Monthly Archives: May 2019
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 Megabandas
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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Timber Laundering in Peru: The Mafia Within
Guatemala's upcoming presidential elections continue to be marred by a raft of graft probes as...
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Endless Corruption Probes Overshadow Upcoming Guatemala Elections
Illegal timber in Peru is sourced and sold across the country. But most of the money laundering...
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Timber Laundering in Peru: The Mafia in the Middle
An escalating conflict between the Urabeños and the ELN has held thousands of people hostage...
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ELN-Urabeños Clashes Leave Thousands Trapped in Bojayá, Colombia
The president of Mexico’s has recently declared victory over the country’s fuel thieves, and...
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