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Drug gangs threaten communities in Amazon ‘cocaine corridor’

By Sam Cowie 24 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Indigenous, African-descended and other traditional communities are caught in escalating violence from drug trafficking in Amazon “cocaine corridor.”

For young Venezuelan migrants in Brazil, drugs, gold and early death

By Emily Costa, Mariana Rios and Rodrigo Chagas 22 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Brazilian criminal groups prey on young Venezuelan migrants, especially unaccompanied minors, who cross border in search of jobs.

In Venezuela, Colombian guerrillas recruit Indigenous youth

By Bram Ebus 20 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Along border with Venezuela, Colombian guerrillas lure unemployed Indigenous youths into drug trade, extortion rackets and armed conflict.

Brazilian drug gang takes root in Peruvian Amazon

By Pamela Huerta and Ivan Brehaut 17 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

The notorious Brazilian gang Comando Vermelho has seized control of the cocaine trade in Peru’s Ucayali region.

Colombian drug runners turn to shamans for protection

By Bram Ebus and Andrés Cardona 15 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Before embarking on a perilous trek through the jungle, drug couriers in Colombia turn to shamans for protection.

The poorest narcos in the drug-trafficking chain

By Pamela Huerta and Bram Ebus 10 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

The poorest narcos in the trafficking chain risk even their own children to deliver drugs to criminal organizations.

Armed groups threaten Indigenous lands in southern Venezuela

By María Ramírez Cabello 6 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

In Venezuela’s southern Amazon region, Pemón Indigenous communities are caught between encroaching armed groups and illegal gold miners.

Dredges: Gold mining spurs crime & corruption on Brazil-Colombia border

By Bram Ebus and Rodrigo Pedroso 3 de August de 202320 de September de 2023

Miners dredging millions of dollars in gold from Brazil’s Puruê River devastate the environment and attract armed groups.

Welcome to the Amazon Underworld

By Erico Rosa 3 de August de 202322 de September de 2023

The Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, is also a source and transit point for illegally extracted jungle resources and narcotics. As criminal economies expand, violence and deforestation worsen

Illegal gold miners remove equipment and escape crackdown in Amazonas

By Bram Ebus and Rodrigo Pedroso 26 de May de 20233 de August de 2023

Satellite images show that the interruption of gold mining immediately changed the color of the river. Operators of dredges, which can cost up to US$1.4 million, said they planned to return to the area after the government anti-mining operation ended.

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Illegal gold miners remove equipment and escape crackdown in Amazonas

26 de May de 2023

Welcome to the Amazon Underworld

3 de August de 2023

Brazilian drug gang takes root in Peruvian Amazon

17 de August de 2023

Dredges: Gold mining spurs crime & corruption on Brazil-Colombia border

3 de August de 2023

In Venezuela, Colombian guerrillas recruit Indigenous youth

20 de August de 2023

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