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Weekly InSight  · December 13, 2019

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Mexico’s Former Top Security Official Indicted on US Drug Charges

US authorities have arrested the former top security official in Mexico during the administration of former President Felipe    ...READ MORE

Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Reeling From Hundreds of Pirate Attacks in 2019

The seizure of an Italian oil supply vessel by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico in November   ...READ MORE

Macri Leaves Office in Argentina With Mixed Reviews on Crime

Four years after coming to power, Argentina President Mauricio Macri exits with mixed reviews on his security policies and  ...READ MORE

Guyana’s Mining Region is Open Door to Venezuelan Organized Crime

A recent Crisis Group report explores criminal dynamics in the Guyanese mining region bordering   ...READ MORE

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"Over a third of Colombia’s booming cocaine production now flows into Ecuador, according to Ecuadorean anti-narcotics sources. From the country’s ports, coastline and airports, it is then dispatched around the world, destined for the United States, Europe, and even Asia and Oceania," according to an InSight Crime report.


 
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DECEMBER 11, 2019

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According to InSight Crime, the increase in maritime piracy in Mexico receives little attention from the government as compared to the crackdown on land. For Lee Oughton, COO of Fortress Risk Management, this is to avoid causing public alarm and putting sizeable private investments in Mexico's electricity industry at risk.




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DECEMBER 12, 2019
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