13/08/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Marijuana Trafficking Ring Bribed Paraguay Officials for Protection
Paraguay authorities have dismantled a trafficking network tied to officials in a major marijuana-producing region bordering Brazil, highlighting the widespread and systematic corruption that has long facilitated the country’s role as South America’s main illegal marijuana producer.
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13/07/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Drug War - Honduras: Is Honduras Losing the Fight Against Aerial Drug Trafficking?
Honduras authorities recently seized five airplanes thought to have been used to transport drugs through a remote region of the country where dozens of clandestine landing strips have been destroyed this year. But the long-running strategy of seizures and demolitions has done little to identify suspects, routes and suppliers, allowing the so-called “narco flights” to continue.
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03/07/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Redes transnacionales de explotación sexual sacan ventaja de crisis en Venezuela
Las autoridades de España y Venezuela capturaron a miembros de dos redes transnacionales distintas dedicadas a la explotación sexual de mujeres y niñas que escapaban de las crisis política y económica del país suramericano.
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06/05/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - As Medellín Violence Spikes, Security Force Response Raises Concerns
Authorities in Colombia are responding to a recent wave of violence in Medellín with large-scale security force occupations and targeted arrests of crime bosses, but the factors fueling the clashes remain unclear and the security strategy may be exacerbating tensions.
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16/01/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Domestic Military Deployments Could Lead to Corruption, Politicization: Brazil Army Chief
The commander of Brazil’s army has expressed concerns over the potential for corruption and politicization of the military as it is deployed for anti-crime efforts, casting further doubt on the increasing reliance on the force amid a nationwide security crisis.
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07/12/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brazil - Arrest of Rio Drug Kingpin Unlikely to Break Gang Control
One of Rio’s most wanted drug kingpins has been arrested in a massive security operation, raising questions about how his capture might affect criminal dynamics in Brazil’s second-largest city.
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19/11/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Could Upcoming Honduras Election Set Back Police Reform Progress?
An upcoming election in Honduras has called into question the future of a reform commission that has taken important steps toward cleaning up the country's police force.
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18/10/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is Colombia Underestimating the Scale of FARC Dissidence?
The Colombian government has released estimates indicating that only a small percentage of former FARC guerrillas have abandoned the peace process. But InSight Crime field research indicates that the actual number of dissidents is much higher, and could be growing due to issues related to the implementation of a November 2016 peace agreement with the rebel group.
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