Latin American security forces crack down on smuggling of alcohol and cigarettes

September 30, 2014

María Paula Romo: ‘Crime is Organized and Transnational, so the Response Must Be Organized and Transnational’

October 14, 2026

Transnational criminal organizations increasingly operate across borders, combining drug trafficking and other illicit economies with financial, logistical, and corruption networks that allow them to […]

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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 […]

Latin American security forces crack down on smuggling of alcohol and cigarettes

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