This week, InSight Crime broke down the modus operandi and structure of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang after it abducted 17 people from a US missionary group

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This week, InSight Crime broke down the modus operandi and structure of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang after it abducted 17 people from a US missionary group in Haiti. We also looked at how the brazen daylight kidnapping -- followed a day later by the country’s most powerful gang boss forcing the prime minister to flee a ceremony -- underscores the vast control criminal gangs wield in the country.

In addition, we report on the fallout from the extradition of accused money launderer and President Nicolás Maduro ally Álex Saab; Sinaloa Cartel gunmen going on a shooting spree of security cameras; El Salvador’s Bitcoin bonuses being pilfered by hackers; and Venezuela’s premier gang, Tren de Aragua, is emerging in Chile.


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** 3 Reasons Why Kidnappings are Rising in Haiti ([link removed])
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Kidnappings have skyrocketed in Haiti, but the crisis has political as well as criminal roots.

Between January and October 16 of this year, there have been 782 kidnappings, according to the Haitian Human Rights Analysis and Research Center (Centre d'Analyse et de Recherche en Droits de l'Homme - CARDH). Haiti is certain to past last year's record total of 796, with 119 kidnappings recorded in the first half of October alone.

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** Memory of Murdered President Defended by Haiti Gang Boss ([link removed])
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The message was crystal clear: Jimmy Chérizier, Haiti's most powerful gang boss, forcing President Ariel Henry to leave...

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** Alleged Money Launderer Álex Saab Facing US Justice Triggers Fallout from Venezuela ([link removed])
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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro's aggressive reaction to the extradition of accused money...

Haiti Kidnappings Target Foreigners in Evolution of Security Crisis ([link removed])
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Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's Most Dangerous Gang, Spotted in Chile ([link removed])
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The Drug Lord and the Governor's Daughter - Quadruple Homicide in Paraguay ([link removed])
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El Salvador's Bitcoin Bonuses Bilked by Hackers ([link removed])
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Cartel Gunmen Take Out Surveillance Cameras in Sinaloa, Mexico ([link removed])
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How Mexico's Cartels Use Video Games to Recruit Children ([link removed])
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The Coast of Sucre - Venezuela's Most Dangerous Place for Piracy ([link removed])


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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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** Álex Saab ([link removed])
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Álex Nain Saab Morán is a Colombian businessman and suspected international money launderer who is...
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Former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, alias "Barbecue," is one of Haiti’s most important gang leaders. He is best known for...


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"Today, roughly a third of the cocaine produced in Colombia passes through Ecuador, according to estimates from InSight Crime."
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** Apure Investigation Makes Headlines
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InSight Crime’s investigation into the battle for the Venezuelan border state of Apure resonated in both Colombian and Venezuelan media. A dozen outlets picked up the report, including Venezuela’s La Patilla ([link removed]) . Meanwhile InSight Crime Co-director Jeremy McDermott was interviewed by Colombian outlets, LA FM ([link removed]) and NTN24 ([link removed]) , speaking at length about the investigation, which examines how some of Colombia’s ex-rebel fighters have become unwelcome and dangerous guests in the neighboring country. The investigation also generated interest ([link removed]) online among country watchers, including noted Colombian journalist Mábel Lara ([link removed]) .

The four-part series details the conflict between the Venezuelan military and the 10th Front, a dissident faction of the now-demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC). To produce the report, InSight Crime traveled to Apure to speak with residents, families of missing soldiers, local politicians, religious leaders, and human rights workers.

McDermott says the Apure investigation may give a glimpse of the future in Venezuela, as armed groups, previously allied with the regime of President Nicolás Maduro, are increasingly defying the government to keep their criminal earnings.
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