This week, InSight Crime travels to the city of Culiacán, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, to investigate how the synthetic drug trade...

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This week, InSight Crime travels to the city of Culiacán, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, to investigate how the synthetic drug trade has contributed to an uptick in forced disappearances ([link removed]) that has left collectives of people searching for their missing loved ones.

We also break down the major takeaways from a new report by Paraguay's congress ([link removed]) that connects former President Horacio Cartes to crimes ranging from cigarette smuggling to money laundering. And we delve into Bolivia’s expanding cocaine trade ([link removed]) in an interview with security and drug trafficking expert Joaquín Chacin.


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** In Sinaloa, Mexico, a Deadly Mix of Synthetic Drugs and Forced Disappearances ([link removed])
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Beside the steps leading up to the crisp white walls of the Catholic cathedral that towers over downtown Culiacán, Sinaloa, almost 40 bright red posters demand the attention of passersby.

The flyers are part of a statewide effort from an independent collective searching for their missing loved ones here and across this northern Mexican state. Made up primarily of women, dozens of these groups work tirelessly to raise awareness about the growing number of people who have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico and, ultimately, to find those missing.

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** Paraguay’s Former President Horacio Cartes Losing Aura of Impunity ([link removed])
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A new report from Paraguay's Congress is the latest to connect former President Horacio Cartes to crimes ranging from ...

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** What Lies Behind Bolivia's Expanding Cocaine Trade? ([link removed])
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The reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in September was celebrated as a significant step towards undermining cross-border...

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** ELN Oversees Rampant Cattle Smuggling Between Colombia and Venezuela ([link removed])
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The ELN is involved in all manner of criminal economies along the Colombian-Venezuelan border...

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** Re-Opening Colombia-Venezuela Border No Quick Fix for Rampant Smuggling ([link removed])
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The reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in September...

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** Ecuador Illegal Fishermen Target Sardines, Anchovies Amid Fishmeal Boom ([link removed])
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Illegal fishing vessels off the coast of Ecuador are increasingly harvesting smaller marine species in response...


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** InSight Crime at the United Nations
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Last week, InSight Crime took part in the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) in Vienna, Austria. The conference focused on discussing global organized crime dynamics, identifying patterns, and presenting recommendations.

InSight Crime was granted observer status to the biannual conference, once restricted to the United Nations and the representatives of member states. We hosted two panels at the conference; one on criminal exploitation of migrants and another on environmental crime in the Amazon.

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

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The Red Command (Comando Vermelho) is Brazil’s oldest criminal group, created in a Rio de Janeiro prison in...
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The “G9 and Family” (G9 an fanmi – G9) is a criminal federation of nine of the strongest gangs in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince...


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