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World's Most Wanted, "Chapo" Guzman, Caught in Mexico
The world's most wanted criminal and prolific drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been captured at a beach resort in Mazatlan, calling into question the future of Mexico's most powerful drug...
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'Chapo' Guzman Capture Provides Glimpse of Mexico's Past, Future
The dramatic capture of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman is the end of an era for Mexico’s underworld. The new normal may be an increasingly chaotic criminal terrain, and, facing a more coordinated Mexican...
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End of Celebrity Capos in Mexico Means Govt Can Get to Work
The arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in Mazatlan -- whose outsized legend hogged the limelight and resources -- means the government can get down to the real business of fighting crime. Part of...
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Disjointed Land, Sea Interdiction Shows Political Nature of US Drug Policy
While the United States is increasingly protecting its land borders from drug traffickers with robot technology, coast guard cutbacks are leaving sea lanes unprotected, illustrating the disjointed...
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Concern Grows Over Argentina Microtrafficking, Drug Violence
Officials in Argentina have expressed concern over high levels of drug consumption and rising drug violence in the north and central regions, as the country's local markets continue to flourish amid...
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Mexico Unlikely to Grant US Extradition Request for 'El Chapo'
A US extradition request for captured kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has already arrived on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's desk. But with US-Mexico relations chilly, extraditions falling and...
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Rise In Costa Rica Drug Seizures Indicates Increased Transit
Costa Rica drug seizures increased in 2013, but the number of drug-related arrests decreased, a dynamic officials say could point to increasingly large drug shipments being moved through this rising...
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Massive Liquid Cocaine Haul Points to Growth of Processing in Chile
Authorities in Chile have intercepted 500 liters of liquid cocaine from Bolivia allegedly destined to be converted to powder form in sophisticated drug laboratories in the country's capital, Santiago,...
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LatAm Drug Groups Entering 'Second Stage' in Middle East: NGO
Organized criminal groups from Latin America are becoming increasingly entrenched in both the Middle East and Asia, a trend which has developed as their presence has grown in Africa, according to a...
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Jamaica to Become Latest LatAm Nation to Decriminalize Marijuana
Jamaica plans to decriminalize marijuana before the end of the year, bringing it in line with many of its Latin American neighbors, but raising the question of what effect this might have on its...
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Kidnap Cyber Crime Techniques Spread to Bolivia
Authorities in Bolivia have arrested a group of kidnappers that hacked computers to gain information on victims and demanded exorbitant ransoms, an unusual case in a country not known for kidnapping or...
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Cracks Show in Michoacan Vigilantes' Leadership
Nearly a year after the vigilante movement arose in Michoacan, Mexico, the militias are now suffering divisions over the thorny issue of the integration of former Knights Templar members into their...
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Rise in Colombia Human Rights Murders Linked to Neo-Paramilitaries
A human rights watchdog in Colombia documented a rise in killings of human rights defenders in 2013 with paramilitaries the primary perpetrators, a development likely linked to continued push-back...
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Mexico Capture of 'Gulf Cartel Founder' Highlights Leadership Vacuum
Authorities in Mexico have arrested a man they claim is a leader and founder of the Gulf Cartel, signaling another blow to a group that has already been weakened by infighting and arrests, and raising...
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Mexico AG Quells Rumors of False 'El Chapo' Arrest
Mexico's attorney general has said in an interview that officials used DNA tests and telling physical features to identify Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the world's most wanted drug trafficker, though it...
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