Interpol’s Latin America Crackdown Exposes Global Environmental Crime Networks Threatening U.S. Interests
Interpol’s Operation Madre Tierra VII dismantled illegal networks trafficking endangered species and timber across continents, exposing how environmental crimes fund transnational organized crime—posing direct threats to American security and economic sovereignty.
Over two relentless months, a coordinated Interpol operation spanning nine Latin American nations has brought into sharp relief a grave and growing threat — the fusion of environmental destruction with organized crime that extends far beyond regional borders into global illicit markets. Dubbed Operation Madre Tierra VII, the crackdown resulted in 225 arrests and uncovered more than 400 cases involving illegal logging, wildlife trafficking, gold mining, and pollution offenses. Environmental Crime: More Than Just Nature’s Problem At first glance, the plunder of forests or poaching endangered species might seem like distant ecological concerns. But this multinational sweep reveals a deeper...
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