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According to calculations made by a respected NGO, Venezuela is now far and away the most dangerous...
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Venezuela with more than 21,600 murders in 2012: NGO
Lorena Henao Montoya, known as the "Widow of the Mafia," was murdered after assassins on a...
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Colombia’s “Widow of the Mafia” Assassinated
Nine people were killed in Concordia, in Sinaloa state, part of a continuing war between two drug...
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Nine Dead in Sinaloa Christmas Eve Massacre
The Belize government, struggling to meet national debt payments, has ended its controversial gang...
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Money Runs Out for Belize Gang Truce
A list allegedly created by Mexico's Attorney General's Office (PGR) detailing over 20,000 missing...
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Over 20,000 Missing During Calderon Presidency: Report
Venezuela announced it seized over 45 tons of drugs in 2012, although the nation is still believed...
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Venezuela Narcotics Seizures Up in 2012
Mexico may have seen an average of 72 kidnappings per day throughout 2012, according to an NGO, a...
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Mexico’s Kidnapping Cases Rise Dramatically in 2012: NGO
A Nicaraguan court convicted 18 Mexicans, who posed as Televisa journalists while smuggling...
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Fake ‘Journalists’ Found Guilty; Questions Over Televisa Links Remain
Bolivia's anti-narcotics agency announced it has seized ten planes and destroyed 10 clandestine...
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Bolivia Seized 10 Narco Planes in 2012
A series of banners signed in the name of the Knights Templar gang were hung in west Mexico,...
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Knights Templar Welcome Mexico’s New President
Mexicos new attorney general put the number of drug cartels operating in the country at up to 80,...
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Mexico Has 80 Drug Cartels: Attorney General
The head of Paraguay's anti-drugs agency warned that the country is a major supplier of planes used...
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