"Don't text or call me" - Part 2: Clan del Golfo: The Fall of Otoniel | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
At the end of part 1, Otoniel we left him in sole charge of Clan del Golfo, the biggest organized crime group in Colombia.In part 2 "Don't text or call me", we look through the eyes of a man who goes ...
28 Mars 202247min
"He's an animal" - Part 1: Clan del Golfo: The Fall of Otoniel | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
In late 2021, the leader of Clan del Golfo (The Urabeños) Dairo Antonio Úsuga, aka "Otoniel", was captured by the Colombian police. President Iván Duque said that the arrest was only matched by the fa...
21 Feb 202234min
Killing in Silence: The Global Assassination Monitor | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
An assassination is like a stone being dropped into the middle of a still pond – the splash is the violent act itself – the ripples are the repercussions, that spread far and wide – fear, intimidation...
10 Jan 202233min
Plastics for Profit | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
In this episode we look at the criminal involvement in the plastic waste industry.The lucrative global market in plastic waste is expected to be reach over $50 billion US Dollars by 2022. From Mafia g...
7 Dec 202156min
Crossing the Line: India and Myanmar | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
In this episode we tell the story of a region, the "Seven Sisters", otherwise known as the Indian Northeast and one town in particular, Moreh, and the relationship with neighbouring Myanmar.Moreh sits...
27 Sep 20211h 1min
Fishy Business | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
This is a story of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, complex corporate structures, human trafficking, arms smuggling, corruption and the capture of state institutions.In this collabor...
6 Sep 202150min
Guinea-Bissau Part 2: Pau de Sangue (Blood Timber) | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
In the wake of the 2012 'Cocaine Coup' in Guinea-Bissau the illegal logging trade exploded, largely driven by huge demand for rosewood logs in China - a species protected under international law.By 20...
24 Juni 202125min
Cabo Delgado: Africa’s Forgotten Insurgency | Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime
On March 24th 2021, Islamist insurgents carried out an attack on the coastal town of Palma in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. The days of fighting, looting, massacres, private milita...
28 Apr 202149min
