Monthly Archives: February 2018
A new report says that an anti-graft body in Honduras has secured prosecutions in only a small...
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Report Highlights Need for Independent Anti-Graft Body in Honduras
In our February 22 Facebook Live session, Senior Investigator Héctor Silva Ávalos and Senior...
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Weekly InSight: Organized Crime Influence in El Salvador Election
A new survey says that despite some advances made in recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean...
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Corruption Survey Shows Latin America Still Struggling to Tackle Graft
A new report says that homicide rates increased substantially between 2016 and 2017 in...
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Criminal Violence Threatens Colombia Drug Crop Substitution: Report
The trial has begun in Spain related to the country's largest-ever operation against the MS13,...
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MS13 Trial in Spain Highlights Gang’s Struggle for International Unity
A criminal group has been reported smuggling weapons of war out of Venezuela to expand their...
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Brazil’s PCC Expands Criminal Activity, Trafficking Arms From Venezuela
An upcoming strike of the largest union conglomerate in Argentina is shedding light on labor...
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Argentina Strike Sheds Light on Union’s ‘Mafia Style’ Operations
A federal judge in Argentina who was once lauded for his anti-narcotic efforts is facing charges...
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New Evidence in Landmark Case Suggests Argentina Judge Ran Drug Ring
Several top officials in Brazil have floated the idea of expanding the use of federal military...
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Brazil Officials Propose Expanding Military Role in ‘War’ on Crime
Authorities in Colombia have seized properties linked to the FARC guerrilla group whose estimated...
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Colombia Asset Seizures Raise Doubts About FARC Peace Deal Compliance
Brazil’s biggest gang has expanded across the region. Confronting them head-on might just make...
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Can Anyone Stop Brazil’s PCC?
The governments of Colombia and Ecuador have agreed to ramp up security cooperation along their...
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