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. …
Peru
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In the five years since Tren de Aragua first appeared in Colombia, it has built a far-reaching regional network, establishing a permanent presence in Colombia, Peru, and Chile, with further …
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Venezuelan extortion gangs have made grenades a common part of their modus operandi to force victims to pay up. Now, the tactic has come to Peru.
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Copycat gangs are increasingly posing as Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua to extort victims in Peru and Chile.
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The tri-border where Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela meet has long served as a transit corridor for cocaine.
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Environmental Crimes Plague Amazon’s Tri-Border Regions
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerDeep in the vast jungle of the Amazon, critical primary forests are being razed to mine gold, grow coca, and harvest timber.
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Digging Into a Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Amazon Tri-Border Regions
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychIllegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.
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Beneath the Surface of Timber Trafficking on the Peru-Colombia-Brazil Border
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaIn the Amazon’s tri-border areas, illegal logging is expanding, due to the low cost of land, and few controls on deforestation.
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Three cases in recent weeks highlight how Colombian groups continue to dominate loansharking schemes across Central and South America
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Fraud Groups Use Deepfakes to Enhance Imitation Scams in Peru
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychImitation scams using deepfakes are one of the ways that organized crime will seek to use machine learning to enhance their activities.