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Weekly InSight  · December 6, 2019

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InSight Crime Conference Talks Trends, Perspectives on LatAm Organized Crime

For the second consecutive year, some of Latin America’s leading academics and experts  ...READ MORE

Legend of Colombia’s Narco-Subs Reaching Europe Becomes Reality

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

Costa Rica Struggling to Stop Repeated Organ Trafficking Cases

Prosecutors in Costa Rica are investigating a suspected organ trafficking ring at a hospital in the country’s capital — the ...READ MORE

Can Armed Soldiers Really Solve El Salvador’s Coffee Woes?

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

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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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EL ESPECTADOR
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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EL NUEVO SIGLO
DECEMBER 4, 2019
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