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This week, InSight Crime details ([link removed]) the history of the Choneros, a drug trafficking gang in Ecuador that used opportunistic alliances to build its forces both in and out of prison. We then detail the group’s fall as fractures and feuds chipped away at the Choneros' territorial control.
Also this week, we analyze the durability ([link removed]) of the Sinaloa Cartel, which has maintained its power in Mexico, while other large criminal groups have succumbed to in-fighting. We look at the rise in kidnappings ([link removed]) in Colombia and what they may mean for a peace deal with the ELN, and in Panama, we cover progress in the corruption case ([link removed]) against the ex-president, Ricardo Martinelli.
In the coming weeks, InSight Crime will launch its Summer InSights newsletter campaign, a limited special series that will highlight some of our best long-form coverage of organized crime in the Americas.
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** The Rise and Fall of the Choneros, Ecuador’s Drug Trafficking Opportunists ([link removed])
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Jorge Bismarck Véliz España was an ambitious man growing up in Puerto Arturo, a neighborhood in the larger town of Chone. A hub of about 50,000 people located 40 kilometers inland from Ecuador’s Pacific coast, Chone was a busy trading spot for cattle ranchers and farmers.
During the 1990s, Véliz España made a name for himself as a drug trafficker who was not afraid to use violence to suit his own ends, according to a profile in the Ecuadorian newspaper El Diario. Relatives began to use his name to collect on debts in the town. His reputation earned him the alias “Teniente España” (Lieutenant España), or simply “El Chonero.”
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** How Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Has Stayed United for Decades ([link removed])
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The break-up cycle of large criminal groups in Mexico is a predictable one. One after another, groups have arisen to play major roles in the...
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** Kidnappings Surge in Colombia Amid ELN Peace Negotiations ([link removed])
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Kidnappings are rising across Colombia, despite President Gustavo Petro's administration gearing up for peace negotiations with the...
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** Ex-President Sentenced as Panama Makes Progress Against Impunity ([link removed])
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Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money...
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InSight Crime’s investigation into the hybridization of the Venezuelan state has spurred discussion both in Venezuela and internationally. The investigation had been widely cited in local newspapers, such as La Patilla ([link removed]) , TalCual ([link removed]) , El Nacional ([link removed]) and Version Final ([link removed]) , as well as in media throughout the Americas, such as Semana ([link removed]) , in Colombia, US-based PanAm Post
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The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the...
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The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN) is Colombia's last true insurgency and one...
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