Monthly Archives: January 2012
The FARC are reportedly under orders to retake strategic territory in west Colombia, demonstrating...
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‘FARC Push to Retake Old Paramilitary Battlegrounds’
Colombian and Mexican drug traffickers imprisoned in Peru offered $1 million for the assassination...
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Colombian, Mexican Traffickers Offer $1M for Murder of Peruvian Prosecutor
Mexico's authorities have claimed a recent drop in violence in crime-ridden Veracruz as the fruit...
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Veracruz: More than a Temporary Calm?
Uruguay has long been one of the safest countries in Latin America, but some are warning that the...
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Organized Crime Sets its Sights on Peaceful Uruguay
The defense ministers of Peru and Colombia have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the fight...
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Peru, Colombia Strengthen Ties Against Organized Crime
Mexico's government upped its offensive against the Zetas with the announcement that five new...
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Mexico Plans 5 New Military Bases in Zeta Territory
Guatemalan President Otto Perez announced the creation of a new task force to combat the countrys...
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Guatemala to Tackle Femicide With New Task Force
Mexico's authorities have gone on the offensive against the Sinaloa Cartel, capturing five alleged...
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Mexican Authorities on the Offensive Against Chapo Guzman
After five years of horror, the violence in Mexico could be beginning to stabilize. Alejandro Hope...
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As Mexico’s Violence Stabilizes, the Blame Game Will Change Sides
Borderland Beat investigates the story of an immigrant to the US, seemingly a successful perfume...
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The Perfume Man and Chapo’s Stinking Dollars
Some 90 percent of people arrested during Felipe Calderons first five years as president of...
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Impunity at 90% in Calderon’s Mexico
El Salvadors police have claimed that the countrys maras, or street gangs, are planning an...
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