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Colombian drug gang ERPAC is set to demobilize, which could leave a dangerous power vacuum in their...
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Colombian Drug Gang Surrenders to Govt, Leaving Power Vacuum
Colombia's military reported killing seven rebels from the ELN guerrilla group, including a...
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Colombian Forces Kill ELN Guerrilla Behind 1999 Plane Hijacking
Drug traffickers with close ties to Colombian guerrilla group the FARC are operating in Bolivia,...
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‘FARC Rebels Tied to Traffickers in Bolivia’
In the second of a three-part series, investigator Michael Porth looks at the drug trafficking...
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Costa Rica in the Crosshairs (Part II)
The army found a clandestine burial site containing the bodies of 10 people in Durango, northern...
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Soldiers Dig Up 10 from Mass Grave in Durango, North Mexico
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) visited Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder capital, and...
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An Uneasy Coexistence: Security Along the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez Border
Costa Rica's rich democratic tradition and strong middle class makes it easy to forget in a region...
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Costa Rica in the Crosshairs (Part I)
Mexico's Defense Department said that for every soldier who died in clashes with organized criminal...
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18 ‘Criminals’ Die for Each Soldier: Mexico
La Prensa Grafica reports on the poor state of centers for the rehabilitation of young offenders in...
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El Salvador’s Youth Offenders Centers Could Cause Rise in Crime: Official
According to Prensa Libre, a cell that allegedly forms part of international hacker collective...
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Report: Anonymous to Launch New Attack in Guatemala
The tiny municipality, or 'municipio,' of Saric, with its 27 miles of desert frontage opposite the...
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Outlaw’s Roost: The Story of Saric’s Battle Against ‘El Chapo’
Brazil's police seized 80 times more ecstasy tabs this year compared to 2010, a sign that...
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