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Mexico Army Raids Tijuana Cartel Safehouse
Acting on an anonymous tip, the Mexican Army cracked down on a safe house used by the Arellano Félix crime syndicate, also known as the Tijuana Cartel, arresting...
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AQ: Battling Organized Crime in Guatemala
From an article by Morris Panner and Adriana Beltrán published in the Fall 2010 issue of "America´s...
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COHA: Mexico’s War on Sex Trafficking
From a report by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs Research Associate Melissa Graham, published October 13,...
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Stretching the Border: Smuggling Practices and the Control of Illegality in South America
From an article by José Carlos G. Aguiar, published in "Global Consortium on Security Transformation: New Voices Series," No. 6, October 10,...
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Shining Path Political Group Preps for Elections
Amid suspicions, a leftist organization of ex-Shining Path guerillas, known as Movadef, is prepping to launch mayoral candidates in at least three districts across...
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Mexico Denies Kidnapping of Honduran Consuls
Two Honduran diplomats reported being kidnapped temporarily by unknown perpetrators in Veracruz, Mexico last Saturday. But the state governor has already denied the...
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Colombia Arms Trafficking Ring Included Ex-Police, Witch
With occasional advice from a "witch," a group of police and military officials sold arms to the FARC's 48th Front, Colombian news media is...
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‘Zetas Control Human Trafficking in Hidalgo’
A report in Milenio describes how the Zetas control the human trafficking trade in the central state of Hidalgo, where an estimated 500,000 migrants (mostly Central...
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Suspected Human Smuggler Arrested in Ecuador
Ecuadorean officials arrested Miguel Dutan Meneses, a suspected member of the network of human smugglers that sent several Ecuadoreans through Mexico on...