This week, InSight Crime looks at the varied long-term consequences of letting gangs amass power unchecked.
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This week, InSight Crime looks at the varied long-term consequences of letting gangs amass power unchecked. In Haiti, the increasing influence and ambition of local criminal actors is drawing international attention. In Argentina, the Monos’ ability to operate from behind bars continues to catch security forces short. And in Belize, repeated states of emergency intended to deal with gang violence risk becoming toothless.
Elsewhere, we look at how assets seized from drug trafficker, Memo Fantasma, are being put to good use, how the Brazil-South Africa cocaine trafficking route feeds three continents and how the Dominican Republic has made encouraging, if fragile, progress in cracking down on corruption.
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** A Roaring Trade: Wildlife Trafficking in Colombia’s Amazon ([link removed])
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Wildlife trafficking is perhaps the most eye-catching type of environmental crime. But its effect spreads far beyond what is commonly reported.
As their Amazonian habitat crumples around them, birds, reptiles, amphibians, felines and primates alike are snatched to feed growing international demand. And with a low barrier to entry and authorities focused on fighting more violent crime, the situation is only getting worse.
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New chapters will be published every Wednesday in September.
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** South Africa Raises Profile as Cocaine Trafficking Hub ([link removed])
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South Africa has made a rapid succession of large cocaine seizures in recent months, illuminating how the country and region now play a significant role as transit points for Latin American cocaine.
The largest such seizure came in August when police found one ton of cocaine at the port of Durban in a shipping container that had arrived from Brazil’s port of Santos.
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** Haiti’s Neighbors Grow Concerned at Spread of Gang Governance ([link removed])
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International efforts to help Haiti since the devastating August 14 earthquake continue to be hampered by gang violence, with reports...
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** Memo Fantasma Properties in Colombia Used to Compensate Victims of Violence ([link removed])
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Dozens of properties and other assets seized from Memo Fantasma, one of Colombia’s foremost...
Monos Leader Continues to Call the Shots from Behind Bars ([link removed])
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South Korea Becomes Transit Point for Mexican Methamphetamine ([link removed])
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Is Dominican Republic Making Gains in Anti-Corruption Fight? ([link removed])
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Costa Rica Struggles to Profit from Sale of Narco-Assets ([link removed])
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States of Emergency in Belize - Cure or Addiction? ([link removed])
** Criminal Actors
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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.
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** Monos ([link removed])
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The criminal group known as the Monos, led by members of the Cantero family, has been operating for more than 20 years...
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** Álex Saab ([link removed])
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Álex Nain Saab Morán is a Colombian businessman known for making shady million-dollar deals with the Venezuelan...
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"Many groups, particularly Colombian groups, have decided that it makes much better business sense to export drugs, not to the principal market, which is the United States, but to other markets, particularly Europe, where there is greater profit and less risk,” explains Jeremy McDermott, co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime."
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InSight Crime and the Igarapé Institute have been delighted at the response to our joint investigation into environmental crimes in the Colombian Amazon. Coverage of our chapters dedicated to illegal mining and deforestation has appeared in The Times ([link removed]) , Folha de São Paulo ([link removed]) , El Espectador ([link removed]) and many more ([link removed]) .
This week, the next chapter dedicated to wildlife trafficking explores why virtually every type of animal in the rainforest is a potential target and reveals the international networks fueling this trade.
Future installments on how official corruption contributes to deforestation and on how authorities can stand up to those destroying the Amazon will be published on September 22 and 29.
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