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The powerful criminal networks that are deeply rooted throughout the Amazon basin increasingly pursue environmental crimes as a lucrative income source.

In Colombia, the case went through the hands of up to 12 prosecutors. Many said they would charge him, but it never came to pass.

It is an election year in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro is determined to cling to power. His criminal alliances will be crucial for the survival of his regime.

The US-Ecuador cooperation agreement contains some elements of Plan Colombia, but it is fundamentally different in size, scope, and commitment. 

Authorities were unable to ascertain why the naked foreigner decided to climb the tree over a busy intersection.

“There’s an unfortunate trend in the region where laws are really good on paper, but they’re not fully put into practice,” said Julia Yansura of the FACT Coalition.

The business of smuggling migrants has exposed levels of corruption among Colombian officials in key institutions, including the navy and Migration Colombia.

Given that the Satanás gang has proven it can operate effectively from within Colombian prisons, locking up more members is unlikely to curtail the group’s activities.

The US Embassy reports that eight US Citizens were killed in Medellín the last 2 months of 2023 alone.

2024 will be the year when the cocaine supply chain catches up with record levels of coca cultivation.