Drug War
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Authorities in Brazil and Bolivia carried out a joint operation against a group suspected of international drug trafficking in the latest sign of increasing law enforcement cooperation between Brazil and its cocaine-producing neighbors… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The United States has brought drug trafficking charges against six members of the Honduran National Police in connection with a case involving the son of an ex-president, a sign of deepening US involvement in anti-crime and corruption efforts in Honduras… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A new report from the US Congressional Research Service details the importance of trade-based money laundering for criminal networks in Latin America and outlines some of the ways the region’s governments are attempting to combat illicit financial flows… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Recent clashes between armed groups on the home turf of captured Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán illustrate how the fragmentation of Mexico‘s underworld is changing the dynamics of criminal violence in the country… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently presented an award to Ecuador’s Interior Ministry in recognition of the country’s drug interdiction efforts, signaling its approval of increasing drug seizures by Ecuadorian authorities… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 