Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups | On the Radar
Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups | On the Radar Governments in the Shield of the Americas coalition sanction 24 criminal groups. Also this week: the…
InSight Crime
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Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes
Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes Weight loss and diabetes medications are now one of the most smuggled contraband products in…
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador The Tiguerones, the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of…
On The Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next
On The Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next Is Venezuela no longer a major drug transit point? The post On The Radar | US Drops…
Tiguerones
Tiguerones Within just a few years, the Tiguerones have risen from obscurity to a position as one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal organizations and…
Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist
Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist Earlier this year, Argentina’s government announced it had dismantled the criminal group the Menores in Rosario. But the…
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next? Colombia’s armed groups nearly doubled in size during Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace plan…
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing. We explain what…
Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan
Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan The AGC emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become a dominant but fragmented criminal force. The post Gaitanistas…
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on…
How a Food Program Fueled Venezuela’s Organized Crime
How a Food Program Fueled Venezuela’s Organized Crime Delcy Rodríguez’s silent dismantling of a subsidized food program shutters a scheme that epitomized the…
The InSight Take: Organized Crime in Brazil’s Elections
The InSight Take: Organized Crime in Brazil’s Elections With Brazil’s presidential election just weeks away, public security has become a defining campaign issue. In…