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This week, we examine what a border attack in Guatemala tells us about the enduring power of the Lorenzana drug clan ([link removed]) . Our experts chronicle the extraordinary reversal of fortunes ([link removed]) of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and tell the story of two women resisting Tren de Aragua’s exploitation of sex workers in Peru ([link removed]) . We also explore the criminal aftershocks of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest ([link removed]) and the new power balance in Venezuela.
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In Peru, Tren de Aragua built a far-reaching extortion network that turned sex workers into targets. We tell the story of two women who resisted, building activist networks to defend Lima’s sex workers from state neglect, police abuse, and criminal exploitation.
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Every Wednesday, we take a closer look at one dynamic transforming organized crime across Latin America.
This Week: Reshuffled or Reformed? Venezuela’s Criminal Order After Maduro ([link removed])
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** Guatemala Border Attack Signals Lorenzana Clan’s Return ([link removed])
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** Mapping Out US Alleged Drug Boat Strikes ([link removed])
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** Firepower vs. Drug Flows: What Has US Military Might Achieved in the Caribbean? ([link removed])
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Peru’s new president, Keiko Fujimori, has promised to crack down on organized crime, recalling her father Alberto Fujimori’s aggressive but controversial campaign against the Shining Path in the 1990s.
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Juan Orlando Hernández, from Indictment to Pardon
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