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In Chile, Drug Trafficking Becoming More Prominent and Violent
According to a recent assessment, drug trafficking in Chile has become increasingly prominent, diversified, and violent over the past year — mirroring public...
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Will Convicted Drug Money Launderer Run for President in Honduras?
A powerful business tycoon jailed in the United States for laundering drug money may soon be a presidential candidate in Honduras following his release this month,...
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Honduras Buries Pandora Case Along With its Anti-Corruption Fight
A Honduras court has ended the prosecution of nearly two dozen people -- including government officials -- accused in the Pandora case, a vast corruption scheme...
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Uribe Arrest Portends More to Come from Colombia’s Justice System
The detention and investigation of former Colombia President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, a powerhouse in Colombian politics long alleged to have ties to paramilitary...
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Three Takeaways from the Capture of ‘El Marro’ in Mexico
The arrest of Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel boss, “El Marro,” was welcomed by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was in need of a security...
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Brazil Humanitarian Law Feeds Active Black Market in Venezuela
Food trucked into Venezuela from Brazil under a law allowing it to be transported for humanitarian needs is being diverted to Venezuela's black...
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US Overlooked Rogue Drug War Officials in Mexico
Explosive accusations by US prosecutors that three former top Mexican security officials accepted millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel serve as...
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Argentina Casino Shutdown Allowing Illegal Gambling Rings to Thrive
Authorities in Argentina have implicated local police and prosecutors in an illegal gambling and extortion ring linked to the infamous Los Monos crime group,...
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Mexico Opium Network Shines Light on Marginalized Poppy-Growing Communities
The fall in heroin prices in the United States and the devastating economic effect this has had on poppy-growing communities in Mexico has been widely discussed and...
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Venezuela Indigenous Communities at Risk From ELN Mining Incursions
Recent incursions by the ELN to set up illegal mining facilities along the Caura River in central Venezuela are being seen as a threat by local Indigenous...
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El Mencho’s Hospital Rare Example of Infrastructure Built by Mexico Cartels
Reports that the head of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation constructed a hospital, both for himself and local residents, is an actual concrete example of Mexico's...
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Mexico’s Navy May Accept Alleged Role in 2018 Border Kidnappings
Mexico’s Navy has welcomed recommendations from a human rights group to accept responsibility for a number of disappearances that occurred along the US-Mexico...