Monthly Archives: June 2011
El Salvadors defense minister said that six soldiers recently charged with the attempted robbery...
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Salvadoran Defense Minister Says Stolen Grenades Were for the Zetas
An armed group killed eight villagers and wounded four others in a weekend raid on a bar in the...
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ELN Suspects in Colombia Massacre
Colombias ELN rebel group, often forgotten and underestimated, is increasing its strength thanks...
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Colombia ELN Rebels Climb Back Into the Fray
A candidate running for city council was killed June 23 in Guatemala, bringing the total of...
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Death Toll Rises in Guatemala With Candidate’s Murder
Peru's police found 113 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a fake torpedo attached to the bottom of a...
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Peru Finds ‘Narco-Torpedo’ on Boat
Mexican authorities announced the find of seven tons of precursor chemicals, used in the production...
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Mexico Seizes 7 Tons Precursor Chemicals in Port
There were plenty of vows of greater cooperation, as well as pledges for cash, at a Central...
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More Drug War Aid for Central America, But With Security Taxes?
Colombia's armed forces commander has revealed that intelligence and statements from former FARC...
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FARC Commander ‘Fabian Ramirez’ Alive?
Bolivia appears on the verge of withdrawing from a major UN narcotics treaty, underscoring the...
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Bolivia Set to Withdraw from UN Drug Treaty
A pair of recent arrests have underscored the increasing vulnerability of La Linea, once one of the...
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Arrests Herald Juarez Drug Gang’s Decline
The U.S. Border Patrol shot dead a Mexican citizen who was reportedly trying to illegally cross the...
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Border Patrol Shoots Mexican After Confrontation
At a Central American security conference in Guatemala, the U.S. pledged a rise in aid, but called...
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