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Fluctuations in Colombia Murders Reflect Shifting Underworld
Homicides in Colombia have fallen more than nine percent in the last year continuing a national long term trend, but fluctuations in the murder rates in certain regions highlight the continuing violent...
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New Mexico 'Guerrilla Army' Backs Self-Defense Movement
A new self-proclaimed guerrilla army in the state of Guerrero in Mexico has called for the creation of more citizens self-defense groups and the release of jailed group members, the first time attempts...
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Nicaragua Violence Points to Expansion of Honduras Groups
Drug trafficking groups from Honduras are reportedly fueling violence in Nicaragua's Atlantic region through their involvement in the hijacking of drug shipments, in another sign Honduran organizations...
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Why Isn't Mexico Seizing More Cocaine?
Just 2.5 tons of cocaine has been seized so far this year by Mexico's military, highlighting the country's startlingly low interdiction rates and raising the question of why its anti-narcotics efforts...
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Colombia Councilor Threats Reveal Perilous Democracy
Almost half of all Colombian councilors have reported threats over the course of the year, revealing the extremely fragile nature of Colombia's supposedly strong democracy. Edgar Polo Devia, executive...
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Does Mass Migrant Attack in Mexico Signal Return to the Past?
Human rights officials in Mexico are investigating an armed attack on 300 migrants travelling north by train through the southern state of Oaxaca, raising the question of whether drug cartels are...
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Guatemala's CICIG Takes Aim at Political Corruption
The new head of Guatemala's international anti-impunity body has announced its final target will be political campaign financing, a declaration of war against the establishment which will face major...
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Guatemala State Corruption Highlighted by Property Theft Ring
Authorities in Guatemala have arrested 17 people allegedly involved in a network that stole property by falsifying documents with the help of corrupt government employees, highlighting systemic...
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The Future For Rio de Janeiro's Police Pacification Units
Rio de Janeiro's Police Pacification Units (UPP) are celebrating their fifth year in 2013. They do so with generally positive approval ratings from the media and society as a whole. A recent study by...
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Micro-Trafficking A Growing Threat Across LatAm
Micro-trafficking is on the rise in capital cities across Latin America, according to a recent report, raising the question: is the rise of a domestic drug market inevitable in countries used as...
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Old Generation Narcos Fuel Colombia's New Mafia Wars
Violence in Colombia's Pacific region is being driven not only by new generation BACRIM groups but also by drug traffickers from the long gone Cali Cartel, say security forces, as Colombia's past...
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Drug Traffickers Encroaching on Brazil's Remote Amazon Tribes
Indigenous communities in the state of Acre in northwest Brazil's Amazon region are facing growing threats from cocaine trafficking, as criminals up their activity in the country's remote jungle...
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Extortion Out of Control in Bolivia Jails: Former Prison Chief
Police and inmate representatives make tens of thousands of dollars a day from extortion in Bolivia's prisons, according to the country's former head of the penal system, a situation that will likely...
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Mass Grave Discoveries Suggest Little Has Changed in Mexico
President Enrique Peña Nieto's many critics have accused him of trying to bury the reality of Mexico's ongoing criminal butchery throughout his first year in office. That reality has been become...
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Army Failure Casts Doubt Over Paraguay's Anti-EPP Efforts
Paraguay's EPP guerrillas have killed a soldier for the first time after a military operation spectacularly backfired, raising the question of whether the new government has the capacity to wage the...
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Argentina Police Strikes Lead to Widespread Looting
As many as ten people have died during looting in Argentina sparked by provincial police strikes -- unrest which the government claims is being stoked by criminal and political forces. The looting...
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Does Arrest Mark the End of the Shining Path in North Peru?
Authorities in Peru have declared the end of the northern faction of the Shining Path guerrillas after arresting the man believed to be its latest leader, a claim they have made before but which is...
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El Salvador Mass Graves Put Pressure on Gang Truce
Authorities in El Salvador have recovered 19 bodies from secret graves, adding weight to fears that a drop in murders following the country's gang truce was partly due to criminals hiding the bodies of...
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The Major Hurdles for Uruguay’s Marijuana Experiment
After months of delay, Uruguay is finally on the verge of becoming the first country to regulate every aspect of the black market for marijuana. Getting the marijuana regulation bill through Congress...
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Colombia Asset Seizures Expose $1.5 Bn Financial Crime Ring
Authorities in Colombia have begun to seize assets linked to a fraud ring that embezzled over $1 billion from tax authorities, shining a light on the major criminal revenues generated by white collar...
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