There was plenty of news out of Venezuela this week, including how a known fugitive was able to organize shipments of luxury cars from Miami to...

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There was plenty of news out of Venezuela this week, including how a known fugitive was able to organize shipments of luxury cars from Miami to Caracas, whether a Libyan warlord is the latest client for Maduro's gold and new information about how Venezuelan gang feuds are being played out in Colombia.

Besides this, InSight Crime looked at Suriname's security challenges, what lies behind the ELN's repeated ceasefire demands and how Paraguay has failed to root out rampant corruption in its customs.


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** Corruption, Cocaine and Gold – The Trials Facing Suriname’s New President ([link removed])
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With the election of a new president, Suriname can finally try to put the tainted and violent legacy of Desi Bouterse behind it. But Chan Santokhi has a tough task ahead: his vice president is a convicted drug trafficker, corruption is rampant and the country is seeing bustling trade in cocaine and illegal gold.

On July 16, Chan Santokhi was inaugurated ([link removed]) as the new president of Suriname, putting an end to the decade-long rule of Desi Bouterse.

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** Venezuelan Money Laundering Schemes Continue To Thrive in US ([link removed])
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The seizure of a fleet of luxury cars in Florida bound for Venezuela has shown how officials and allies of President Nicolás Maduro...

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** Venezuela’s Gangs Push Deeper Into Colombia ([link removed])
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Authorities in Colombia have captured a number of Venezuelan gang members, alarming officials who say that the groups are playing out rivalries from their home...

The ELN’s Repeated Demands for a Ceasefire in Colombia ([link removed])
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Libyan Militia Leader Ideal Client for Venezuela’s Gold-for-Dollars Deals ([link removed])
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MS13 in Honduras Gets Creative With Video Surveillance ([link removed])
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Paraguay Bungling Chance to Root Out Corruption in Customs ([link removed])
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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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** ELN ([link removed])
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The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is one of the two main guerrilla armies...
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** Tren de Aragua ([link removed])
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The Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful local “megabanda,” or large criminal gangs with more than 100...


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"Memo Fantasma, whom there was no trace of for several years, was identified by InSight Crime, and later revealed to have alleged real estate business dealings with Álvaro Rincón, the husband of (Colombian) Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez."
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** Latin American Organized Crime: The Information You Need
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Thanks to wide-ranging coverage in June -- including in-depth analysis of Mexico’s criminal landscape ([link removed]) and an investigation into the dirty business of a Colombian trafficker acting as a fixer for US law enforcement ([link removed]) -- InSight Crime’s readership showed healthy growth. We also saw a jump in visitors to the site through Twitter ([link removed]) and Facebook ([link removed]) , and continue to seek new ways to reach our audience on both platforms.
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Why the Jalisco Cartel Does Not Dominate Mexico’s Criminal Landscape ([link removed])

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The Professor and the Fixer: How a Colombian Middleman Got a Crime Specialist to Launder Money ([link removed])

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