GEOGRAPHIC PROFILES
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25 FEB 2021
One of Paraguay’s most sparsely populated but most homicidal departments, Alto Paraguay serves as an important cocaine transit corridor.
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.
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How Mexico's Cartels Use Video Games to Recruit Children
CARTEL DE JALISCO
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15 OCT 2021
Mexican criminal groups have hit on a new way to recruit vulnerable young people into their ranks: reaching out to them while they play video games.
The Coast of Sucre - Venezuela's Most Dangerous Place for Piracy
CARIBBEAN
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15 OCT 2021
Merchants travelling to Trinidad and Tobago, fishing vessels, even the occasional tourist – all are tempting targets for pirates off Venezuela’s northern state of Sucre. …
Dissident FARC Guerrillas Repeatedly Try to Assassinate Colombia Governor
COCAINE
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14 OCT 2021
The governor of Colombia's central department of Meta has survived two back-to-back assassination attempts, a rare case of a continued targeted assault against a senior public official by Colombian guerrillas.
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