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Weekly InSight | 7 February 2014

This Week's Analysis

Could Chapo Guzman be Making a Move Against His Sinaloa Cartel Partner? The death, imprisonment and targeting of several members of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's faction of theSinaloa Cartel points to a disturbing possibility forMexico's underworld: Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may be making a play for his partner's territory. The Risks and Benefits of Legalizing Mexico's Vigilantes Animal Politico consulted experts who explained the risks and benefits of legalizing the vigilantes in Michoacan, Mexico, following the signing of an eight-point agreement between the three levels of Mexico's government and various self-defense groups. Could it Be that the Venezuela Murder Rate Did Peak in 2008? How Gangs Grow Stronger in Brazil's Prisons Do People in Venezuela Support Civilian or Military Policing?

News

Rise in Argentina Ecstasy Seizures Suggests Production Migration Zetas Training US Gang Members in Mexico: Witness Assault on UPP Base Sign of Cracks in Rio's 'Pacification' Program Guatemala Poppy Eradication Campaign Takes on Rising Cultivation Drug Trafficking Drives Deforestation in Central America: Study 'El Chapo' Guzman Gets His Own TV Show in United States More News

Multimedia

Graph depictingVenezuela's conflicting homicide statistics.        Map showing keydrug transit routes through Panama.

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