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Weekly InSight · March 6, 2020
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Capital Murder: 2019 Homicide Rates in Latin America’s Capital Cities ([link removed])

In a year marked by political and criminal turmoil, Latin American capitals did not escape the effects of the corruption, organized crime and state repression ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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US Alleges Honduras Drug Lab Operated with Presidential Protection ([link removed])

US authorities allege that a recently arrested drug trafficker relied on protection from Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández and his brother Tony to ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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No, Cocaine Does Not Cure Coronavirus ([link removed])

A social media post claiming falsely that cocaine can cure COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus, has been shared thousands of times on Twitter in recent weeks. Thankfully, the majority of those s ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Contraband Cheese From Venezuela on Colombia’s Criminal Menu ([link removed])

Cheese has increasingly joined oil and other commodities smuggled along the border ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* Showtime’s ‘The Trade’ Explores Criminal Networks Tied to Migration ([link removed])
* Chile Struggles to Deal With Colossal Influx of Synthetic Drugs ([link removed])
* Fentanyl Trade Fuels Cartel Battle in Central Mexico ([link removed])
* Brazil’s PGC Gang Emulates Larger Rivals in Move to Paraguay ([link removed])

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The PCC escape highlights that organization’s expansion into Brazil’s neighbors (see this excellent interview in InSight Crime ([link removed]) about the organization). Both the Sinaloa Cartel and MS-13 have organizations and leadership that move people and illicit products relatively easily across Central America’s borders.


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FEBRUARY 28, 2020
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According to information collected by the organization Equipos Consultores, since 2009 security has been the issue that concerns Uruguayans most, above education or unemployment. Also, according data gathered by InSight Crime in 2018, Uruguay comes in fourth in South America, for highest homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants, after Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.

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MARCH 1, 2020
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InSight Crime has joined forces with the renowned National University of Rosario to launch the Colombian Observatory of Organized Crime - A platform focusing on criminal dynamics in post-conflict Colombia

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