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InSight Crime @InSightCrime

14 years of research and analysis on organized crime and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean. insightcrime.org Medellín, Colombia / Washington, DC Joined June 2010
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Police Corruption Jeopardizes Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain bit.ly/49YkqAx

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🇪🇨🦈 | CITES recommended suspending the shark trade with Ecuador until the country takes strong measures to curb the uncontrolled business around shark fins. So far, however, little progress has been made. To learn more, visit. bit.ly/4aDqNKA

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19 hours ago

🇭🇳 | In #Honduras, security forces discovered 25,000 coca seedlings in Yoro. Cultivation in Honduras remains small-scale, but the experience of Colombia suggests that once established, coca cultivation can be tricky to eradicate, as we explain here: bit.ly/3QgeOuy

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23 hours ago

🇻🇪 #CriminalProfiles| Since 2017 the mega-gang of one of Venezuela's most wanted criminals, Wilexis Acevedo, alias “Wilexis,” has been behind extortions, kidnappings, robberies, and micro-trafficking in Caracas' largest neighborhood. Read his profile here: bit.ly/3WlbNfY

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🇧🇴 | In #Bolivia, the arrest of four Tren de Aragua members marked the country’s most high-profile appearance to date of the transnational Venezuelan crime group. But why do some Bolivian politicians still refuse to acknowledge its presence there? bit.ly/3UBemtp

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🇲🇽 | The recent capture of the brother of CJNG boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” raises the question of how effective detaining prominent family members of drug lords is in weakening criminal organizations. bit.ly/3Ql78al

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🇨🇱 #HomicideRoundup | After an uptick in homicides in 2022, Chileans were worried about encroaching transnational criminal groups. But Chile saw a 2.7% drop in the homicide rate in 2023, according to official statistics. Read more at bit.ly/49cVSEh

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The latest episode of our podcast takes you to Brazil, where the largest gang in the southern hemisphere acts as a type of network of criminal entrepreneurs akin to a secret society keeping crime rates low and recruitment numbers high. bit.ly/3UxalpG

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🇲🇽🇪🇨 | A close ally of Ecuadorian drug trafficker Telmo Castro was arrested police on Wednesday for allegedly shipping cocaine from Ecuador to Europe. Find out more about Castro, one of the pioneers of Ecuador’s cocaine trade: bit.ly/4dblNi2

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3 days ago

🇪🇨 | Shark fishing is prohibited in Ecuador, but thousands are caught and reported as "incidental" catches. That's why CITES asked the country to put limits on this trend, which could help curb shark fin trafficking. Learn more at bit.ly/4aDqNKA

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During Colombia's decades of armed conflict, security forces and illegal armed groups have used women as informants, based on the idea that women generate less suspicion than men and go more easily unnoticed. bit.ly/4b17URS

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Prisons are the base from which some of the most powerful gangs in Latin America coordinate criminal activities; pay bribes to public servants; and launch full-on, sophisticated assaults on rivals. What does that mean for justice in the region? apple.co/3UcS6Ve

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3 days ago

In our investigations of #SyntheticDrugs, we have found that the companies producing and selling precursor chemicals in China are concentrated in the eastern part of the country in the provinces of Hebei, Hubei, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Fujian. bit.ly/3TLKh8O

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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua: A Phantom or a Reality? bit.ly/3QkfE9y

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🇲🇽🇪🇨 | Ecuadorian authorities arrested a close ally of Telmo Castro, a former military official who used army vehicles to move cocaine through #Ecuador. Castro was closely linked to the #Sinaloa Cartel before his murder in prison in 2019. Read more here: bit.ly/4dblNi2

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🇬🇹 #Guatemala | After 100 days in power, President Bernardo Arévalo is still finding his feet on corruption. But his government has wasted no time in cracking down on extortion and drugs. bit.ly/44dLbzF

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4 days ago

#SyntheticDrugs have deeply impacted organized crime dynamics and forced governments to reshape their anti-drug strategies. We invite you to participate in our conference on the topic, co-organized with @PSC_IBERO. Register here to attend in person: bit.ly/4aIraUt

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If you enjoyed the new episode of our InSight Crime podcast, please consider making a donation so we can continue telling stories about the links between organized crime and mass incarceration . bit.ly/47z7xw2

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From exile, Mar* tells the story of how the Colombian security forces tried to recruit her as an informant on the guerrillas operating in her home of #Tibú. Read our latest investigation in bit.ly/4b17URS

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🇪🇨 | Homicides dropped during the first part of #Ecuador’s state of emergency, but violence has been on the rise again since the end of March. What does Sunday’s referendum vote mean for Noboa’s fight against organized crime? bit.ly/3Us3ei9

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