Chile Hands New Powers to Police as Security Deteriorates
CHILE
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18 APR 2023
Chile has passed new legislation to empower police forces to fight a rise in crime. But will this really make a difference?…
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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.
CHILE
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19 JAN 2023
Chile's lucrative copper industry is beleaguered by daring attacks on trains carrying tons of copper through the desert.
CHILE
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16 NOV 2022
The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.
CHILE
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2 NOV 2022
Political conflict, institutional weakness, and ineffective legislation have helped wood theft and illegal logging proliferate in Chile.
CHILE
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16 SEP 2022
Chile has recently seized several new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting the growing diversity of its drug markets.
ARGENTINA
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12 SEP 2022
Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl, and ecstasy are reshaping Latin America's drug trade.
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…
CHILE
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3 AUG 2022
Middlemen in Chile control sales of merluza, a white-fleshed fish for which there is a large appetite.
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.
ARGENTINA
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6 JUL 2022
Tusi, a pink synthetic drug powder, is increasing its share of Latin America's drug markets.
ARGENTINA
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5 JUL 2022
Why did drug trafficking enjoy such a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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InSight Crime's Chemical Precursor Report Continues
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For the second week in a row, our investigation into the flow of precursor chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico has been cited by multiple regional media…
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12 MAY 2023
We are proud to see that our recently published investigation into the supply chain of chemical precursors feeding Mexico’s synthetic drug production has been warmly received.
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