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Weekly InSight · December 6, 2019
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InSight Crime Conference Talks Trends, Perspectives on LatAm Organized Crime ([link removed])

For the second consecutive year, some of Latin America’s leading academics and experts ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Legend of Colombia’s Narco-Subs Reaching Europe Becomes Reality ([link removed])

The discovery of a narco-submarine in Spain has raised questions about where and how these vessels are being used, ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Costa Rica Struggling to Stop Repeated Organ Trafficking Cases ([link removed])

Prosecutors in Costa Rica are investigating a suspected organ trafficking ring at a hospital in the country’s capital — the ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Can Armed Soldiers Really Solve El Salvador’s Coffee Woes? ([link removed])

El Salvador officials have announced the deployment of more than 3,000 troops to protect coffee farms from theft - a puzzling move ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* Will US Court Case Shine Light on Colombia’s Corrupt Emerald Industry? ([link removed])
* ‘Transportista’ Groups Expand Operations in Costa Rica ([link removed])
* Wave ([link removed]) of Murders Hits Small Coca-Producing Town in Northern Colombia ([link removed])
* Drug Traffickers Used Venezuela’s Isla Margarita as Backdoor to Europe ([link removed])

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Steven Dudley, Co-Director of InSight Crime: Livestock activity can be linked to great risks, such as, construction activities that accelerate the development of certain places. But in many situations, they do not have a solid economic purpose. Instead, they are facades for money laundering. In some cases, corrupt authorities permit the use of protected lands and destruction of ecosystems, and one ends up seeing half-constructed buildings or empty buildings in the middle of nowhere.


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DECEMBER 2, 2019
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Jeremy McDermott, Co-Director of InSight Crime: Today, Colombia is producing more cocaine than ever. In terms of coca leaf production, it is true that the trend of hectares under cultivation was disrupted, but we cannot fall into the trap of only counting hectares of coca because the yield of cocaine per hectare of coca has changed radically.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019
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InSight Crime has joined forces with the renowned National University of Rosario to launch the Colombian Observatory of Organized Crime - A platform focusing on criminal dynamics in post-conflict Colombia

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