A selection of our investigations to read this summer
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** *Summer InSights
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In the second installment of SummerInSights, we encourage you to explore the following investigations, hand-picked by our editorial team for their first-rate field reporting and their compelling writing.
Today, in our final special:
* We examine Colombian community leaders’ efforts to promote peace-building programs despite threats and attacks from drug traffickers.
* We explore the haunting experiences of a cartel bodyguard in Mexico who gets caught up in a narco-war.
* And we delve deep into drug trade corruption in the Dominican Republic amid the country’s moves to uproot illicit networks.
** Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution ([link removed])
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*Community leaders in Colombia put their lives at risk by betting on change and seeking new opportunities for the department.
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Community leaders in Colombia's Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country's long-running civil conflict. But they put their lives at risk by betting on change and seeking new opportunities for the department, where ex-FARC mafia ([link removed]) factions earn huge profits from drug trafficking. This story tells how leaders in Putumayo face these challenges.
** A Cartel Bodyguard in Mexico’s 'Hot Land' ([link removed])
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*Ever wonder how to become a bodyguard for a Mexican cartel? This story chronicles one man’s journey from manual labor to crime.
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We went to the Colombian town of Tibú on the border with Venezuela to investigate one of the worst waves of violence ever seen in the area. Women were being targeted with threats and violence, possibly due to suspicions they had been recuited as police informants. This investigation is exemplary of our reporting on gender and organized crime ([link removed]) as well as our coverage of Colombian armed groups like the ELN ([link removed]) and the ex-FARC mafia ([link removed]) .
** Criminal Crossroads: Drugs, Ports, and Corruption in the Dominican Republic ([link removed])
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*Dive into the infrastructure, the trafficking networks, and the corruption facilitating organized crime in the Dominican Republic.
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This story looks at how the Dominican Republic became a crossroads for the transnational cocaine ([link removed]) trade between North America, South America, and Europe, involving local kingpins, international drug traffickers, and venal politicians.
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