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An excavator and illegal mining equipment operating on churned-up terrain next to a green hillside, with several people watching in the background.
Illicit Economies · Illegal mining
Illegal mining isn't fought alone: coordination across agencies
Aug 1, 2026
Grid showing photos, aliases, nationality, and date and city of capture for 21 high-profile drug traffickers arrested in various cities across Colombia, of nationalities including French, Belgian, Italian, Ecuadorian, Albanian, Panamanian, Turkish, Nigerian, Spanish, Dutch, and Peruvian.
Illicit Economies · Drug trafficking
21 foreign drug traffickers, 11 nationalities: the international dimension of the fight against drugs
Jul 15, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, takes part in the manual eradication of illicit crops alongside armed soldiers, in a mountainous, vegetation-covered terrain.
Illicit Economies · Drug trafficking
Coca: why 99.77% free doesn't mean the problem is solved
Jul 14, 2026
A police officer inspects wrapped packages, reportedly seized drugs, inside a wooden container on a dock, surrounded by Navy personnel and people filming with their phones.
Illicit Economies · Drug trafficking
Historic seizures: why the figure isn't explained by more coca planted alone
Jul 1, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone in front of a screen showing a globe and the message "When borders unite, security prevails," during an indoor event.
Illicit Economies · Drug trafficking
913 extraditions: the other side of the fight against drug trafficking
Jun 30, 2026