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Rental Cars from Argentina Exchanged for Drugs on Bolivia Border
An operation on the border between Bolivia and Argentina revealed that criminal...
Bolivia Coca Growers Fight for Control of Legal Production
Violent tensions are flaring in Bolivia's capital between hostile factions of...
Bolivia Forestry Officials Profit from Harvest of Illegal Wood
Officials within the agency entrusted with protecting Bolivia's forests...
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The Flight and Capture of a Cartel Man
José González Valencia is a man of many names. Among his comrades in the Jalisco Cartel, one of the most powerful and violent drug cartels in Mexico, he is known...
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Drug Seizures Spike Along Paraguay’s Border With Bolivia
Cocaine seizures along Paraguay’s border with Bolivia have tripled, bolstering fears that this forest hinterland has become a haven for drug...
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High-Ranking Bolivia Police Gave Protection to Wanted Drug Trafficker
A number of high-ranking police officials in Bolivia have been arrested for their suspected links to a drug trafficker wanted for years by police in...
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Bolivia Seizes Black Market Medicine
Customs authorities in Bolivia have seized nearly two tons of contraband medicine to begin 2019, highlighting the scale of the illegal...
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‘Juku’ Mineral Thieves Pilfering Bolivia State-Owned Mining Company
Bands of mineral thieves in Bolivia are sending recruiters to employ vulnerable workers to rob one of the state-owned ore mining...
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Argentina, Bolivia Authorities Arrest South America’s ‘Chapo Guzmán’
Authorities in Bolivia have arrested one of Argentina’s most sought after drug traffickers dubbed the alleged “El Chapo Guzmán” of South America, in a case...
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Major Odebrecht Corruption Cases and Investigations in 2019
Since beginning in Brazil with the “Operation Car Wash” (“Operação Lava Jato”) investigation in 2014, the Odebrecht corruption scandal has been headline...
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Argentina’s Castedo Clan Continues to Survive Despite Top Arrests
Authorities in Bolivia have arrested a major player in the Castedo Clan, one of the most powerful drug trafficking clans in northern Argentina, but it is unlikely...
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InSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-Up
With a worsening crisis in Venezuela, dark days in Nicaragua, an ever more fragile peace process in Colombia, new governments and new ideas in Brazil, Mexico and...