Mexico
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A recent report suggests Mexico‘s state oil company lost at least $1.5 billion to fuel theft last year, a figure that underscores the massive and growing scale of this criminal activity… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The capture of a leader of Mexico‘s Beltran Leyva Organization is set to further the ongoing fragmentation of one of the country’s most powerful criminal groups, which could in turn lead to increased violence in certain areas… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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This week marks ten years since Mexico‘s government embarked on a militarized campaign against the country’s criminal organizations, but while many criminal leaders have been captured or killed, a decade of confrontation has failed to substantially improve the nation’s security situation… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have promised to deepen cooperation on matters of organized crime and security as both countries continue to struggle with longstanding problems related to criminal groups… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A recent report has found that nearly one in 10 of Mexico‘s police officers may be unfit for service, underscoring how continuing flaws in local security forces have contributed to the country’s crime problems… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 