Alex Papadovassilakis
Investigative Journalist at InSight Crime
Investigative journalist for @InSightCrime covering Central America. Views are mine.
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1 month ago |
insightcrime.org | Alex Papadovassilakis
The Trump administration’s decision to return a high-profile gang boss facing terrorism charges to El Salvador as part of a controversial effort to deport hundreds of Venezuelan citizens could signal the US government’s willingness to compromise its longstanding MS13 crackdown in favor of mass deportation.
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1 month ago |
insightcrime.org | Alex Papadovassilakis
La decisión de la administración Trump de devolver a un alto líder pandillero que enfrenta cargos de terrorismo a El Salvador como parte de un plan controversial de deportar a cientos de ciudadanos venezolanos, podría configurar una señal política de ceder en su ofensiva de larga data contra la MS13 a favor de las deportaciones masivas.
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1 month ago |
insightcrime.org | Alex Papadovassilakis
The arrest of Guatemala’s most wanted fugitive marks a breakthrough in a years-long campaign to dismantle one of the country’s main drug networks. But the capture alone may not be enough to curb the group’s operations. Aler Samayoa Recinos, the alleged leader of the Huistas drug clan, was detained on March 11 in Chiapas, southern Mexico, after more than six years as a fugitive. Following his arrest, he was handed to Guatemalan authorities and transported to a courthouse in Guatemala City.
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1 month ago |
insightcrime.org | Alex Papadovassilakis
La captura del fugitivo más buscado de Guatemala marca un avance en una campaña de años para desmantelar una de las principales redes de narcotráfico del país. Sin embargo, su arresto por sí solo podría no ser suficiente para frenar las operaciones del grupo. Aler Samayoa Recinos, señalado como líder del clan narcotraficante de Los Huistas, fue detenido el 11 de marzo en Chiapas, al sur de México, tras más de seis años prófugo.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
aztecreports.com | Jorge Antonio Rocha |Alex Papadovassilakis
By January 19, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday praised the comments made by the expected next U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which seem to favor cooperation with Mexico to tackle drug cartels rather than promises of military intervention. On January 15, Rubio, who President-elect Donald Trump has nominated as his Secretary of State, discussed the incoming cabinet’s strategy to combat drug cartels.
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