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US Corruption List Highlights Northern Triangle Presidents’ Criminal Ties
A new US list of corruption suspects in Central America includes officials with ties to sitting presidents -- an important step in recognizing how deeply corruption...
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‘La Línea’ Gang Takes Deadly Hold on Colombia-Venezuela Border
A violent criminal gang known as "La Línea" has triggered several deadly shootouts in battles with other armed groups seeking to control remote trails near the...
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Venezuela Gang Muscles Into Trinidad and Tobago, Others May Follow
A Venezuelan criminal gang has migrated to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago -- sounding alarms about the expansion of organized crime elements to the...
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Cartel Extortion Getting Worse for Businesses in Mexico City
Petty extortion has plagued business in Mexico City for years, but the recent killing of a local community leader angry at authorities’ inaction underscores the...
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Op-Ed: Organized Crime Tightens its Grip on Venezuela
Juan Guaidó tried to bluff Nicólas Maduro at the Venezuelan political poker table, pretending he had the enough of the military in his hand to take the pot. He...
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ELN Still Receiving Payments from Companies in Colombia
The recent arrest of an Argentine businessman, accused of financing the ELN in Colombia between 2011 and 2015, has brought the ongoing ties between criminal groups...
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Colombia Captures Leader of Los Pachelly But Gang is Thriving
The capture of a top leader of Los Pachelly, a powerful gang centered in the town of Bello near Medellín, has been lauded by authorities. But the group's power...
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Kamilo Rivera and the Ghosts of Guatemala’s Death Squads
Kamilo Rivera was a cop, an executioner and government minister. He is now on the run. Kamilo Rivera arrived shortly before 6 a.m. at his office in the colonial...
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Ecuador Sends in Troops Amid Troubling Prison Gang Violence
Officials in Ecuador have deployed armed forces to various prisons around the country in an effort to improve security within them, underscoring the consequences of...
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Ex-FARC Mafia Shaking Down Smugglers on Colombia-Ecuador Border
The hijacking of 11 vehicles loaded with contraband by ex-FARC Mafia along the border with Ecuador has revealed a new form of criminal financing for the former...
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Testimony Brings Honduras President Closer to Brother’s Drug Trade Ties
Newly unveiled testimony from the brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández about his links to the drug trade is making it harder for the Central...
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General’s Murder Hints at Complete Impunity for Venezuela Mega-Gangs
The recent murders of an air force general and five other security officials in Venezuela, believed to have been carried out by a mega-gang, confirms...
