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Mexico missing persons crisis expands and evolves
50 clusters · 239 sources · last updated
Latest: Mexico disappearance crisis: activists search wastewater channels for remains
The missing persons crisis in Mexico continues to intensify, with the National Registry of Disappeared and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO) documenting over 135,000 missing individuals and 72,000 sets of unidentified remains.
South America mining reforms and crackdown expands
31 clusters · 86 sources · last updated
Latest: Illegal mining in Pataz fuels organized crime in Peru
Since May 2026, satellite monitoring has documented more than 500 ha of forest loss in Peru’s Tambopata Reserve, where a resurgence of illegal gold‑mining camps has been reported. Parallel raids in Madre de Dios seized e
Italian turmoil: Camorra infiltration, council dissolved
25 clusters · 77 sources · last updated
Latest: Castellammare di Stabia: Magistrate calls for social action against Camorra
The wave of municipal interventions that began in July 2024 continued into mid‑2026. On 14 July 2026, the Council of Ministers dissolved the council of Castellammare di Stabia and installed a three‑member prefectural com
Mexico anti‑narco crackdown: seizures, arrests, recruitment
63 clusters · 391 sources · last updated
Latest: Mexico security operations target fuel smuggling and illegal wildlife
The anti‑narco campaign that began in early 2026 has broadened into a nationwide wave of drug‑lab dismantlements, large‑scale drug seizures, weapons busts and recruitment drives. In May, navy intelligence helped shut thr