Organized Crime
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Prison Massacres Reveal the Lucrative Underworld Profiting Behind Bars
Eight deaths in two Ecuador prisons have broken a period of relative calm. The wider crisis involves cocaine routes, fractured…
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AMERICAS
Costa Rica Builds a Megaprison While Fear Keeps Locking Ordinary People Inside
Costa Rica’s new megaprison promises to contain organized crime. But behind the security crackdown lies a harder question: can a…
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AMERICAS
U.S. Drug Raids in Ecuador Under Legal Scrutiny After Eight Fishing Boats Sunk
Eight Ecuadorian fishing boats are gone, and 160 crew members face consequences ashore. Human Rights Watch is demanding the evidence…
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Probes Army’s Role After Eight Killings Leave Huité Searching for Answers
Eight killings in Huité have prompted Guatemala to investigate its army’s role amid conflicting accounts from relatives and officials. Four…
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Uncategorized
Costa Rica Sends Seized Cocaine Packing but Cannot Ship Its Violence Away
A U.S. military aircraft carried 45 metric tons of seized cocaine out of Costa Rica for destruction. The remarkable cargo…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Mexico-U.S. Sanctions Pull Back the Curtain on CJNG’s Business Empire
U.S. sanctions against 55 Mexico-linked people and companies expose how the CJNG cartel converts fentanyl profits into vehicles, jewelry, property,…
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AMERICAS
Organized Crime Moves into Brazil's Amazon Led by the Comando Vermelho
As Belém prepares to host COP30, red graffiti and whispered threats trace the reach of the Comando Vermelho through Brazil's…
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ECONOMY
Fuel Theft and Violence Cripple Ecuador’s Oil Industry
Ecuador's oil sector is bleeding hundreds of millions due to fuel theft and violence orchestrated by organized crime. With Petroecuador's…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Cartels Exploit Fishing Industry in the Gulf of Mexico
A recent U.S. Treasury investigation has exposed the Gulf cartel’s illegal fishing operations in the Gulf of Mexico, revealing how…
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ECONOMY
How Colombia’s Gold Empire Became a Criminal Battlefield
A tough conflict is happening over Colombia's wealthiest gold mine. Illegal miners, backed by armed gangs, fight against a big…
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