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1 – 10 of 179Criminal violence has been rising in Chiapas in recent years, and the impact of increased security deployments has been dampened by shifting criminal dynamics. Armed groups have a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289780
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Loosely modelled on frameworks including EUROPOL and AMERIPOL, the initiative aims to boost cooperation on tackling cross-border organised crime and responding to political or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289572
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Since Noboa launched a security crackdown in January, declaring an armed internal conflict and classifying 22 gangs and cartels as terrorist organisations, there have been several…
This was the largest drugs seizure in the history of Paraguay, valued at around USD240mn. In response, President Santiago Pena stressed that Paraguay was not a drug-producing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288781
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Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
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However, official sources suggest that production is increasingly focused in areas of the Amazon where it is encouraging deforestation as well as encroaching on indigenous land…
This relates to its empowerment of criminal organisations and armed groups, state capture by traffickers and onward flows of drugs to Europe. The broader impact of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288568
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On June 12, the Commission of Constitution and Justice of the Chamber of Deputies approved the proposed amendment. Lower House President Arthur Lira has now created a special…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288105
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Around 56% of Honduras is forested, but coverage has decreased rapidly in recent decades. Forests are crucial in regulating ecosystems and mitigating climate change, as well as…
The move follows Biden’s 2020 campaign pledge to reform cannabis policy and a policy review by the federal Health and Human Services Department commissioned in 2022. Biden…