Supporting government and private entities in understanding, anticipating and responding to strategic threats from transnational criminal and terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere.
IBI Consultants has decades of experience conducting investigations, training, and research in Central and South America. Using a cutting-edge research paradigm that merges granular field research with advanced open source data mining and link analysis technology, IBI can successfully identify and map transnational criminal networks and potential terrorist threats.
September 10, 2022 - Video published by Vice
In this video, Douglas Farah is interviewed about Tiburón, a highly addictive drug marketed by MS-13 that is a threat to Honduras. Topics include drug trafficking, Honduras, MS-13, and Tiburón.
August 9, 2022 - Podcast published by Vox
Douglas Farah on the Vox “Today Explained” podcast discussing Viktor Bout and possible trade for Brittany Griner. Topics include Brittney Griner, Merchant of Death, prisoner exchange, Russia, and Viktor Bout.
August 3, 2022 - Podcast published by Slate
Douglas Farah discusses notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, with Slate's Mary Harris, arguing for his release from U.S. prison in exchange for WMBA star, Brittney Griner, who is currently imprisoned in Russia. Topics include Brittney Griner, Merchant of Death, prisoner exchange, Russia, and Viktor Bout.
Support of USG inter-agency partners in mapping corruption structures tied to transnational organized crime in the Northern Triangle as part of the Biden Administration’s Central America anti-corruption policy.
IBI field research uncovered illicit gold flows from the Maduro regime and other criminal actors from northern South America to the Arabian Peninsula, leading to USG enforcement action shutting down a fictitious gold export business moving tons of gold per year.
IBI identified Banco Corporativo and associated entities in Nicaragua as a primary money laundering hub for the Ortega and the Maduro regimes and mapped its transnational operations. The investigation was crucial to the Treasury Department and the State Department initiating investigations that led to formally sanctioning the bank and the bank closing.