An international manhunt is underway to capture a former state security chief for allegedly colluding with a Jalisco Cartel ...

Honduras is among the most dangerous places in the world to defend the land and natural resources. This report analyzes ...

An alleged cattle fraud in Uruguay underlines the financial damage these organized criminal networks can inflict.

Extortion is rising and contract killings are up, but Peru’s lawmakers are making matters worse with new laws, says a new ...

A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores the country's role as both a refuge and ...

What we can learn from the war of words between Mexico’s president and the lawyer for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Investigator Parker Asmann participated in the annual North American Forum, co-hosted by the Institute of the Americas in San ...

The K-drugs market keeps booming in Brazil despite alleged attempts by the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) to ban it, and the nature of the K-drugs business means that the ...

The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the ...

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