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The gold Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
ARGENTINA Argentina’s presidential election Fait accompli BOLIVIA La Evonomics y la “crisis del capitalismo” CAYMAN ISLANDS When an American Company Redomiciles to the Cayman Islands, What Lesson...
View ArticleMexican cartels now going after bloggers, part 2
Yesterday I posted on how the Zetas allegedly tortured and killed a man and a woman, who still remain unidentified, for posting on the internet on drug violence in the country. However, the two victims...
View ArticleMexico’s cartels vs bloggers, part 3
Interestingly, at the same time that the cartels (the Zetas in particular?) are killing bloggers, Startfor reports that on September 8 the Mexican navy dismantled the Zetas’ communication network in...
View ArticleThe cocaine-Hezbollah-Lebanon connection
The NY Times has a graph on Money Laundering at Lebanese Bank The chart below shows the intricate money-laundering system the Lebanese Canadian Bank used to divert money to the Shiite militant group...
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Where the coke comes from
This weekend’s Wall Street Journal has a must-read on drug production in Latin America Cocaine: The New Front Lines Colombia’s success in curbing the drug trade has created more opportunities for...
View ArticleEcuador: The new hub for international crime
Must-read article at Deutsche Welle on the upcoming report by The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Ecuador emerges as hub for international crime Ecuador is emerging as a focus for transnational...
View ArticleThe racing Zetas
Like something out of a crime novel, All American Futurity, “the Kentucky Derby of quarter horse racing”, was used by the Zetas for money laundering: Ginger Thompson reports for the NY Times how a...
View ArticleBolivia: The Cocaine Republic
Inter-American Security Watch has an excellent translation of Revista Veja’s report on present-day Bolivia, The Cocaine Republic Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is proud to encourage the cultivation of...
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Kenya: Venezuelan ambassador murdered
… and the murder may be related to the drug trade. Venezuelan Charged in Diplomat’s Killing in Kenya NAIROBI—Kenyan authorities on Monday charged the first secretary of Venezuela’s embassy with the...
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South American cocaine’s African routes
This will not come as a surprise to long-term readers of this blog: Al-Qaeda’s at the center of drug trafficking. Revealed: how Saharan caravans of cocaine help to fund al-Qaeda in terrorists’ North...
View ArticleColombia: The FARC negotiations
Two different views on the ongoing negotiations: Peace Signs in Colombia Can Bogotá and the FARC Finally Overcome Their Differences? which concludes with, Polls published by the Colombia media indicate...
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The third Monday in August Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
ARGENTINA Argentina’s primary elections Bad dress rehearsal Cristina Fernández has an uphill struggle ahead of mid-term elections BAHAMAS Bahamas deports 24 Cuban refugees The government of the Bahamas...
View ArticleBrazil: Dilma fires foreign minister
Brazil’s Foreign Minister is out of a job, a Bolivian senator has asylum, and the Bolivian government is displeased (emphasis added): Brazil Fires Its Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota Lost His Job on...
View ArticleMexico: Why the Sinaloa Cartel {hearts} Chicago
Jason McGaahn reports on Why Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Loves Selling Drugs in Chicago Chicago is key to a business moving tons of drugs for billions of dollars. Here’s how the whole operation works. In...
View ArticleVenezuela: The ministry of Supreme Happiness
The news on the latest scheme to waste oil money on propaganda made me wonder if they introduced it by having a Judy Garland impersonator singing this, But noooo, it was created in honor of the late...
View ArticleBolivia: What the “Bolivarian revolution” means, in practice
Bolivia’s Descent Into Rogue State Status The country is a hub for organized crime and a safe haven for terrorists. The government is an advocate for coca growers. The Iranian presence is increasing....
View ArticleVenezuela burns down Mexican plane
Getting rid of the evidence? Here’s what happened: On Monday a private jet with a Mexican registration number was forced to land in Venezuela. Its passengers apparently fled. The Venezuelan military...
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Venezuela: Diplomats confirm Venezuelan links to drug trafficking
Spain’s ABC: Diplomats confirm Venezuelan links to drug trafficking Information published by ABC regarding negotiations between Nicolás Maduro’s staff—when he was foreign minister—in an FMLN drug...
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Colombia: Don’t fire the mayor yet! And how about the GPS?
says a judge, after much to-do over garbage mishandling by a former guerrilla who’s mayor of Bogota: Mayor’s Firing Should be Postponed: Colombia Chief Prosecutor: Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez...
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Puerto Rico: rising volume of drugs coming from Venezuela UPDATED
The Economist has a report on Drugs trafficking in the Caribbean Full circle An old route regains popularity with drugs gangs The final destination is likely to be North America or Europe, sometimes...
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