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Colombia’s Total Peace, Venezuela’s Criminal Power, and Liquid Cocaine
SEPTEMBER 18 - 2026 | ([link removed])
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This week, we pick over the ashes of Colombia’s Total Peace strategy and ask what comes next in the latest InSight Take ([link removed]) . We also explain how traffickers conceal cocaine in liquids ([link removed]) and why the method is gaining ground, and explore the enduring power of Los Menores ([link removed]) in Argentina’s crime hotspot, Rosario. Plus, Venezuela is now back in the US’s good books on anti-drug ops, and a key Maduro ally ([link removed]) pleads guilty to money laundering, opening a new chapter in the former president’s legal saga ([link removed]) .
Don’t Miss (#Dont-miss) | Criminal Profile (#Criminal-profile) #CRIMINAL-PROFILE | InSight Take (#InSight-TAKE)
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** Special Series: Maduro’s Arrest and Its Criminal Aftermath in Venezuela ([link removed])
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This week marks both the end of Venezuela’s presence on the US drug blacklist, and a potential breakthrough in the US case against Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro. Explore our series tracking the shifts in political and criminal power across Venezuela since Maduro’s January arrest.
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** # DON’T MISS ()
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** Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained ([link removed])
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** Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist ([link removed])
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** On the Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next ([link removed])
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** # CRIMINAL PROFILE OF THE WEEK ()
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** Alex Saab ([link removed])
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Alex Saab pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and unlawful financial transactions in Miami this week.
A Colombian businessman, Saab is allegedly one of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s main frontmen, who was deported to the US in May.
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** # THE INSIGHT TAKE ()
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** The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next? ([link removed])
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