Paraguay's New Cabinet Shadowed by Criminal Ties
COCAINE
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15 AUG 2023
Paraguay’s new president, Santiago Peña, will face entrenched organized criminal interests, some of which appear to have close ties to members of his own cabinet. …
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BOLIVIA
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31 JUL 2023
Sebastián Marset, a drug trafficker from Uruguay, is on the run after he was found living under a false identity in Bolivia.
FEATURED
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13 JUL 2023
Listen to this article This audio was generated using text-to-speech software Insecurity is rising in Paraguay, and the government is increasing recruitment opportunities for organized crime groups by jailing thousands…
BRAZIL
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15 JUN 2023
From Colima to Caracas, some parts of Latin America have stubbornly high homicide rates, far higher than the rest of their country.
COCAINE EUROPE
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29 MAY 2023
The impeachment of Paraguayan Congressman Erico Galeano for connections to drug trafficking shows progress against impunity in the country.
COCAINE
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5 MAY 2023
Santiago Peña won Sunday’s election for Paraguay’s presidency. But questions remain about how the country’s corruption problems will be solved.
ELITES AND CRIME
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26 APR 2023
Paraguay will hold its presidential elections on April 30. Here, we break down how each candidate will tackle political corruption.
BRAZIL
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11 APR 2023
Operation Hinterland is one of many crackdowns undertaken by authorities recently, showing that Paraguay's cocaine connection remains strong.
BRAZIL
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10 APR 2023
Authorities have once again destroyed vast amounts of marijuana in Amambay, Paraguay. Why does cultivation continue unimpeded?…
BOLIVIA
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8 MAR 2023
InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean's cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.
ARGENTINA
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8 FEB 2023
InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
BRAZIL
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25 NOV 2022
Failing prison systems and entrenched corruption mean mega-prisons holding tens of thousands won't solve insecurity in Latin America.
CONTRABAND
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24 OCT 2022
A new report by Paraguay’s Congress has connected former president, Horacio Cartes, to a raft of crimes.
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