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Weekly InSight | 4 October 2013

This Week's Analysis

Narco-Islands: Panama's Drug Trafficking Paradise Throughout the isthmus underworld, an island is worth more than 1,000 kilometers of road. It is not surprising then that Panama's islands have few authorities and many traffickers.  Cattle Rustling Menaces Rural LatAm Communities In early September, Costa Rica's Security Minister Mario Zamora announced a multi-agency strategy involving security forces, the Public Ministry and the Judicial Investigation Organization. But he wasn't targeting drug trafficking or violence; he was striking out at cattle theft. How Tijuana's Criminal Virtuous Cycle Has Reduced Violence Narco-Islands: The Honduras-Belize Tourist Bridge Narco-Islands: Mexico Ends One Journey, Starts Another

News

Rio Slum Pacification Police Accused of Torture, Murder Peru Arrests Reveal Shining Path's Links to the Drug Trade FBI Busts Caribbean's 'Most Powerful' Drug Trafficking Group Report Shows Growing Importance of European Cocaine Market Former Panama Policeman Is a FARC Leader: Officials Venezuela No.1 Trafficker in LatAm: Anti-Drugs Official More News

Multimedia

Map of new routes used to traffic drugs from Latin America to Europe shows Brazil as a departure hub. Map of major drug seizures and arrests in Central America, manyalong the coasts.

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