Lake Titicaca: A Smuggler's Paradise in Bolivia and Peru
BOLIVIA
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30 NOV 2022
Lake Titicaca serves as a crossroads for varied criminal economies, from cocaine shipments to trafficking the frogs that live along its banks.
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NEWS
BOLIVIA
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8 NOV 2022
The Amazon is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, where wildlife trafficking threatens hundreds of thousands of species.
BOLIVIA
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8 NOV 2022
The Amazon is being plundered at an accelerating rate. Deforesters across Bolivia and Ecuador are emboldened to clear trees for agribusiness.
BOLIVIA
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8 NOV 2022
Environmental crime is driving deforestation across the Amazon, where some parts are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb.
ARGENTINA
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25 OCT 2022
Bolivia's cocaine trade is on the up. Originally a coca leaf cultivator, Bolivia has moved to cocaine production.
BOLIVIA
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23 SEP 2022
As world leaders met for the United Nations General Assembly, Latin American presidents expressed various concerns about organized crime.
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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9 SEP 2022
Brazil's border town of Corumbá is a well-known smuggling route from Bolivia. This is unlikely to change soon.
BOLIVIA
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2 SEP 2022
Peru coca prices are low. And that's leading to potential cocaine production in Bolivia.
BOLIVIA
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9 AUG 2022
Politicians are pushing for the Chilean government to declare a state of emergency in the northern regions including Tarapacá…
BOLIVIA
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25 JUL 2022
Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, has gradually become one of South America's main criminal threats, with Chile its latest target.
BOLIVIA
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29 APR 2022
A string of drug seizures in Chile, coupled with cocaine discovered on ships originating there, points to the country emerging as another key departure point in the European cocaine pipeline.
BOLIVIA
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1 APR 2022
Millions of young people around the world document their experiences at work, at school or with their friends on TikTok.
BOLIVIA
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31 MAR 2022
A major antinarcotics operation at an aerodrome in Bolivia has drawn attention to the role of private air facilities in the vital cocaine trafficking corridor through the country.
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