James Bargent
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 00:00
The United States has ended the sharing of intelligence from anti-narcotics radars with Honduras in a predictable response to Honduras passing a law permitting the shooting down of drug planes.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 00:00
The Archbishop of San Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar Alas, said the truce between the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18 gangs, which was brokered by the government and a Church bishop, was "well intentioned, but did not work".
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 00:00
With the first of three radar systems purchased independently by Honduras about to go into action, it may be the government believes it does not require further US assistance in this area.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 00:00
El Pais reported that the gang members were directed by two Salvadoran men aged around 40, one of whom operated in the port city of Alicante and the other in Barcelona.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 00:00
The modern day cocaine trade is run by deal brokers and specialists, and overseen by the remnants of Colombia's now demobilized counter insurgency movement.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 00:00
The Colombian port of Buenaventura is being ravaged by a paramilitary drug war and a push to capitalize on free trade, which together feed off the bloodshed and poverty that has become the daily lot for the city's inhabitants.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Warring gangs behind two years of heightened violence in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, are reportedly engaging in peace talks, in the latest example of criminals from the region taking to the negotiation table.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 00:00
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has blamed civil unrest in the border region on Colombian paramilitaries and drug traffickers, a claim that makes little sense even though he is correct such groups have established a strong presence in the area.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
Jamaica has passed controversial new anti-gang legislation. which opponents fear will criminalize broad sectors of vulnerable youth, and even supporters admit will be of little use unless politicians sever their gang ties.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 00:00
The reason for this violence lies in Buenaventura's strategic location: the city is one of the most prized territories in the Colombian underworld.