This week, InSight Crime looks at the conflicting narratives surrounding the life of Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos," ...

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This week, InSight Crime looks at the conflicting narratives surrounding the life of Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos ([link removed]) ," an accused MS13 leader set to be extradited to the United States. The US and Guatemalan governments allege he is a dangerous MS13 leader who can call shots despite being behind bars. But he says he is just a retired gang member who wants to stay away from the politics of power.

We also take a look at a data leak ([link removed]) from Mexico’s Defense Ministry (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional - SEDENA) by a hacker collective that has spilled plenty of well-kept state secrets, including the possible infiltration of Tabasco's state government and a plan to assassinate the country’s president.


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From October 17-21, InSight Crime’s Co-director Jeremy McDermott will be participating in the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime in Vienna.

During two separate side events on October 20 and 21, McDermott will discuss how criminal groups have taken advantage of migration in Latin America to expand their presence, and the alarming role that organized crime has played in furthering deforestation and environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest.

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Side Event 1: Transnational Organized Crime, a powerful predator in the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest
October 20, 2022 (13:00 CEST / 8:00am EST / 7:00am COT)

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Side Event 2: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) as a motor for migration and migration as a motor for TOC in Latin America.
October 21, 2022 (13:00 CEST / 7:00am EST / 6:00am COT)

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** ‘Viejo Santos’: The Decline of an MS13 Leader Wanted in the US ([link removed])
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Ask US and Guatemalan authorities about Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos," and they will tell you the Salvadoran national is a top member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) who is still calling shots from behind bars for one of the most feared criminal groups in the Americas; that he may even be ordering assassinations and organizing illicit schemes from Washington, DC to San Salvador.

But ask Rivera Luna, and the 53-year-old will tell you that he is “God-fearing” and “done” with gang life.

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** Three Criminal Revelations from Mexico's Defense Ministry Leaks ([link removed])
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Six terabytes of leaked information from Mexico’s Ministry of Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional...

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** Uruguay's Institutions Struggle to Fight Back Against Increased Criminal Threats ([link removed])
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With numerous criminal problems seemingly catching up to Uruguay, from drug trafficking...

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** How Ecuador and Venezuela Face Differing Invasions of Fake US Dollars ([link removed])
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A wave of fake or modified US dollars, usually in small bills, has been flooding Venezuela...

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** Highways and Mills - Haiti Gangs Battle for Control of Key Infrastructure ([link removed])
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Two gangs have coordinated an amphibious attack on a key industrial area north of Haitian capital...


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InSight Crime’s most recent investigation, “The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela ([link removed]) ,” has received massive media attention, making headlines in Colombian, Venezuelan, and international outlets like CNN ([link removed]) , El Espectador ([link removed]) , Newsweek ([link removed]) , RCN ([link removed]) , El Colombiano ([link removed]) , El Pitazo
([link removed]) , Blu Radio ([link removed]) , and EFE wire service ([link removed]) , among many more. InSight Crime co-director Jeremy McDermott also participated in several interviews with Caracol Radio and 88.9FM ([link removed]) .

You can watch last week’s panel discussion on the #BinationalGuerrillas in English.
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InSight Crime investigator Alex Papadovassilakis authored an opinion piece for the Washington Post ([link removed]) related to our investigation on timber trafficking on the Guatemala-Mexico border, “The Jungle Patrol: Fighting Illegal Loggers on the Guatemala-Mexico Border ([link removed]) .”

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Meanwhile, McDermott also featured in a video by The Economist that looked at how Mexican cartels have become the leading producers of illegal synthetic drugs.

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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its...
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación - CJNG) is a criminal group that has evolved as...


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