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This week, InSight Crime looks at whether Ecuador's leading drug gangs are serious about a ceasefire and whether this could lead to real changes to the criminal panorama and violence in the country

Elsewhere, we examine the Jalisco Cartel's control of Mexico's lucrative tobacco black market, whether Brazil's PCC ordered the murder of Marcelo Pecci, the Paraguayan prosecutor assassinated in Colombia, and how Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia is keeping the cocaine flowing from Colombia to Italy.


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** Ecuador Gangs Talk of Peace but May Keep Preparing for War ([link removed])
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An effort to broker peace between Ecuador’s brutal drug gangs is gathering speed after leaders of both major gang alliances expressed a willingness to reduce violence.

On June 2, Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” leader of the Choneros and Junior Roldán, alias “JR,” leader of the allied Águilas, expressed their desire to take “the first step…towards peace talks” in a video statement.

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** Connections to Paraguay Prosecutor's Murder Stretch from Colombia to Brazil ([link removed])
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New details have emerged about the assassination of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci...

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** Jalisco Cartel Cashing in on Mexico's Illegal Cigarette Market ([link removed])
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The powerful Jalisco Cartel is allegedly taking strides to control the production of illicit cigarettes in Mexico, by controlling a key...

Haiti Gangs Recruiting More Children ([link removed])
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St. Lucia's Soaring Murder Rate Equals Other Caribbean Nations ([link removed])
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Argentina Police Fail to Break Chinese Mafia ([link removed])
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Car Bombs Send Shock Waves Through Ecuador ([link removed])
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US Guns Fuel Arms Trafficking in the Dominican Republic ([link removed])
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Italy's 'Ndrangheta and Colombia's Urabeños Continue Profitable Partnership ([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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The Choneros is one of Ecuador’s most prominent criminal groups, which first emerged in the late 1990s as a drug...
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación - CJNG) is a criminal group that has evolved as a....


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** Series on Plunder of Peru’s Amazon Makes Headlines
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Since launching on June 2, InSight Crime’s six-part series on environmental crime in Peru’s Amazon has been well-received. Detailing the shocking impunity enjoyed by those plundering the rainforest, the investigation was featured by the Associated Press ([link removed]) , with this coverage published in the Washington Post ([link removed]) , San Francisco Chronicle ([link removed]) and The Hill ([link removed]) .

Given obvious echoes in Brazil’s struggles in the Amazon, Brazilian media also covered our report, including national daily Estadão ([link removed]) , as well as UOL Notícias ([link removed]) ,

“Around 28 percent of Peru’s gold production is illegal, according to the InSight Crime investigation, which also estimates that most timber extraction is done without permits.” - Associated Press
Our coverage of the death ([link removed]) of Colombian guerrilla leader, alias ‘Gentil Duarte,’ also continued to generate interest with InSight Crime Co-director, Jeremy McDermott, speaking with El Pitazo ([link removed]) about the potential involvement of Colombian intelligence in his death.


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