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For Medellín’s Oficina Capos, the Shuffle is Part of the Game
Authorities in Colombia have recently arrested three leaders of the Oficina de Envigado, a mafia that began under Pablo Escobar and has long controlled the city’s underworld since his death. But... Read more
Why US Aid Cuts to Central America Will Help Organized Crime
In late March, President Donald Trump followed up on his threat to suspend US aid to El Salvador,...
Copa America Beefs Up Security in Brazil To Prevent Soccer Gang...
With the Copa America soccer tournament nearing kickoff, authorities in Brazil have employed a...
Ex-Governor Bribed by Jalisco Cartel Tests Mexico's Anti-Corruption...
New US sanctions against a former Mexican state governor and a top magistrate for links to the...
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The recent appearance of threatening graffiti targeting political, social and student leaders in Venezuela is a previously unknown tactic in the country, although it is similar to commonplace pra... Read more
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Kamilo Rivera was a cop, an executioner and government minister. He is now on the run. Kamilo Rivera arrived shortly before 6 a.m. at his office in the colonial palace, an old, greenish-grey buil... Read more
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Authorities in El Salvador are keen to expand a much-praised local policing model believed to have helped two rural communities tackle bloody gang control. But a visit to the areas revealed a m... Read more
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Widespread fear of street gangs in the Northern Triangle countries is being exploited by copycat groups who pose as gang members to extort victims. These criminal operators are now an important p... Read more
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Honduras’ private sector, under the banner of regional chambers of commerce, joined forces with the country’s elite anti-extortion unit in what was a fruitful collaboration. But the collabora... Read more
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