Monthly Archives: February 2018
The alleged abduction and murder of federal agents in Mexico by the Jalisco Cartel New Generation...
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Is Mexico’s CJNG Following in the Footsteps of the Zetas?
Two months after a scandal over the abduction of a police officer by members of her own elite unit,...
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After Scandal, El Salvador Police Trade One Elite Unit for Another
The head of an international anti-corruption body in Honduras has resigned in protest of what he...
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Head of Honduras Anti-Graft Body Resigns, Claims Lack of OAS Support
The United Nations has it eyes set on El Salvador. In a period of a few months, four of its top...
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‘El Salvador Must Break the Cycle of Impunity’: UN Rep
Brazil’s biggest annual celebration came to a close amid several indications of deepening...
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At Rio Carnival, Crime and Corruption Overshadow Brazil’s Biggest Party
The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is one of the world’s largest and arguably most violent street gangs....
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MS13 in the Americas: Major Findings
In our February 15 Facebook Live session, Co-Director Steven Dudley, Senior Investigator Héctor...
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Weekly InSight: Behind the Scenes of Our Investigation of MS13 in the Americas
Recent reports highlight a loophole in Canada’s laws that could facilitate money laundering by...
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Canada’s Laws Leave Door Open for Money Laundering by LatAm Groups
Argentina is taking new steps to solidify its security relationship with the United States, a move...
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Argentina Seeks Deeper Security Ties With US Amid Questionable Policy Shift
Dany Balmore Romero García was sitting in class at a vocational college in El Salvador when he got...
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MS13 Gang Truce: Social vs. Criminal Capital
On December 13, 2015, MS13 gang leader Edwin Mancía Flores, alias “Shugar,” made a phone call...
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MS13: Hierarchy vs. Federation
The arrest in Guatemala of former President Álvaro Colom adds to the list of former heads of...
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