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 …
Migration And Crime
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang is causing increasing concern in the United States, even though the group appears to have no substantial US presence and looks unlikely to establish one. …
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Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas has started 2024 with a surge in violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel New Generation.
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It is an election year in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro is determined to cling to power. His criminal alliances will be crucial for the survival of his Chavista government. …
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On December 17, 2022, José Gregorio Roa lost track of his wife and daughter, who had set out on a boat from the island of San Andrés, Colombia, headed for …
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Criminal News
Mexico’s 2024 Election Could Spark Violent Criminal Realignments
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneMexico’s increasingly diverse and horizontally integrated criminal landscape could enter a period of violent upheaval during the 2024 election.
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A growing perception of insecurity in Chile has led to increased public support for mano dura (iron fist) policies and a stronger stance on migration, according to several surveys conducted …
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Criminal News
Sonora, Mexico Under Siege Amid Sinaloa Cartel Battle Over Migrant Smuggling
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerFor the last 12 years, the boss of the local Sinaloa Cartel affiliate managing Sásabe left the townspeople alone and allowed them to work, local residents told InSight Crime. That …
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Criminal News
3 Reasons Why Security Has Deteriorated in Northern Chile
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychA new study has shed light on the security crisis unfolding in northern Chile, a border region pivotal to transnational crime but where state authorities maintain only a minor presence.
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Criminal News
Migrant Smugglers Continue to Benefit From Venezuela Crisis, US Policy
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychInternational experts are predicting continued high levels of migration from Venezuela, after nearly a decade mired in a humanitarian and economic crisis. Unlivable conditions like hyperinflation and shortages of essential …