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What Are Guatemala Presidential Candidates Planning on Security?
Guatemala will head to the polls on June 16 to elect a new president, a decision that is sure to have profound implications for the nation’s domestic security and...
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Urabeños Landmines are Guerrilla Tactic from Colombia’s Dark Past
The seizure of 563 anti-personnel landmines suspected of belonging to Los Urabeños has fueled speculation that the powerful Colombian drug trafficking organization...
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Spike in Mexico Lynchings is Grave Warning Sign
The number of mob lynchings in Mexico nearly tripled last year -- a sign citizens gravely distrust police and would rather take justice into their own...
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The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico
On the first day of training to become a hitman for the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Francisco learned that the only way to escape from the camp was to leave "in...
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Rocking Horse Exposes Argentina’s Rising Synthetic Drug Market
The seizure of a rocking horse stuffed with a large quantity of methamphetamine traveling from Belgium to Argentina has exposed yet more evidence of...
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Homemade Gun Factories Sell Cheap Weapons to Brazil Criminals
Despite the loosening of gun ownership laws in Brazil, the country is seeing a boom in illegal gun factories, with homemade weapons taking up a...
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Arrests Uncover Alliance Among Top Colombian Mafias
Members of some of Colombia’s most notorious crime organizations teamed up to traffic about three tons of cocaine, revealing a fascinating high-profile...
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Gun Rentals Make Life Easier for Mexico City Criminals
Criminals in Mexico City are increasingly able to rent weapons, use them to commit crimes and then return them, stealing a march on Mexican authorities...
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Can Crocodile and Turtle Farms Reduce Mexico’s Eco-Trafficking?
Government-regulated crocodile and turtle farms have helped reduce illegal hunting and protect endangered species, but the illicit trade...
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The Hidden Wealth of Drug Pilots and Accountants in Colombia
The seizure of a vast fortune from a Colombian drug pilot newly returned from prison in the United States shows how lesser-but-still-key actors in the...
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El Salvador’s MS13: ‘We Trust in God and Nayib Bukele’
The online magazine Revista Factum interviewed a spokesperson for the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) who spoke on behalf of the entire gang. In this...
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MS13 Grows Extortion Empire Through Honduras Mototaxi Fleet
The MS13 in Honduras has gone from shaking down motorcycle taxi drivers to owning fleets of the bikes and controlling the organizations that license them, showing...
