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** Ketamine, Bukele, and the Human Cost of Violence
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AUGUST 14 - 2026 | ([link removed])

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This week, we explore the growth of ketamine trafficking ([link removed]) and use across Latin America and examine how El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s security policies are influencing governments across the region ([link removed]) in the fourth and final chapter of our Summer InSights 2026 ([link removed]) series. Plus, we return to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to tell the story of a rapper, music producer, and DJ who gets involved with the country’s most notorious crime boss in the fifth episode ([link removed]) of the InSight Crime Podcast.

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** Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America ([link removed])
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Ketamine trafficking is rapidly expanding across Latin America, driven by the rise of synthetic drug cocktails and highly fragmented supply chains. Once marginal, 20 countries in the region have now reported seizures as various criminal actors exploit diverted medical supplies to meet demand.
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** The Bukele Effect on Latin America's Security ([link removed])
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The hardline security shifts sweeping the region are the focus of the fourth and final edition of this year’s Summer InSights.

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** # DON’T MISS ()
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** Podcast | Gio and Fito: When Gangsta Rap Gets Real ([link removed])
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** Operation Zaraza: Airstrikes, Abuses, and a Criminal Revolt in Chavista Venezuela ([link removed])
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** # CRIMINAL PROFILE OF THE WEEK ()
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** First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital - PCC) ([link removed])
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Bolivia and Brazil launched a joint security plan after a wave of killings on their shared border. The violence is allegedly tied to a turf war between Brazil's two biggest gangs, the PCC and Red Command, over a cocaine export corridor through Bolivia. The PCC is Brazil’s largest and most powerful criminal organization, with operations in more than 20 countries.

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** # THE INSIGHT TAKE ()
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The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape ([link removed])
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