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Weekly InSight · April 24, 2020
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Theft of Critical Medical Equipment Surges in Latin America ([link removed])

Thefts of tests, ventilators and personal protective equipment have shot up across Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic, threatening lives and ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Coronavirus Clemency: Detainees Seek Freedom Across Latin America ([link removed])

As the coronavirus crisis exposes the strains on Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Ucayali, Peru’s Drug Trafficking Gateway to Bolivia and Brazil ([link removed])

The coronavirus pandemic has halted trafficking in Peru and sent cocaine prices plummeting, but drug seizures continue in the border department of Ucayali, a ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Arrest of Top Trafficker Unlikely to Slow Growth of Brazil’s PCC ([link removed])

A high-profile drug trafficker connected to Brazil’s PCC has been captured in Mozambique. The surprise ending to a 21-year manhunt raises interesting ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* Torture is Widespread, Systematic Security Tactic in Mexico: Report ([link removed])
* Coronavirus Driving Black Market for Medical Equipment in Cuba ([link removed])
* Ex-FARC Mafia Fronts Left Reeling by Colombian Army in Antioquia ([link removed])

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According to research conducted by InSight Crime, illegally logged wood is one of the fastest-growing criminal markets in Mexico, especially in Chihuahua – where rival DTOs are fighting to control the sector.

InSight Crime also reported that forested regions are especially vulnerable to the threat of organized crime and violence.


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"Organized crime is always more agile and flexible than governments themselves," Jeremy McDermott, co-director and co-founder of InSight Crime, a study center on Latin American organized crime, tells BBC World.


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