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This week, InSight Crime considers how politicized and poorly resourced institutions could undermine the aims of a new anti-corruption law ([link removed]) in Venezuela

We explore the impact of plummeting coca prices ([link removed]) in some of Colombia’s biggest cultivation regions, and how the drop will affect cocaine trafficking dynamics. We also question whether Colombia’s reliance ([link removed]) on Venezuela to quell the threat of the ELN will bring about success for President Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace plan, and assess the uphill challenge Colombia faces as it prioritizes reducing deforestation in its new security policy ([link removed]) .

Lastly, in Mexico, we examine how the Jalisco Cartel New Generation takes advantage of unsuspecting tourists through timeshare scams ([link removed]) in Puerto Vallarta.


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** Venezuela's New Asset Forfeiture Law Unlikely to End Corruption ([link removed])
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Venezuela's National Assembly passed a law supposedly aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption. But in the hands of a state that is itself corrupt and whose institutions are deeply politicized, the law is unlikely to be effective.

The Asset Forfeiture Law was approved by the Venezuelan parliament, controlled by the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela – PSUV), on April 27. The law permits the Attorney General’s Office to request the confiscation of assets allegedly linked to corruption or other crimes without the need for a criminal conviction.

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** Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims ([link removed])
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Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its...

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** Colombia’s Coca Market Crash Unlikely to Impact Cocaine Trade ([link removed])
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The plummeting price of coca in some of Colombia’s cultivation hotspots is unlikely to affect major drug trafficking operations despite...


CJNG Reaps Revenues From Tourist Real Estate Scam in Mexico ([link removed])
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Colombia, Venezuela Security Partnership Puts Pressure on ELN ([link removed])


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** InSight Crime’s Paraguay Election Coverage Draws Attention
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Last week InSight Crime looked at the various anti-organized crime policies proposed by the candidates in Paraguay’s presidential election, which was won on April 30 by Santiago Peña.

Our pre-election coverage was cited by Le Monde ([link removed]) in France, El Nacional ([link removed]) in Venezuela, and Cuba Sí ([link removed]) in Cuba, among others.

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Also this week, director Steven Dudley spoke to Deutsche Welle ([link removed]) about the role of the Chapitos, a Sinaloa Cartel faction, in trafficking fentanyl from Mexico to the United States.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Alejandro Hope, a great thinker on issues of security and organized crime, and a valued member of InSight Crime’s board of directors.

We send our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.


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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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** ELN ([link removed])
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The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN) is Colombia's last true insurgency and...
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación - CJNG) is a criminal group that has evolved as...


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"Steven Dudley, co-founder of the think tank InSight Crime, says fentanyl is uniquely difficult to interdict because it’s so compact and easy to make"
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