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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable - EL OBRERO | Periodismo de datos

Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable  EL OBRERO | Periodismo de datos

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The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape

The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape In this week's InSight Take, Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Colombia Analyst S…

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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable - Cobb County Courier

Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable  Cobb County Courier

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In Brazil and Latin America Organized Crime Now Combines Drugs with Legal Businesses - brazzil.com

In Brazil and Latin America Organized Crime Now Combines Drugs with Legal Businesses  brazzil.com

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Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America - InSight Crime

Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America  InSight Crime

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Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America

Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America More and more countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are reporting cases of ketamine trafficking, reflecting a shift in…

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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable - caledonianrecord.com

Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable  caledonianrecord.com

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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable - The Conversation

Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable  The Conversation

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Chinese Money Laundering Networks Fuel Financial Expansion of Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean - Diálogo Americas

Chinese Money Laundering Networks Fuel Financial Expansion of Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean  Diálogo Americas

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Alex Saab

Alex Saab Alex Saab faces a new money laundering trial in the United States after being deported from Venezuela. Read his full, updated 2026 profile. The post Alex Saab appeared f…

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Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo)

Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo) Gulf Cartel 2026: who leads its main factions, where it operates, and how much power it retains in Mexico. Updated full profile. The post Gulf Carte…

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Podcast | Three Ways to Lose a Son

Podcast | Three Ways to Lose a Son In this episode, we travel to Buenaventura and meet Elena, an Afro-Colombian woman in her sixties who arrived in the city as a child after armed…

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Low-Cost Drones: A New Challenge in the Fight Against Organized Crime in Latin America - Small Wars Journal

Low-Cost Drones: A New Challenge in the Fight Against Organized Crime in Latin America  Small Wars Journal

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Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)

Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is often considered Mexico's most feared cartel, whose operations stretch across the country. The post Jalis…

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On the Radar: ELN Bombing in Colombia Days Before New President Takes Office

On the Radar: ELN Bombing in Colombia Days Before New President Takes Office Colombia's presidential handover. This week's On the Radar also covers Ecuador's troop surge in Quito …

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Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)

Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) The Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also k…

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Shining Path

Shining Path The Shining Path or the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (Militarizado Partido Comunista de Peru – MPCP) is the last remnant of Peru’s guerrilla movement from the …

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Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’

Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’ El Mayo Zambada: how he was caught, his life sentence, his role in the Sinaloa Cartel, and the latest news. Complete profile updated for 202…

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Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but geography might - WLRN

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but geography might  WLRN

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Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might - Florida International University

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might  Florida International University

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Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might - The Conversation

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might  The Conversation

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Mapping Latin America’s Megaprisons - InSight Crime

Mapping Latin America’s Megaprisons  InSight Crime

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Combatting International and Trans-border Wildlife Trafficking in Peru and Ecuador - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Combatting International and Trans-border Wildlife Trafficking in Peru and Ecuador  Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

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Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime - Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime  Inter-American Development Bank