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Weekly InSight · April 17, 2020
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Coronavirus Affects Extortion Payments in Mexico and Central America ([link removed])

The measures in the fight against the coronavirus in Central America have caused two starkly different reactions ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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How ‘Memo Fantasma’ Sold Property to Colombia VP’s Family Company ([link removed])

In October 2019, InSight Crime conducted a telephone interview with Álvaro Rincón, the husband of Vice President ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Port of Limón Has Become Costa Rica’s Drug Trafficking Epicenter ([link removed])

At daybreak on January 1, gunfire from a machine gun mounted on a car struck five men outside a church in Cieneguita ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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3 Reasons Why US is Epicenter for Big Cat Breeding, Trading ([link removed])

Netflix’s “Tiger King” fixated our gaze on the outlandish antics of Exotic Joe, but if you squint your eyes in just the right way, you could catch a glimpse of why ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* How Has Coronavirus Shifted Argentina’s Drug Dynamics? ([link removed])
* Record Seizures of Cocaine Expose Severe Flaws at Uruguay’s Main Airport ([link removed])
* Coronavirus Stokes Colombia’s Black Market Medicine Trades ([link removed])

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“What this shows you is that even in these high-profile cases there are no guarantees for the security of a person that holds info that could compromise the political system in Honduras and are in jail. Landing in a Honduran jail represents a high-risk to her life and her safety,” said Hector Silva, a senior investigator at the think tank InSight Crime.


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APRIL 13, 2020
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Cybersecurity experts note that this is a prime time for career scammers around the world to monetize fear...“I think ‘perfect storm’ is the right term for it,” said Chris Dalby, managing editor for InSight Crime.


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TORONTO STAR ([link removed])
APRIL 16, 2020
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The Invisible Drug Lord: Hunting 'The Ghost' ([link removed])
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This is the story of “Memo Fantasma” or “Will the Ghost,” who started life in the Medellín Cartel, funded the bloody rise of a paramilitary army, and today lives the high life in Madrid.

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