Triple Frontier

Cargo ship entering the Port of Santos
Investigations and enforcementNetwork studyTriple Frontier

Prison Gangs and Middlemen: Following the PCC–Hezbollah Trail

When Brazilian police pulled over a nondescript passenger car on a sun-baked highway in February…

Friendship Bridge between Brazil and Paraguay
Case fileLogistics and shippingTrade and transportTriple Frontier

The Cargo and the Cash Counter

The cargo had reached Guarani International Airport, outside Ciudad del Este, when aviation personnel noticed…

Friendship Bridge between Brazil and Paraguay
Investigations and enforcementMoving the moneyProfileTriple Frontier

The Barakat Family’s Three Borders

When Brazilian federal police cornered Assad Ahmad Barakat in Foz do Iguaçu on September 21,…

Memorial clock at Pasteur station displaying 09:53 and the date 18 July 1994.
Case fileInvestigations and enforcementNetwork studyTriple Frontier

Calls Across the Border

In the tense, humid winter of July 1994, two fleeting telephone calls bridged the distance between the transit hubs of…