---
title: "Organized Crime — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat"
description: "Browse 6 stories and expert analysis tagged Organized Crime on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/organized-crime"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://modeldiplomat.com/llms.txt).

Skip to main content

## 6 Stories

[latin_america](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/cartels-as-terrorists-legal-net-widens)

### [Cartels as Terrorists: Legal Net Widens](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/cartels-as-terrorists-legal-net-widens)

[U.S. designates Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as FTOs, expanding terrorism label beyond fentanyl kingpins to regional extortion rackets, risking criminalization of millions of Mexican businesses and migrants.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/cartels-as-terrorists-legal-net-widens)

[2026-07-20](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/cartels-as-terrorists-legal-net-widens)

[latin_america](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/brazils-military-intelligence-sounds-the-754)

### [Brazil's Military Intelligence Sounds the 754](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/brazils-military-intelligence-sounds-the-754)

[Brazil's army intelligence chief reveals 754 billion cyber intrusions in 2025 and a R$50 billion drug trade, warning that narcotics and state-backed hacking are converging into a single strategic threat.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/brazils-military-intelligence-sounds-the-754)

[2026-07-20](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/brazils-military-intelligence-sounds-the-754)

[latin_america](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/clan-del-golfo-capos-flee-to-panama)

### [Clan del Golfo Capos Flee to Panama](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/clan-del-golfo-capos-flee-to-panama)

[Colombian capos from Clan del Golfo and FARC dissidents flee to Panama after president-elect issues ultimatum, testing US-aligned Panama](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/clan-del-golfo-capos-flee-to-panama)

[2026-07-18](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/clan-del-golfo-capos-flee-to-panama)

[africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sahel-jihadists-now-govern-tax-and-drone-st)

### [Sahel Jihadists Now Govern, Tax and Drone-St](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sahel-jihadists-now-govern-tax-and-drone-st)

[UN envoy warns Sahel jihadists now govern territory, tax trade, and use drones, as ECOWAS-AES split lets the threat metastasize toward coastal West Africa.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sahel-jihadists-now-govern-tax-and-drone-st)

[2026-07-16](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sahel-jihadists-now-govern-tax-and-drone-st)

[law_justice](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pcc-sanctions-brazils-financial-system-risk)

### [PCC Sanctions: Brazil's Financial System Risk](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pcc-sanctions-brazils-financial-system-risk)

[The U.S. Treasury's sanctions against PCC-linked entities signal a new risk for Brazil's financial system, particularly affecting banks and fintechs.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pcc-sanctions-brazils-financial-system-risk)

[2026-07-07](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pcc-sanctions-brazils-financial-system-risk)

[conflict](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-venezuela-strike-kills-tren-de-aragua-boss)

### [US-Venezuela Strike Kills Tren de Aragua Boss](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-venezuela-strike-kills-tren-de-aragua-boss)

[A joint US-Venezuela operation kills a Tren de Aragua gang leader, signaling a surprising new security alignment in Latin America against organized crime.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-venezuela-strike-kills-tren-de-aragua-boss)

[2026-06-13](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-venezuela-strike-kills-tren-de-aragua-boss)