Several operations against drug trafficking networks in Andalusia, Spain, and an increase in cocaine seizures there have confirmed the growing role of southern Spain as a gateway for Latin American …
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Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But tackling drug trafficking and white-collar crime could prove a bigger …
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Natural Drugs
Police Corruption Endangers Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe alleged involvement of a high-ranking Spanish police officer in cocaine smuggling threatens to undermine a drug trafficking trial and underscores how corruption infiltrates all levels of the country’s security …
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Cocaine is now being used in smaller towns in Europe, not just big cities, according to a study of wastewater
A wastewater analysis has indicated that in Europe, cocaine from South America is now being consumed in smaller towns, as well as major urban areas. The report, published on March …
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A decrease in cocaine flows in northern Colombia has resulted in an increase in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups seek new funding sources. According to the national police database, …
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The decision to launch the raid on the Mexican embassy has the hallmarks of a political gamble, with Noboa betting that the benefits of burnishing his hardline reputation outweigh the …
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Natural Drugs
Questions and Answers: How the AGC Jeopardizes Colombia's Plans for Complete Peace
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThe report released by the International Crisis Group in March describes how the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC) have become the largest armed group …
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Although the murder of a PCC member in São Paulo led to rumors of a division within the group, it is unlikely to disturb the structure of Brazil’s largest criminal …
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Sandwiched between the world’s top cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, Ecuador has become a hub and base for several transnational criminal networks. Its long coastline and large container ports make …
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Criminal News
Netflix's 'Griselda' Biopic Misrepresents Women in Organized Crime
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaNetflix recently released its eponymous Griselda Blanco biopic, starring Sofía Vergara, which follows the drug trafficker’s journey from Medellín to becoming “the Godmother” of Miami’s drug empire. But like many …