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This week, InSight Crime analyzes how Honduras' state of exception, implemented in December 2022, has made few advances against organized crime ([link removed]) . Authorities have detained more than 16,000 people, yet there has been no significant decrease in criminal activity.
In Venezuela, we investigate how grenade attacks ([link removed]) have become a common tactic used by criminal groups.
We also examine a new study revealing the changing tactics used by armed groups in Colombia to recruit minors ([link removed]) , especially the National Liberation Army (ELN), Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), and the ex-FARC mafia.
In Mexico, we examine how clashes between the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG over drug trafficking and migrant smuggling routes from Guatemala have displaced thousands ([link removed]) across the state of Chiapas.
And in Europe, we probe how one of Sweden’s main ports ([link removed]) may be a new gateway for Latin American cocaine headed to Europe.
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** Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception ([link removed])
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The state of exception in Honduras has now been in place for six months. But contrary to government claims and National Police figures, the policy has done little to reduce criminal activity in the country.
President Xiomara Castro first implemented the state of exception in December 2022 and has since extended it twice. It will last until at least July 5 ([link removed]) . The policy aims to decrease crimes like extortion, dismantle criminal groups, reduce gang violence, and lessen insecurity facing many Hondurans.
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** How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela's Criminal Arsenal ([link removed])
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Grenades like those usually seen on battlefields have become common weapons in Venezuela's underworld, where criminal groups regularly use them in a wide range of illegal activities.
At least six grenade attacks have been reported so far in 2023, most recently on May 7, when eight people were injured in an explosion at a pool hall in Pedro María Ureña, a town in the border state of Táchira. Each of the six attacks took place in a different state, showcasing the widespread nature of this problem.
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** 3 Takeaways From UNICEF Report on Child Recruitment in Colombia ([link removed])
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A new study has revealed how Colombia’s armed groups have changed tactics around child recruitment...
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** Chiapas Bleeds as CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel Fight for Guatemala Trafficking Routes ([link removed])
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Thousands of people have been displaced and others killed in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas...
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** Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes ([link removed])
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Historic cocaine seizures in Sweden in recent months highlight the Nordic country's increasing role as a gateway for cocaine from Latin...
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** InSight Crime Presents at UNODC Conference
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This week, InSight Crime director Steven Dudley and deputy editor Juan Diego Posada presented at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) forum ([link removed]) “Cocaine in the Americas in 2023: Evidence, Hypothesis and Responses.”
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Our coverage of La Pista, an abandoned airport turned refugee settlement in the middle of Colombia's Guajira desert, was cited by Peruvian outlet La República ([link removed]) and Venezuelan outlet La Patilla ([link removed]) .
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And our coverage of Ecuador continues to gather widespread interest from media outlets across the globe, such as La Jornada ([link removed]█=ultimasnoticias) in Mexico, La Tercera ([link removed]) in Chile, and Nós Diario ([link removed]) in Spain.
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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.
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** National Liberation Army ([link removed])
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The ELN is Colombia's last true insurgency and one of Latin America's most powerful criminal...
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** Barrio 18 ([link removed])
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The 18th Street Gang, also known as Barrio 18, is one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere, much like its...
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