Venezuela’s rampant dollarization has fed a national demand for counterfeit dollars, and criminal groups in neighboring Colombia and Peru have ramped up production.
Despite growing concerns among residents, experts said the Gaitanistas and Tren de Aragua both lack the foothold to wage all-out war and that a dramatic rise in insecurity would be unlikely.
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border region of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru.