A Dutch court sentenced drug trafficking pioneer Ridouan Taghi to a lifelong prison sentence. Despite Taghi’s role in creating a global network to import drugs, his conviction will have little …
Suriname
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At least 117,492 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2023, putting the median homicide rate around 20 per 100,000 people. But homicide data in many countries …
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Money laundering laws in Latin America in the Caribbean are on par with the rest of the world. But, multibillion-dollar criminal economies severely test these frameworks.
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Suriname’s highest court scored a win for rule of law by upholding a murder conviction against former dictator and President Desi Bouterse.
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Suriname VP, Ex-President Linked to Drug Trafficking in Colombia AG Emails
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneUS and Colombian investigators connected Suriname’s Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk and ex-President Desi Bouterse to recent involvement in drug trafficking, according to hacked emails that suggest ongoing high-level political links …
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Cocaine trafficked from Suriname into French Guiana and then on to France makes up some 30% of all cocaine consumed in the European nation.
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InSight Crime reviews Latin America and the Caribbean’s cocaine seizure date from 2022 to find out what it reveals about regional trafficking.
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InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
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Corruption, Cocaine, and Gold: Interview With Suriname’s President Santokhi
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaInSight Crime sat down with Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi to discuss the multiple criminal challenges ahead for the country.
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Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneThe Amazon is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, where wildlife trafficking threatens hundreds of thousands of species.