Monthly Archives: February 2014
A human rights watchdog in Colombia documented a rise in killings of human rights defenders in 2013...
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Rise in Colombia Human Rights Murders Linked to Neo-Paramilitaries
Authorities in Mexico have arrested a man they claim is a leader and founder of the Gulf Cartel,...
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Mexico Capture of ‘Gulf Cartel Founder’ Highlights Leadership Vacuum
Authorities in Bolivia have arrested a group of kidnappers that hacked computers to gain...
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Kidnap Cyber Crime Techniques Spread to Bolivia
Nearly a year after the vigilante movement arose in Michoacan, Mexico, the militias are now...
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Cracks Show in Michoacan Vigilantes’ Leadership
Organized criminal groups from Latin America are becoming increasingly entrenched in both the...
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LatAm Drug Groups Entering ‘Second Stage’ in Middle East: NGO
Jamaica plans to decriminalize marijuana before the end of the year, bringing it in line with many...
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Jamaica to Become Latest LatAm Nation to Decriminalize Marijuana
Authorities in Chile have intercepted 500 liters of liquid cocaine from Bolivia allegedly destined...
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Massive Liquid Cocaine Haul Points to Growth of Processing in Chile
Costa Rica drug seizures increased in 2013, but the number of drug-related arrests decreased, a...
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Rise In Costa Rica Drug Seizures Indicates Increased Transit
A US possible extradition request for captured kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may soon be...
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Mexico Unlikely to Grant US Extradition Request for ‘El Chapo’
While the United States is increasingly protecting its land borders from drug traffickers with...
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Disjointed Land, Sea Interdiction Shows Political Nature of US Drug Policy
Officials in Argentina have expressed concern over high levels of drug consumption and rising drug...
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Concern Grows Over Argentina Microtrafficking, Drug Violence
The arrest of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman in Mazatlan -- whose outsized legend hogged the limelight...
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