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Dutch Ship Makes Waves with Record Cocaine Seizures in Caribbean
A patrol ship in the Dutch Caribbean has caught a ton of cocaine in a rapid...
Are Recent Cocaine Busts Evidence of Revived Jamaica-UK Drug Route?
Drug mules in Jamaica made a habit of exploiting weak controls on commercial...
Police Reform Top Concern for New Dominican Republic President
The Dominican Republic’s new president has put police reform at the top of...
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Drug Ring Exposes Massive Money Laundering in Dominican Republic
The dismantling of one of the Dominican Republic's largest drug trafficking rings has revealed that the Caribbean nation serves not only as a cocaine transshipment...
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Venezuela’s Birds Smuggled to Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Beyond
Shocking images of dead birds floating in the Caribbean have exposed a thriving illegal wildlife trade between Venezuela and Trinidad and...
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Jamaica and Haiti Swap Drugs and Guns
Criminal gangs in Jamaica and Haiti are engaged in a deadly trade: the exchange of marijuana for...
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EU, Caribbean Nations at Loggerheads Over Money Laundering Blacklist
The European Union's latest money laundering blacklist included four Caribbean nations that have been deemed to be high-risk countries. The list was met by cries of...
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Why is US Sending Navy Warships to Thwart Drug Smugglers?
Though described as a strategy to keep traffickers from exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, the US Navy’s recent deployment of warships to the Caribbean was a...
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Jamaica Can’t Shake Status As US’ Top Marijuana Provider
A series of marijuana seizures reported over the last few months, highlight the magnitude of the drug flow from Jamaica headed to the United States, as well as the...
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Arrests Thrust Dominican Republic’s Top Drug Lord Into Spotlight
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have dismantled one of the country's most sophisticated crime syndicates, but the exploits of its leader, who is still on the...
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Suspicious Venezuela Shipwreck Reveals Drug Route to Dutch Caribbean
The sinking of a small boat heading from Venezuela to Curaçao and the disappearance of all the migrants aboard suggest that drug trafficking groups are also...
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How Venezuela Shipwrecks Revealed Sex Trafficking Ring
The sinking of two boats sailing from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago has unveiled a criminal ring implicating high-level law enforcement officials in the...