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China and Crime

A totoaba fish captured in a fishnet
Posted inNews Illegal Fishing

Mexico’s Cartels Corner the Chinese Market for Illegal Wildlife

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 14 Apr 202213 Oct 2023
Bales of copper discovered in Costa Rica
Posted inNews Costa Rica

Costa Rican Copper Bust Underscores Regional Uptick in Theft and Smuggling

by Henry Shuldiner 5 Apr 202213 Oct 2023
Colón is one of the most common ports for the arrival and dispatch of illegal merchandise in Panama.
Posted inNews

Panama Struggles to Fight Timber Trafficking in Forests and Ports

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 4 Apr 20222 Sep 2024
Posted inNews China and Crime

Cocaine Seizures Soar as Hong Kong Becomes Regional Drug Hub

by Alessandro Ford 15 Nov 202113 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

Peru Governor Accused in China Wood Trafficking Network

by Mark Wilson 10 Nov 202113 Oct 2023
Rows and rows of different cigarette brands are on display in a shop in Mexico City
Posted inNews

Belize, the Gatekeeper for Contraband Tobacco Flowing into Mexico

by Chris Dalby 9 Nov 202113 Oct 2023
Illegal cigarettes from China account for a growing percentage of illicit tobacco in Latin America
Posted inNews

Contraband Chinese Cigarettes Take Latin America by Storm

by Cat Rainsford 11 Oct 202113 Oct 2023
Geoduck clams
Posted inNews

Mexico’s Geoduck Clams Latest Casualty of Asian Demand

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 29 Sep 202113 Oct 2023
A quarter of all pesticides in Brazil now illegally come from China
Posted inNews

Quarter of Pesticides in Brazil Illegally Smuggled from China

by Katie Jones 11 Aug 202113 Oct 2023
Chinese-Money-Laundering
Posted inNews

Chinese Broker Laundered Latin American Drug Money Around the World

by Katie Jones 10 Aug 202113 Oct 2023
Dozens of Chinese fishing vessels at a dock
Posted inNews

Chinese Fishing Fleet Still Baits Argentina

by Alessandro Ford 7 Jun 202120 Jul 2022
Posted inInvestigations Peru

Peru’s Turtle Traffickers Operate Under Veneer of Legality

by James Bargent 14 May 202120 Oct 2023

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