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3 Obstacles to Uruguay's Fight Against Money Laundering

MONEY LAUNDERING / 4 SEP 2023

Money laundering cases tied to drug trafficking in Uruguay have almost doubled in the past five years, according to a new government report, raising concerns that criminal organizations are taking…

COCAINE / 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.  …

COCAINE / 14 AUG 2023

Mounting homicides and increased drug trafficking have raised concerns about organized crime in Uruguay. Recent studies presented to the Ministry of the Interior came to mixed conclusions: Uruguay is unlikely…

COCAINE / 23 JUN 2023

A look at former candidate Carlos Pineda Sosa, a popular outsider who was recently disqualified from Guatemala’s presidential race.

ELITES AND CRIME / 22 JUN 2023

Presidential frontrunner Edmond Mulet has run on a promise of change. But ties to candidates accused of corruption cast doubt on this pledge.

CIACS / 22 JUN 2023

Despite previous campaign bans, Zury Ríos is one of this election’s forerunners, her success due to support from a wide range of allies.

ELITES AND CRIME / 22 JUN 2023

Although President Giammattei cannot run in this year’s elections, his political party remains a dominant force.

COCAINE / 20 JUN 2023

The career of Guatemalan congresswoman Sofía Hernández is a survivor of three different political parties, connections to narcos, and US sanctions…

COCAINE / 19 JUN 2023

Former first lady and repeat presidential candidate, Sandra Torres, is once again competing to become president of Guatemala.

JALISCO CARTEL / 3 MAY 2023

New sanctions in a Puerto Vallarta timeshare fraud scam show how the CJNG exploits unsuspecting tourists as an alternate source of income.

CARIBBEAN / 23 MAR 2023

High-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.

BRAZIL / 7 FEB 2023

A new report points out how the success rate in fighting money laundering across Latin America varies widely from country to country.

CHINA AND CRIME / 9 DEC 2022

The rise of synthetic drugs, in particular fentanyl and methamphetamine, has changed the landscape of opportunity for drug traffickers in Latin America. Highly potent and highly addictive, synthetic narcotics are…

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