April 2012 - Page 3 of 11

Colombia's justice minister said that Javier Calle Serna, alias "Comba," leader of the Rastrojos... ReadLeer

Brief

Banners have appeared in the city of Chihuahua, north Mexico, claiming to name those responsible... ReadLeer

Brief / Juarez Cartel

A mayoral candidate from Mexico's ruling PAN party has survived an assassination attempt outside... ReadLeer

Brief / Mexico

Honduran government officials claim that criminal groups are behind the latest outbreak of violence... ReadLeer

Analysis / Honduras

More than a dozen dead bodies and a message posted in Nuevo Laredo last week offer further evidence... ReadLeer

Analysis / Mexico

Kidnapping in Guatemala dropped some 42 percent between 2008 and 2011 by the count of one NGO,... ReadLeer

Brief / Guatemala

Retired Mexican General Mario Acosta Chaparro, accused of ties to the Juarez Cartel, was murdered... ReadLeer

Brief / Juarez Cartel

A retired army general and a close ally of President Hugo Chavez was shot dead in northeast... ReadLeer

Brief / Venezuela

Colombia's national police chief, General Oscar Naranjo, stated that the biggest challenge facing... ReadLeer

Brief / Colombia

After a truce between warring gangs cut murders by half in El Salvador last month, the... ReadLeer

Analysis / Barrio 18

Mexicos Ministry of Finance says organized crime may have laundered up to $10 billion last year,... ReadLeer

Analysis / Mexico

A new report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees says 160,000 people were internally displaced... ReadLeer

Brief / Mexico

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