Latin America
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The commissioner of Guatemala‘s internationally backed anti-impunity body said that authorities expect to uncover government corruption schemes on the same scale as the ones that sent shock waves throughout the Central American nation last year… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A suspected drug trafficker named earlier this year on Peru’s list of most wanted fugitives has been captured in the Dominican Republic, another sign that Peruvian crime groups may be building important international relationships… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The alleged head of one of the most powerful drug trafficking groups in Honduras has been captured in Costa Rica and will reportedly be extradited to the United States, where he could reveal information about the involvement of the Honduran military and elites in the drug trade… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight…
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More than 30 lawyers in Brazil have been arrested for their alleged links to one of the country’s most powerful prison gangs, raising difficult questions about the role attorneys can play in facilitating criminal activities… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been found guilty of drug crimes in a US federal court, with several pieces of evidence presented during the trial pointing to complicity in the drug trade by high-level figures in the Venezuelan government… This piece was co-written with Tristan Clavel. Read it in its entirety at InSight…
Mike LaSusa 