Darién Gap under the Microscope

By Roberto López Dubois / Diálogo

January 27, 2017

Organized Crime Turns Legitimate Cargo into Chemical Pipeline for Narcotics

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Transnational criminal organizations are refining methods to conceal drugs within legitimate commercial cargo. The discovery in Brazil of cocaine chemically impregnated into timber illustrates […]

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

Darién Gap under the Microscope

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