As organized crime advances in the Amazon basin in search of land to plant coca, riverine routes for narcotrafficking, and alluvial gold, the rainforest and the security of the region’s communities and defenders are threatened, international nongovernmental organization (NGO) Crisis Group said in a recent report. The late 2023 report [ … ]
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Maduro Sticks to His Guns on Essequibo Claim
Following the consultative referendum of December 3, the Nicolás Maduro regime is moving forward with its claim over the Essequibo region that belongs to neighbor Guyana. On January 13, the National Assembly began a second discussion on the Organic Law for the Defense of the Guayana Esequiba, which provides for [ … ]
Fentanyl Boom Fails to Lower Cocaine Demand
Although global fentanyl production represents lower manufacturing costs and increasing demand, Colombia continues to be considered one of the world’s largest exporters of cocaine, and demand continues to grow and enter new markets. “What you see globally in terms of demand for cocaine is that it continues to grow despite [ … ]
Coca Cultivation Increases in Central America
Drug trafficking is being restructured worldwide, with a significant increase in coca cultivation in Guatemala and Honduras, the recent report Narcofiles: The New Criminal Order by investigative journalism organization the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) indicated. “This evolution has been driven by several factors, especially the fragmentation of [ … ]
China-Argentina Radio Telescope, Threat to National Security
China began assembling the antenna of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope (CART) at the El Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina’s San Juan province on November 23, 2023, generating concerns among experts despite its importance as the largest radio telescope in South America. With 20 percent progress, the radio telescope, which will [ … ]
Hitwomen on the Rise in Latin American Cartels
Drug trafficking in Latin America is undergoing a significant transformation: an increasing number of women are taking on leadership roles in drug cartels. This change reflects a considerable strengthening of these organizations, the Los Angeles Times reported. “This rise has to do with how we perceive the role of women [ … ]
Costa Rica Strengthens Fight Against Organized Crime
Costa Rica is facing an unprecedented wave of violence due to disputes between drug gangs that use its territory to transit, store, produce, and sell drugs, Voice of America reported. To curb crime these groups bring about, the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security launched the National Public Security Policy [ … ]
Brazil and the Rising Hezbollah Concern in Latin America
There has been a rising concern about Hezbollah around the world amid the Hamas-Israel conflict. Nations and law enforcement forces worldwide have been on high alert about the growing fear of terrorism. Evidence of that threat in Latin America manifested itself in Brazil, when in early November 2023 the Brazilian [ … ]
Hezbollah Ties Cause for Concern in Brazil
Brazilian security forces are shining the light on the relationship some Shiite communities that inhabit the Triple-Border shared by Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay with Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, through illegal financial operations and smuggling. “Given the presence of these groups, cooperation measures to monitor terrorism, for example in the area [ … ]
The Dangers of China’s Influence in the Cloud
Chinese cloud computing companies, such as Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu, have been making inroads in many parts of the world, including Latin America, raising national security and data privacy concerns. Chinese firms’ growth in cloud business impact many critical areas such as 5G, artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and [ … ]
Prison Interventions in Venezuela: Theatricality and Disinformation
The most important milestone in terms of citizen security in 2023 for Venezuela began on September 20, with the intervention of police and military forces in the Torocón Judicial Prison, in the state of Aragua. According to InSight Crime, an organization that studies organized crime in Latin America, this prison [ … ]
Ecuador and Peru Lead Fight Against IUU Fishing in the Region
Ecuador and Peru are leading the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that the Chinese fishing fleet carries out year round in Latin America, British newspaper The Economist reported in late 2023. IUU fishing has decimated fish stocks globally over the last decade. The crime ranks as the [ … ]