Monthly Archives: September 2017
One of Brazil's largest favelas has been under siege for more than a week as two rival crime groups...
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‘Classic Rio Gangster Battle’ Leaves Brazil Favela in State of Siege
The top US diplomat in charge of anti-drug policies abroad attempted to mend bruised relations with...
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Comments by Outgoing US Diplomat Highlight Discord on Anti-Drug Policy
Dany Balmore Romero García faces trial in El Salvador on charges of participating in gang...
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The Allegory of El Salvador’s ‘Dany Boy’: MS13 Gang Leader, Activist, or Both?
A series of high-impact hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico have caused serious...
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The Perfect Storm: How Climate Change Exacerbates Crime and Insecurity in LatAm
The United States has issued an advisory to alert financial institutions about widespread public...
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US Warning on Venezuela Corruption Could Foreshadow More Sanctions
Colombia's coca cultivation boom is not only being blamed for increased cocaine consumption in the...
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Cocaine Consumption On the Rise? Think Again
Colombia arrested a former Supreme Court judge in a corruption case that reaches the highest...
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Colombia Judicial Corruption Scandal Expands With Fmr Top Judge’s Arrest
In our September 21 Facebook Live Session, Co-director Steven Dudley and Senior Editor Mike LaSusa...
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Weekly InSight: An Open Discussion on Crime and Corruption in Latin America
New details have emerged regarding the inner workings of a sophisticated organ trafficking network...
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Costa Rica Organ Trafficking Trial Links Illicit Transplant Network to Ukraine
Several top ministers in Guatemala's government have resigned and thousands of citizens have...
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Guatemala Corruption Crisis Deepens With Cabinet Resignations, National Strike
Officers of El Salvador's national police are allegedly running "clandestine jails" where they...
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El Salvador Police Running ‘Clandestine Jails’: Report
Amid heated discord between the United States and Colombia regarding surging drug production in the...
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