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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.

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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

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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

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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