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Uruguay
Known as “the Switzerland of Latin America,” Uruguay has traditionally had some of the lowest crime rates and strongest state institutions in the region.
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Pins and Needles – How Credit Card Fraud Works in Latin America
NEWS
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15 DEC 2021
A recent study of credit card cloning around the world revealed some startling disparities in the risks customers face across Latin America and the price of buying this stolen information.
Entre Ríos: Argentina's Rising Drug Trafficking Transit Hub
NEWS
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25 OCT 2021
Argentine province bordering Uruguay has become a transit hub for drug trafficking out of Paraguay, revealing a new route used to propel cocaine across the Southern Cone.
The Increasingly Busy Cuba-Uruguay Human Smuggling Route
NEWS
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20 SEP 2021
Uruguay has dismantled a group dedicated to bringing Cuban migrants illegally to the country, highlighting a lesser-known human smuggling route.
Uruguay Profile
Known as “the Switzerland of Latin America,” Uruguay has traditionally had some of the lowest crime rates and strongest state institutions in the region. At the same time, the historically peaceful country is undergoing a steady rise in crime and insecurity, much of which is linked to drug trafficking and small-scale gang activity.
URUGUAY PROFILE
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BRAZIL
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24 AUG 2021
Localized gang warfare in Brazil's state of Rio Grande do Sul has sparked a security crisis along its border with Uruguay.
BRAZIL
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11 AUG 2021
A number of recent raids have highlighted how illegal pesticide smuggling in Brazil is fueled by Chinese contraband.
BRAZIL
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14 APR 2021
Messer, the notoriously prolific money launderer, was able to move millions of dollars through Brazil’s emerald mining industry, adding yet another scheme to his laundry list of illicit financial dealings.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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16 MAR 2021
A collaborative effort by authorities in Uruguay and Spain to dismantle an international sex trafficking network reveals that the South American country remains a source of women trafficked to Europe.
BRAZIL
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20 FEB 2021
Drug traffickers engage in a creative game of hide and seek with coast guards and other security forces that board their ships at sea.
ARGENTINA
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29 JAN 2021
While unrest gripped much of Latin America in 2019, it was the coronavirus that took center stage and ripped through the region in 2020, upending everything from commercial trade to…
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