InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean’s cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.
Northern Triangle
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Criminal News
GameChangers 2021: US Losing War on Corruption in Central America
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThe United States, under the Biden administration, was supposed to help curb corruption, but for corrupt officials in Central America, life has rarely looked better.
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Criminal News
3 Security Takeaways from Xiomara Castro’s Historic Win in Honduras
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneLeftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro appears to have ridden a wave of outrage to become Honduras’ next president, beating out her right-wing rival in the ruling party, which has come …
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A package of controversial legislative reforms became law in Honduras this week, further sinking any lingering efforts to combat corruption in the country. Approved earlier in October, the amendments to …
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Eight Democratic senators have sent the first signals that the United States will divorce itself from Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández amid mounting allegations of drug trafficking, saying in a …
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Hopes are high in the Northern Triangle, that the arrival of Joseph Biden and his administration to the White House will lead to the creation of a regional commission that …
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Analysis
No Time to Wait: Biden’s Security Challenges in Central America
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochGiven the challenges of a deadly pandemic, President Joe Biden could be forgiven for not having Central America’s security at the top of his agenda on day one, or 100 …
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Analysis
GameChangers 2020: The Resurgence of the Central American Cocaine Highway
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesA rush of drug plane traffic from South America, coupled with traffickers smuggling large cocaine shipments after coronavirus border restrictions eased, led to a surge in narcotics transiting Central America …
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BriefCriminal News
Honduras Cocaine Seizures Reveal Renewal of Drug Corridor
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesAuthorities in Honduras have seized more cocaine during the first seven months of this year than all of 2019, indicating a resurgence of one of Central America’s most important cocaine …
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BriefCriminal News
Renewed La Línea Investigations Further Implicate Guatemala Officials
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneAnti-impunity prosecutors in Guatemala have presented an investigation into one of the country’s most notorious customs fraud networks, showing that even some five years after the La Línea case started, …