GameChangers 2023: The Cocaine Flash-to-Bang in 2024
Coca prices have collapsed in parts of Colombia amid record hectares of cultivation. Could oversupply do what years of eradication…
GameChangers 2023: Unintended Consequences for Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’
President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” policy had a difficult 2023. Not only did it fail to persuade the country’s most…
Panama Canal Drought Impacts Drug Traffickers’ Logistics
A fall in traffic through the Panama Canal resulting from a lack of rainfall could affect the distribution chain of…
30 Years After Escobar, How the Cocaine Trade Has Changed
Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel transformed the cocaine trade during their heyday in the 1980s. But the 30 years…
Portugal Drug Lab Bust Reveals Beginnings of Cocaine Production
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Organized Crime Challenges Awaiting Argentina’s New President
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The Networks of Uruguay’s Most-Wanted Drug Trafficker
.tooltip{position: absolute;}.product-container{height: 100vh;overflow: scroll;}.myAnnotations{font-size: calc(10px + 0.390625vw);} Uruguay’s most prolific drug trafficker, Sebastian Marset, has strung together an intercontinental network…
Nigerian Couriers Central to Brazil-West Africa Cocaine Route
Small trafficking groups embedded in Nigeria’s expansive diaspora play a significant role in moving cocaine between Latin America and consumer…
Europe: Cocaine’s Ever-Expanding Market
European ports are being inundated with huge quantities of cocaine, with recent record seizures suggesting that the arrival of large…
Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes
Historic cocaine seizures in Sweden in recent months highlight the Nordic country’s increasing role as a gateway for cocaine from…