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Juan Guaidó tried to bluff Nicólas Maduro at the Venezuelan political poker table, pretending he...
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Op-Ed: Organised Crime Tightens its Grip on Venezuela
The recent arrest of an Argentine businessman, accused of financing the ELN in Colombia between...
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ELN Still Receiving Payments from Companies in Colombia
The capture of a top leader of Los Pachelly, a powerful gang centered in the town of Bello...
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Colombia Captures Leader of Los Pachelly But Gang is Thriving
Kamilo Rivera was a cop, an executioner and government minister. He is now on the run. Kamilo...
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Kamilo Rivera and the Ghosts of Guatemala’s Death Squads
Officials in Ecuador have deployed armed forces to various prisons around the country in an effort...
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Ecuador Sends in Troops Amid Troubling Prison Gang Violence
The hijacking of 11 vehicles loaded with contraband by ex-FARC Mafia along the border with Ecuador...
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Ex-FARC Mafia Shaking Down Smugglers on Colombia-Ecuador Border
Newly unveiled testimony from the brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández about his...
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Testimony Brings Honduras President Closer to Brother’s Drug Trade Ties
The recent murders of an air force general and five other security officials in Venezuela, believed...
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General’s Murder Hints at Complete Impunity for Venezuela Mega-Gangs
The capture of a former FARC leader in Colombia has revealed how he tried to falsely enlist drug...
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Drug Dealers Masqueraded as FARC to Enter Colombia’s Peace Process
Colombia's island of Malpelo, home to a vast marine reserve, is suffering the consequences of...
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Colombia Fails to Tackle Illegal Fishing in Malpelo Reserve
On May 7, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree relaxing gun ownership laws, raising...
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Brazil’s New Gun Laws Risk Raising Body Count
The mafia that makes trafficking of illegally-sourced wood possible in Peru is not made up of...
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