Monthly Archives: July 2011
International Crisis Group has warned that illegal armed groups in Colombia will try to expand...
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Campaign Group Warns of Dangers for Colombia Elections
A leader of the Rastrojos, one of Colombia's most powerful gangs, has been murdered by his own...
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Death of Rastrojos Boss a Game Changer in North Colombia
A new series of reports in the Los Angeles Times offers a picture of the sophisticated transport...
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Report Details Sinaloa Cartel Smuggling Methods
Although the FBI claimed to have arrested nearly 2,000 suspected members of the Familia Michoacana,...
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US Arrests Nearly 2,000 ‘Members’ of Mexico Drug Gang
While a landmark Supreme Court decision has put abuses by the Mexican military at the center of...
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Public Keeps Faith in Mexico Army, Despite Abuse Debate
Colombian authorities have confirmed that Angel de Jesus Pacheco, alias "Sebastian," a commander of...
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Colombia Crime Boss Reported Killed by Bodyguards
A drug seizure in Costa Rica and the dismantling of an extortion network which targeted El...
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Cocaine Seizure, Extortion Ring Bust Points to Guatemala Role in Regional Crime
Mexico's government has claimed that more than 1,000 people were arrested in an operation against...
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Hundreds Arrested in North Mexico Human Trafficking Bust
In a step forwards for Guatemala's judiciary, the Supreme Court has begun the trial of four retired...
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Guatemala Soldiers Finally Stand Trial over War Massacre
The Mexican navy has taken on a major role in the countrys fight against organized crime, but,...
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Mexico Navy Sees Golden Reputation Tarnished
Soldiers discovered the second subterranean methamphetamine production laboratory in the west...
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