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The Buche Black Market: How a Fish’s Stomach Became a Narco Fortune

We received reports over a decade ago on the trade of the guts of the corvina fish between Narcos and fisherman. It’s an interesting side businessof the Narco industry that has developed due to necessity and innovation.

Protected: Obsidian Research Bureau Reports

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International Gold Trafficking: ORB 2025-2026 Report

International gold trafficking has evolved into one of the world’s most consequential criminal markets, serving as a financial backbone for organized crime, sanctions evasion, conflict financing, and corruption.

The Amniyat: Al Shabaab’s Shadowy & Highly Effective Intelligence Wing

Al Shabaab, the formidable Al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, owes much of its resilience to a secretive and highly effective intelligence apparatus known as the Amniyat

Ancient Maritime Trade Routes and the Infiltration of Illicit Networks

The Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and western Indian Ocean represent one of humanity’s oldest continuous logistical transportation systems. Today, this ancient infrastructure serves as the lifeblood of legitimate regional economies and a primary conduit for transnational illicit trafficking of narcotics, weapons, and people.

Comparing the Kit Carson–Ann White Kidnapping to a Modern Hostage Rescue

Modern hostage rescue has reduced—but not eliminated—the role of luck. But the central fact remains: a hostage rescue is a high‑stakes gamble in which the hostage’s life is the currency.

The Digital Mirage: Where AI Fails and Ground-Truth HUMINT Wins

“If a threat is sophisticated enough to ruin your business, it’s sophisticated enough to stay off the grid. We operate where the algorithm can’t see.”

Mexican Cartels’ Operations in the United States: Intelligence, Corruption, and Political Influence

Mexican drug cartels, primarily the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), represent one of the most significant transnational criminal threats to the United States.

Commercial Fishing, Organized Crime, Narcos & Spies

Beyond the picturesque imagery of local fishermen hauling in the day’s catch lies a multibillion-dollar global enterprise deeply entangled with transnational crime syndicates and international espionage networks.

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