Geoffrey Ramsey
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
As drug gangs like the Sinaloa Cartel continue to penetrate Central America, even state institutions in relatively peaceful Costa Rica are becoming increasingly infiltrated by organized crime.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors in El Salvador ordered the arrest of eight soldiers and one civilian linked to an arms trafficking network that may have supplied thousands of weapons to drug gangs in Guatemala and Honduras.
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 00:00
Honduras' record level of violent crime is costing the Central American country 10 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) every year, according to a World Bank representative.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 00:00
United States drug enforcement agents have broken up a ring involving former and current US military personnel attempting to work for Mexico's brutal Zetas drug cartel, illustrating the group's alarming potential to penetrate the US military.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 00:00
The former head of the Guatemalan national police has been arrested for her alleged involvement in several extra-judicial killings in 2009, which prosecutors claim were part of an unofficial social cleansing policy.
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 00:00
The perception of the Zetas as Mexico’s "most dangerous" drug trafficking organization is flawed. A look at drug-related violence over the past several years reveals that the rival Sinaloa Cartel has had a larger share in the recent upsurge in
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 00:00
If the US does cast its vote against Bolivia, this will no doubt encourage other signatory nations to do the same.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 00:00
Countries across the continent are seeing a steady rise in the incidence of homicides, extortion, drug distribution, and kidnapping, mostly driven by urban street gangs.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Officials in Honduras have discovered more than 60 hidden airfields in four eastern provinces, which drug traffickers use to smuggle their product into and out of the country.
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 00:00
As the possibility of peace talks appears less distant, they may be less willing to demobilize if it means they will have to do jail time in the US.