DataInSights: Is Chile Losing Control of its Prisons? bit.ly/4cXVUSz

🇨🇴 Routes through the perilous Darien Gap begin in several municipalities in northern Chocó. But the AGC, the area’s main criminal group, steers migrants through Acandí, reserving the alternative routes for illicit activities, particularly drug trafficking bit.ly/3VMyERr

🇵🇪 #EnvironmentalCrime | After a 10-year search for justice, the men accused of murdering four indigenous leaders from Saweto, Peru received 28-year prison sentences. Can this help stem the tide of murders of Peruvian environmental defenders? Find out more bit.ly/3Ub442J

🇭🇳 | “The authorities allowed us in, but they didn’t accompany us. They stayed outside”. Learn how our researchers reported from inside Honduras’ women’s prison, months before one of the worst massacres ever seen in a women’s prison: bit.ly/3PYqxgT

🇨🇴 | The fragmentation of local criminal groups in the department of Atlántico, where in addition to the Gaitanistas, the Rastrojos, Costeños, and Pepes now have a presence, has led to a 570% increase in extortion. Read the full analysis at: bit.ly/49yoQh9

🇨🇴 | Former paramilitary commander Salvatore #Mancuso will give his first version before the JEP after being accepted in this transitional tribunal for his role as a liaison between the security forces and paramilitary groups in Colombia. bit.ly/3vj1sXa

🇪🇨 | The raid of the Mexican embassy by Ecuadorean police has been condemned by the international community. But as crime and violence continue to ravage the country, will it affect security cooperation and aid? bit.ly/3UbI33N

The latest episode of our podcast takes you to Matamoros, a city on the border between the US and Mexico, where organized crime brings both chaos and order into the lives of thousands of migrants waiting to cross the Rio Grande. spoti.fi/3xmD4o6

🇨🇴 | A practice formerly employed by the FARC is now being used by #FARC dissidents. By issuing and requiring custom IDs, they control who enters and leaves the territories under their control. Read more at bit.ly/3VOTlw4

#EnvironmentalCrime |Environmental activists and indigenous communities in Peru score a landmark judicial victory as four alleged illegal loggers and timber traders receive 28-year sentences for the Saweto murders. Read more about this emblematic case here bit.ly/3Ub442J

#NewAnalysis | Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows. bit.ly/3UevRPT

🇨🇴 JEP summoned former paramilitary commander Salvatore #Mancuso to testify about the massacres of La Granja and El Aro in the municipality of Ituango, Antioquia committed by members of AUC between 1996 and 1997. Learn more about Mancuso’s role in the AUC: bit.ly/3vj1sXa

#SyntheticDrugs have deeply impacted organized crime dynamics and forced governments to reshape their anti-drug strategies. We invite you to participate in our conference on the topic, co-organized with Programa de Seguridad Ciudadana IBERO. Register here to attend in person:
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🇨🇴 | The decrease in cocaine flows in Colombia’s Atlántico department has led to an increase in extortion, as criminal groups split intro new bands and seek new sources of funding. bit.ly/49yoQh9