This week, InSight Crime publishes a five-part investigation, "Stolen Amazon: the Roots of Environmental Crime in the Tri-Border Regions," examining the complex criminal dynamics of the remote but ecologically vital zones where Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil’s borders intersect. 
 
We also delve into the factors shaping Ecuador’s security landscape, which reached a new low this Wednesday with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.  

In Colombia, we unpack how attempts to negotiate peace with armed groups could be impacted by shifts in power among the country’s guerrillas and revelations that the president’s son accepted drug money to finance his father’s campaign.  

Additionally, we look at the role of corrupt officials in facilitating Venezuelan human trafficking networks and outline the latest developments in El Salvador’s controversial security plan.

This week, media outlets and regional organizations sought the expertise of InSight Crime investigators on a range of crime-related issues.  

Mexico expert Victoria Dittmar spoke to radio station El Heraldo de México about US government claims that fentanyl was being produced in Mexico with precursors imported from abroad.  

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Project manager Sergio Saffon participated in an international seminar organized by US non-profit, Witness, where he spoke about the challenges that AI-generated content brings to investigative journalism. 

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Investigator Henry Shuldiner was interviewed by the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor newsletter about rising insecurity in Costa Rica.

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