Belize
Belize /
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...
Analysis /
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...
Analysis /
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...
Brief /
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...
Analysis /
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...
Brief /
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...
Brief /
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...
Analysis /
The State’s Secret: Belize’s Money Laundering Regime
Nestled on the northeastern coast of Central America, Belize is often named one of Central America's most beautiful vacation destinations. With its ornate coral...
Brief /
Belize City Gang Ceasefire is Temporary Reprieve
Authorities in Belize have reported a ceasefire between gangs in the south of the country's largest city following a surge in homicides, though the country's prime...
Brief /
Belize Arrest Shows Once-Mighty Guatemala Narco Clan Still Alive
The heir to what was once one of Guatemala's premier drug trafficking organizations has been arrested in Belize, illustrating both the diehard nature of the...
Analysis /
The Inconvenient Truth About Gang Truces in the Americas
After a two decade long hiatus, gang truces are back in vogue in the Americas. Very generally, truces usually include negotiations and pacts intended to bring about...
Analysis /
Narco-Islands: The Honduras-Belize Tourist Bridge
Islands off the coasts of Honduras and Belize, two of the poorest Central American nations, offer drug traffickers respite and a ready-made labor force to move...
