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GOLD / 5 JUL 2023

Illegal mining is one of Venezuela's most well-entrenched criminal economies. Are there any legal solutions to the ecocide it causes?…

ELITES AND CRIME / 4 JUL 2023

Guatemala's election results have been suspended after complaints of election fraud. Multiple observer agencies said the elections were fair.

DISPLACEMENT / 4 JUL 2023

In this article, the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory examines the policy intervention options for tackling the criminal exploitation of the…

BRAZIL / 3 JUL 2023

Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory, but there remain barriers to ending illegal mining in…

FEATURED / 30 JUN 2023

Sometimes the line between human smuggling and human trafficking can be blurred as coyotes take advantage of those they've promised…

FENTANYL / 29 JUN 2023

The US government has brought its first-ever criminal charges against Chinese companies for allegedly trafficking precursor chemicals used to produce…

BRAZIL / 29 JUN 2023

Acts of violence directly targeting government officials are more common in Mexico and Brazil than in other parts of the…

BARRIO 18 / 28 JUN 2023

The Honduran government's anti-gang crackdown risks oversimplifying the causes behind the country's violence.

FENTANYL / 27 JUN 2023

Synthetic drugs are growing in prevalence around the world, but consumer markets in Latin America remain limited.

ELITES AND CRIME / 27 JUN 2023

Left-wing candidate Bernardo Arévalo caused a dramatic upset in Guatemala's elections, securing a run-off with Sandra Torres of UNE.

ELITES AND CRIME / 26 JUN 2023

Venezuela's oil production is on the up, but so too are thefts from pipelines and associated criminal activity.

CHAPITOS / 23 JUN 2023

The CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel, Chapitos and more have used military-style patches to promote unity and loyalty.

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