InSight Crime takes an in-depth look at how Mexico’s presidential candidates aim to tackle organized crime ahead of the June 2 election
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May 31, 2024
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This week, InSight Crime takes an in-depth look at ([link removed]) how Mexico’s presidential candidates aim to tackle organized crime ahead of the June 2 election – with a particular focus on dealing with criminal groups, forced disappearances, and the drug trade.
We also report on ([link removed]) the growing security threat posed by Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua in Chile, the implications of Haiti’s disorganized approach to confronting ([link removed]) gang violence, Venezuela’s deceptive drop ([link removed]) in crime, and possible reasons behind a reduction in drug flights ([link removed]) in Central America.
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** How Do Mexico's Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Organized Crime? ([link removed])
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Mexico's presidential candidates are proposing mostly ambiguous security measures that fail to address the complexity of organized crime in the country.
On June 2, Mexicans will elect a new president from a trio of candidates: Claudia Sheinbaum, representing a coalition led by ruling party Morena; Xóchitl Gálvez, leading the conservative Force and Heart for Mexico coalition (Fuerza y Corazón por México); and Jorge Álvarez Máynez of center-left party, Citizen Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano).
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You can now listen to the entire season on Spotify ([link removed]) , Apple ([link removed]) , or wherever you get your podcasts. Join us as we bring you human stories from deep inside the murky world of corruption and organized crime, from courageous volunteer firefighters in Bolivia and Brazilian judges facing down criminal gangs, to Honduras’ female prison gangs, Colombia’s coca farmers, and a Mexican pastor helping migrants behind cartel lines.
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** Haiti’s Disorganized Organized Crime Strategy ([link removed])
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Preparations for the Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti continue to sputter, giving the country’s gangs more time to fortify what could be a fierce response. ([link removed])
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** Why Is Venezuela’s Crime Rate Falling? ([link removed])
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A government-reported decline in Venezuela’s crime rate may create the illusion of a security breakthrough, but the reduction has more to do with reconfigurations in the country’s underworld than … ([link removed])
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** Central America Drug Flights Fall as Traffickers Shift Methods ([link removed])
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Aerial cocaine interdictions have fallen sharply in Central America in the last three years, suggesting that drug traffickers are shifting their modus operandi, potentially in … ([link removed])
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** Chile Court Bomb Threats Highlight Tren de Aragua’s War on the State ([link removed])
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Bomb threats targeting multiple courthouses in Chile suggest that the transnational criminal organization of Venezuelan origin, Tren de Aragua, is ramping up its efforts to target the country’s judiciary. ([link removed])
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InSight Crime’s investigation, The Flow of Precursor Chemicals for Synthetic Drug Production in Mexico ([link removed]) , continues to inform the debate around the country’s battle with synthetic drug production and consumption. InSight Crime’s coverage has been picked up by major international news outlets. For instance, CNN Español ([link removed]) quoted InSight Crime’s analysis of “a dramatic increase in the consumption of synthetic drugs [in Mexico] – primarily methamphetamine, but also fentanyl.”
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** This Week's Criminal Profile: National Liberation Army (ELN)
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This week, the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) – Colombia’s last remaining insurgency – signed the first of six peace agreements with the Colombian government. It marks a breakthrough in faltering peace ([link removed]) negotiations between the government and the ELN. The group previously left the negotiating table and had reneged on commitments regarding kidnappings and ransom.
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"This week, groups associated with the Central General Staff of the ex-FARC mafia, committed several violent attacks in the west and southwest of the country. The attacks occurred after the suspension of the ceasefire between the government and the EMC in March this year, after the group committed an attack against the Indigenous Minga."
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