Belize
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InSight Crime’s 2019 Homicide Round-Up
Unrest gripped much of Latin America and the Caribbean throughout 2019. From record violence in Mexico that recalled the darkest days of the drug war,...
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Drug Seizures Increase in Belize as More Cocaine Flows North
Despite limited interdiction capabilities, authorities in Belize have made a number of recent drug busts, underscoring that the Central American country is...
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Belize Prison Offers Softer Touch than Latin American Counterparts
Latin America’s prison system has long had a reputation for being corrupt, often acting as an incubator for organized crime groups and their criminal activities....
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Eco-Trafficking Thrives Along Lawless Guatemala-Belize Border
A poorly defined and lawless border region between Belize and Guatemala is proving to be fertile ground for eco traffickers to further their criminal interests,...
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InSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-Up
With a worsening crisis in Venezuela, dark days in Nicaragua, an ever more fragile peace process in Colombia, new governments and new ideas in Brazil, Mexico and...
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Belize Profile
The small Central American nation of Belize has a remarkably high homicide rate. The main sources of violence in the country are domestic gangs that operate mainly...
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Jails Help Turn Kids Into Criminals. In Belize, There’s a Better Way.
In recent years, heavy-handed strategies and mass incarceration have been the preferred tactics used by many politicians in the region. Now, facing evidence that...
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US Report Shows Revitalized Central America Cocaine Corridor
The US State Department named seven Central American countries as havens for laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking and organized crime, and described the...
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US and Central America’s Top Law Enforcement Officials Meet
Top law enforcement officials from seven Central American countries met with the US Attorney General to discuss rising violence, drug-trafficking, and organized...
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UN Drug Control Board Scolds Reform in Latin America
In its most recent report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) -- responsible for overseeing the implementation of the United Nations drug...
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Belize Gang Violence Spikes Months After Ceasefire Attempt
A string of shootings in Belize City has fed concerns about a spike in gang violence, less than five months after the government's most recent attempt to negotiate...
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Belize Arrests Fuel Reports of MS13 Gang Presence
Police in Belize have arrested six suspects allegedly linked to the MS13 for attempted extortion and arson, in a case that supports earlier reports the...