InSight Crime Special: Mining and Organized Crime...

Weekly InSight | 18 December 2015 InSight Crime Special: Mining and Organized Crime A Seizure, a Lawsuit and Illegal Gold From Peru In January 2014, InSight Crime reported on a record seizure of suspected illegal gold in Peru. Since then, that case has snowballed; marking a turning point in the modus operandi of illegal gold exports, uncovering what is believed to be a major criminal network, and threatening to land InSight Crime in court. How Illegal Diamond Mining Threatens Indigenous Communities Colombia: From Coca Cultivation to Gold Mining and Back News Analysis

Why Are So Many Honduras Soccer Bosses Involved in Crime? Going to the Border in Tamaulipas, Mexico? Get a Police Escort Has Guatemala's Long-Awaited Spring Finally Arrived? Confidential Informants: a 'Double Edged Sword' for Law Enforcement

News US to Indict Top Level Venezuela Officials: Reports Criminal Groups Infiltrated El Salvador Security Forces: Official Gunmen Kill Nephew of Powerful Mexico Crime Boss Mexico's Peña Nieto Sets Sights on Disappearances, Torture Sinaloa Cartel-Urabeños Money Laundering Network Discovered in Colombia US Sanctions Newspapers Linked to Mysterious Mexico Cartel More News Multimedia A chart of Mexico's Los Cuinis criminal network and media outlets recently sanctioned by the United States. Read More A video of a news report regarding investigations into Peru's illegal gold trade.  Read More