This week, InSight Crime delves into coca growing in Peru, where the pandemic halted eradication efforts 

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This week, InSight Crime delves into coca growing in Peru, where the pandemic halted eradication efforts and led more poor farmers to sow coca for sustenance. We also look ahead at what's in store for Colombia's Urabeños, aka the Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo), after the capture of the drug group's longtime leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias "Otoniel."

Other notable reports include repeated bombings of oil pipelines by Colombia's National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN); increasing bloodshed in Panama's gang wars; and Latin America's booming synthetic drug trade, which includes the mass manufacture of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Mexico.


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** 3 Reasons Why Coca Crops Are Through the Roof in Peru ([link removed])
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Though the amount of coca in Peru has been the subject of recent debate, reports indicate that coca crops have increased and are spreading.

Coca cultivation rose 22 percent to 88,200 hectares in 2020, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Peru's anti-drug agency, Devida, has refuted the figure, claiming in a statement that the report contained a "series of errors." The agency has yet to publish its own report for 2020.

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** The Urabeños After Otoniel - What Becomes of Colombia's Largest Criminal Threat? ([link removed])
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The Urabeños are considered one of Colombia's principal criminal threats. Yet, after the arrest of...

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** LatAm Synthetic Drug Trade Booming: UNODC Report ([link removed])
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Organized crime groups in Latin America continue to expand into illicit synthetic drug production, including mass manufacturing of...

Panama's Gang Wars Growing Worryingly Vicious ([link removed])
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The ELN's Power Move: Pipeline Bombings in Colombia's Santander ([link removed])
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Illegal Cigarettes Produced with Slave Labor in Brazil ([link removed])
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Mexico's Caribbean Jewel of Tulum Dealing With Rapid Rise in Violence ([link removed])
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Who Has the Best Halloween Costume: Pablo Escobar or El Chapo? ([link removed])
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Fuel, Water, International Aid: Haiti's Gangs Weaponize Essential Services ([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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** Alias 'Otoniel' ([link removed])
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Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel,” was the head of Colombia’s most powerful criminal group, the Urabeños...
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Calor Calor is one of Panama’s two most powerful gangs along with Bagdad, and the two battle fiercely for territorial control....


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InSight Crime was a proud supporter of this year's Global Investigative Journalism Conference ([link removed]) , which took place November 1 through November 5 and convened nearly 2,000 journalists worldwide for seminars and cross-border networking. The conference featured hundreds of trainers and reporters who provided workshops on data journalism, digital sleuthing tools and open-source reporting techniques. Panels covered critical investigative topics, including new trends in organized crime. Several attending InSight Crime team members discussed collaborations and our investigative work. The conference was put on by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN ([link removed]) ), an international association of news outlets with members in 82 countries. InSight Crime is a part of this force, and our directors have taught workshops and had i ([link removed])
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