Monthly Archives: July 2011
Nearly three years after expelling the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from Bolivia,...
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Bolivia President Warns of US Drug Agency Plots
A Guatemalan newspaper editor shines a spotlight onto networks of corruption intertwined with the...
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Guatemala ‘Sleeper’ Cartel Corrodes State, Military
At least 14 current and former policemen were arrested in Rio de Janeiro in an operation aimed at...
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Brazil Arrests 14 Police ‘Members of Militia Group’
Thousands of Federal Police who have overseen security in Mexico's most violent city for the past...
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As Federal Forces Withdraw, Juarez Police Must Hold their Own
With much of Mexico suffering a wave of violence triggered by organized crime, analysts have...
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Could Mexico City Become the Next Cartel Battleground?
Almost eight tons of cocaine headed for Central America has been seized in two raids conducted with...
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Almost 8 Tons Cocaine Seized in Caribbean
Guns that were sold to suspected cartel middlemen under the U.S. government's "Fast and Furious"...
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US Gun Scheme Armed Sinaloa Cartel: Report
A clash between two street gangs linked to the Juarez Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel in a prison in...
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Juarez Prison Riot Leaves 17 Dead
With illicit coca production on the rise in Bolivia, the eastern department of Santa Cruz is...
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Santa Cruz Emerges as Bolivia Trafficking Hub
The U.S. government has unveiled a "new" strategy against transnational organized crime which is...
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Obama Anti-Drug Strategy More Rhetoric than Reality
Human rights activists and relatives of missing Central American migrants are making their way to...
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Families of Missing Migrants March to Mexico
Venezuelas newly appointed prison minister has promised sweeping reforms to tackle overcrowding...
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