Monthly Archives: July 2012
Analyst Alejandro Hope makes some suggestions to Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto about...
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Some Advice for Mexico’s Next President
Colombia police have seized weapons from criminal gang the Rastrojos which include guns reportedly...
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Rastrojos Arms Bust Points to Venezuela Military Connection
The alleged second-in-command of the Colombian Urabeños gang was arrested in Honduras,...
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Urabeños ‘Second-in-Command’ Arrested in Honduras
Drug traffickers are bribing workers and using oil and gas company roads and in southern...
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Traffickers Use Service Roads to Avoid US-Mexico Border Controls
Indigenous groups in Cauca province on Colombias Pacific have clashed with the army, driving...
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Colombian Indigenous Group Tries to Drive Out Army
Colombian emerald magnate Victor Carranza is approaching his end after a long battle with cancer,...
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Emerald Czar’s Failing Health Could Spark Conflict in Colombia
Peru is fighting on two fronts against an expanding cocaine trade and resurgent Shining Path...
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Peru’s Ex-Drug Czar on Where the Government is Going Wrong
As Mexican authorities crack down on drug trafficking, criminal gangs are increasingly moving into...
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Mexican Gangs Set their Sights on Illegal Mining
Extortion has reportedly forced 30 percent of small businesses in the Honduran capital of...
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Extortion Shuts Down 1/3 of Businesses in Honduran Capital
A new government strategy to counter gas smuggling in the Venezuelan border state of Zulia has...
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Venezuelan Crack Down on Gas Smuggling Sparks Anger in Border State
A US Senate report found that Mexican drug cartels were able to launder billions of dollars through...
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HSBC Exposed US to Mexican Drug Money: Senate
US authorities declared they are expanding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or "drones,"...
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