On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some …
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When Ana Gabriela Rubio Zea contacted her chemical suppliers in China on behalf of a new client, she needed to make a convincing pitch to ensure the deal would go …
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Paraguay is at the center of an international arms trafficking cases that saw thousands of firearms exported from Europe seized in Brazil.
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Criminal factions are targeting civilians as they battle across Bahia, Brazil. And the government response may be exacerbating the violence. With nearly 1,700 reported deaths at the hands of organized …
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The story of Dalila Johana Flores Flores is one of thousands of arbitrary detentions that have taken place in El Salvador. Her experience demonstrates that, under the state of emergency, …
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In the heart of the commercial sector of the Sabana Grande neighborhood, in Caracas, Venezuela, more and more vendors have been forced to acquire electronic equipment to identify counterfeit dollars. …
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The Shattered Mafia Behind Criminal Chaos in Zulia, Venezuela
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe Meleán crime family once ruled over Zulia, Venezuela, but their patriarch’s death led to a series of murders that left much of the clan dead.
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Listen to this article Insecurity is rising in Paraguay, and the government is increasing recruitment opportunities for organized crime groups by jailing thousands of people merely accused of crimes alongside …
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US policy has exposed migrants to a greater risk of being killed, disappeared, and kidnapped in isolated stretches of the US-Mexico border.
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The Gauntlet: One Migrant’s Journey from Venezuela to the US-Mexico Border
The journey thousands of migrants take to reach the US-Mexico border is filled with daily run-ins with corrupt officials and organized crime.