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This week, InSight Crime delved into why the Shining Path chose to commit a violent massacre in Peru in the run-up to presidential elections, after years of relative quiet.

In El Salvador, the trial of Texis Cartel leader, Chepe Diablo, had a disappointing but all too predictable end. In Guatemala, one of the final members of Los Leones showed the power his family name could still muster. And in Turkey, the confessions of a mafia boss may have unveiled an unknown Venezuela cocaine connection.

Elsewhere, a Mexico corruption investigation has Enrique Peña Nieto worried, the heavy toll paid by Latin America's crime reporters is revealed and smuggling wine has proven to be especially lucrative in Argentina.


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** Peru Massacre Highlights Desperation of Weakened Shining Path Rebels ([link removed])
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Authorities in Peru have sent troops to an isolated river valley at the heart of the country’s cocaine trade after the massacre of more than a dozen individuals, raising fresh questions about the Shining Path splinter faction suspected of carrying out the attack.

The deployment came after members of a group known as the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (Militarizado Partido Comunista del Perú — MPCP), a splinter faction of the infamous Shining Path ([link removed]) guerrillas, were alleged to have shot and killed at least 16 individuals, including women and children, on May 23 in San Miguel de Ene, a hamlet nestled deep within the heart of Peru’s Amazon, the armed forces announced in a press release ([link removed]) .

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** Mexico’s Unreachable Elites Targeted by Rare Corruption Investigation ([link removed])
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A new corruption inquiry offers a unique chance for Mexico to confront long-rumored bribery between those at the highest levels...

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** Chepe Diablo, Long Accused Cartel Leader, Let Off the Hook in El Salvador ([link removed])
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A business magnate who was an alleged leader of El Salvador’s Texis Cartel has escaped justice once...

The Leones’ Revenge – How an Extortion Attempt Went Badly Wrong in Guatemala ([link removed])
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Mafia Boss Claims Venezuela-Turkey Cocaine Connection ([link removed])
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Killings of Journalists Show Hand of Organized Crime ([link removed])
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Grapes of Wrath – Why Argentina and Brazil are Awash in Smuggled Wine ([link removed])
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The Elevated Risks Facing Young Men in Rosario, Argentina ([link removed])
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Convoys of Stolen Wood – Widespread Theft in Chile’s Logging Industry ([link removed])
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Guatemala Drops Charges Against Former President, Arrests Anti-Corruption Prosecutors ([link removed])


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The Shining Path or the Militarized Communist Party (Militarizado Partido Comunista – MPC) is the last remnant...
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** Chepe Diablo ([link removed])
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José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias “Chepe Diablo,” does not fit the normal profile of a criminal leader. As the former president of...


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"(The violence) appears to be a desperate attempt by the remnants of the Shining Path to have some kind of relevance in the lead up to elections in Peru."

Co-Director Jeremy McDermott on the Shining Path massacre in Peru.


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** InSight Crime Building Further Alliances
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Two new projects will enhance InSight Crime’s capacity to investigate organized crime, especially in Haiti and Costa Rica.

Firstly, InSight Crime is working with USAID to look at the criminal landscape in Haiti, as the country suffers yet more political instability and is rapidly turning into the kidnap capital of the region. This will allow us to profile the actors and groups driving the country’s violence and look at their ties to political groups and elements of the state.

Secondly, InSight Crime is delighted to announce an alliance with the University for Peace in Costa Rica. Established by the United Nations, this institution seeks to reduce obstacles and threats to world peace and progress. This partnership will not only complement InSight Crime’s research methodology and expertise on Costa Rica, but will see us get involved in developing curricular activities, select interns from the student body and organize conferences. This strengthens InSight Crime’s longstanding relationship with academic institutions. We have long maintained offices at American University in Washington DC and Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, as well as a partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.


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