Monthly Archives: April 2011
U.S. anti-drug officials often claim that government policies have limited the supply of cocaine in...
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A Reduction in Supply? Analyzing Recent Cocaine Price Trends
El Espectador
reports that 80 families, including some former members of the United Self Defense...
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Ex-paramilitaries Displaced by FARC; Mexico Debates Security Measures
After the mysterious death of a Contra leader in February, armed groups have reportedly emerged to...
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In Nicaragua, Contras or Drug Traffickers?
The arrest of a Colombian drug lord, leader of the little-known gang "La Cordillera," has shed...
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‘Colombian Narco Controlled Quito Drug Market’
Despite criticism from sectors of the previous Colombian administration, including former President...
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Santos As Regional Player; The Tribulations of Mexico’s Deported
As Mexican cartels infiltrate Central America, corrupt elements within the regions militaries...
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Cable: Honduran Military Supplied Weaponry to Cartels
Two factions associated with the Sinaloa Cartel have turned their guns on each other in Durango,...
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Factions of Sinaloa Cartel Battle in Durango
Ecuador has arrested a Colombian drug lord from a little known but very rich gang, Cordillera....
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Colombian Drug Boss Arrested in Ecuador
The state of siege had not yet ended and they had already returned.
"Did you hear a cardamom...
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Plaza Publica: The Ghost of the Zetas
A spate of recent arrests in Morelos has confirmed the belief that the South Pacific Cartel (SPC)...
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A Poet’s Son Dies, Mexico Finds Answer in the Abyss
Sixteen national congressmen in Honduras are drug traffickers, according to a former security...
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Honduras Drug Politicians; Mexico Gets Firm; Durango Mass Graves
More than 5,000 members of the Dominican security forces have been fired over the last three years...
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