Monthly CIMA report (July 2026) on illicit trade in Latin America. It analyzes the growing sophistication of criminal networks, smuggling of medical supplies, livestock, and luxury goods, alongside vulnerabilities in free trade zones. Highlights major operational events in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina, as well as strategic progress by DIAN, inter-institutional training in Guatemala, and public health interventions.

Amid Colombia’s electoral landscape, the fight against illegal trade is emerging as one of the structural challenges for the next government. This phenomenon affects public finances, distorts economic competition, and strengthens criminal networks that use mechanisms such as technical smuggling and money laundering to insert themselves into formal trade.