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June 12, 2020 ([link removed])

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In its newly expanded weekly newsletter, InSight Crime presents a deeper view of its activities, such as the continuing#Ourimpactimpact of our in-depth investigations, featured articles we want to highlight, profiles of criminal groups and personalities worthy of note, interviews of our researchers and more.

In this first issue, we explore the full extent of the Jaliscohttps://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/jalisco-cartel-new-generation/Cartel’s control of criminal economies in Mexico, how corruption has blighted Latin America’s ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and present National Geographic’s coverage of our groundbreaking investigation into the “invisible” drug trafficker Memo Fantasma.


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** Why the Jalisco Cartel Does Not Dominate Mexico’s Criminal Landscape ([link removed])
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Headlines and US indictments have confidently proclaimed the Jalisco Cartel to be Mexico’s dominant criminal group. But while it is certainly one of the country’s principal national security threats, the reality on the ground is far more complex, as the group is embroiled in a patchwork of rivalries nationwide.

The rise of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación — CJNG), after its split from the Sinaloa Cartel in 2010, was rapid. As other groups splintered across Mexico, it maintained a hierarchical, disciplined structure that allowed it to gain territory and members. In January 2019, InSight Crime named the CJNG one of its “Criminal Winners” for 2018, based on its territorial presence, its income from cocaine and synthetic drug trafficking, its control of port infrastructure and its ability to launder money. Read full article ([link removed]) >


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** Corruption and Graft Afflict Latin America’s Pandemic Response ([link removed])

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As Latin America emerges as the new global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic...

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** Inside an MS13 Clique’s Campaign of Terror at the Honduras-El Salvador Border ([link removed])
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The entrance to the Honduran border town of Camasca is well-guarded....

Airspace Law Further Exposes Contradictory US-Honduras Drug Partnership ([link removed])
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Violence Rages on in Colombia’s Cauca Department ([link removed])
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Mexico’s Criminal Groups and Tequila Industry Continue Thorny Relationship ([link removed])
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Guatemala Officials Say Organized Crime Largely Responsible for Forest Fires ([link removed])
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Rift in Bagdad Crime Syndicate Fueling Violence in Panama ([link removed])
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Brazen Murder of Soldiers Latest Incident to Raise Alarm in Uruguay ([link removed])
Criminal Actors
Profiles of criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a criminal group that has evolved as a ...
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** Bagdad ([link removed])
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The rival groups “Bagdad” and “Calor Calor” have become the two main gangs in Panama, and consist of an agglomeration of ...


** Media Mentions
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** " The revelation came weeks after transnational crime website InSight Crime revealed the VP and her husband, Alvaro Rincon, were in business with “Memo Fantasma,” who trafficked cocaine for the Medellín Cartel and the AUC paramilitary group. "
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Hunting the Ghost

On June 17, the final episode of National Geographic’s series “Drug Lords: The Next Generation” airs in the US. InSight Crime appeared in all six episodes, but the last, “Hunting the Ghost,” showcases our investigation into "invisible" drug trafficker Memo Fantasma, who moved tons of cocaine without ever facing an arrest warrant.

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** Future Decision-Makers
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Eighteen young investigators -- working across Europe, South America, Central America and the United States -- are currently taking part in our 2020 internship program. They are integral to InSight Crime’s project work and content production. We look forward to the day when some of them become the next generation of decision-makers in the struggle against organized crime.

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** COVID-19 & Crime
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InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley spoke at length with Lucia Dammert, a professor at the University of Chile, and Eduardo Vergara, executive director of the think tank Chile 21, on the impact of coronavirus on organized crime. The internet program, which covers security in the region, explored how COVID-19 has altered criminal economies and governments’ responses to organized crime.
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