A Chinese crime group, the Bang, has made major inroads into Chile, setting up a marijuana empire and smuggling in migrants to work there.
Migration And Crime
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In this article, the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory examines the policy intervention options for tackling the criminal exploitation of the Venezuela migration crisis.
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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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Criminal NewsInvestigations
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.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
How US Policy Foments Organized Crime on US-Mexico Border
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerUS immigration policies have had numerous unintended consequences, including bolstering criminal organizations along the US-Mexico border.
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Criminal News
What Is Behind Wave of Homicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico?
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneSynthetic drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and flawed institutions could explain a recent spike in violence roiling Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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An abandoned Colombian airport has become a shelter for thousands of migrants fleeing organized crime in Venezuela.
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Criminal News
Gulf Cartel Still ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ on US-Mexico Border: Homeland Security
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerDespite the CJNG moving into Mexico’s northern state of Tamaulipas, the Gulf Cartel remains the foremost security threat along the US border.
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Migrants across Latin America, especially Venezuelans, can fall into traps laid by organized crime in a variety of ways.
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Criminal News
The Northeast Cartel and Criminal Hegemony in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerThe Northeast Cartel has established almost complete dominance of criminal economies in Mexico’s border city of Nuevo Laredo.