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 …
Elites And Crime
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Venezuela
What Cliver Alcalá’s Sentencing Means for Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerThe result of the trial of former Venezuelan military officer Cliver Alcalá in the United States is the initial sentence against a high-ranking member of the so-called Cartel of the …
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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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Ecuador’s judiciary is struggling to stop well-connected criminals from turning legal safeguards meant to protect civil rights into loopholes for escaping justice. In early April, Ecuadorian prosecutors ordered the arrest …
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The murder of Ecuador’s youngest mayor spotlights how the country’s criminal groups violently target public officials who cannot be bought off. Unidentified actors on March 23 kidnapped Brigitte García, the …
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The arrest of current and former Rio de Janeiro officials for involvement in the 2018 murder of a Rio councilwoman adds to the evidence that the killing was aimed at …
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Criminal News
US Makes Progress in MS13 ‘Terrorism’ Case By Arresting Sixth Top Leader
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe recent arrest of a senior MS13 leader could give prosecutors more understanding of the connection between the highest-ranking members of MS13 and the officials responsible for El Salvador’s harsh …
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While security crackdowns are targeting Ecuador’s gangs in the streets, recent cases show that high-level government corruption has also become a massive obstacle in the fight against organized crime. On March …
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Former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras was found responsible for drug trafficking in New York on March 8. The verdict marked the end of 20 years of illegal behavior. …
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Criminal News
The Anti-Corruption Commission is facing Guatemala’s ongoing pattern of avoiding punishment for corruption
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochSantiago Palomo assumes leadership of the government's primary anti-corruption commission after years of setbacks in combating corruption. The country has witnessed corruption networks embedded within the state systematically dismantle the …