Marguerite Cawley
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 06:54
The authorities' failure to exert control in Complexo do Alemao comes amid growing criticism of the UPP program. One of the most serious complaints is that the initiative has been incomplete.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 07:36
On June 23 prosecutors raided the house of former defense minister current Salvadoran Ambassador to Spain General Jose Atilio Benitez.
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 07:16
When governments do not admit the scale of the problem, humanitarian actors have less space to intervene, leading many to focus on less politicized issues rather than directly targeting the violence.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 09:15
Un jugador clave, Wilson José Lima de Oliveira, alias "Neno", responde directamente a la dirección financiera del PCC y trabaja en Estados Unidos, donde recoge cuotas de membresía de alrededor de US$270 mensuales.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 09:06
While the apparent drops in homicides are promising signs, there are often discrepancies between official and independent murder counts.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 07:30
In the case of Veracruz, one of these underlying problems has been pervasive police corruption and ties to the Zetas, with thousands of police removed since 2011 in an attempt to clean up the force.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 10:16
A prominent news site has released information suggesting US officials allowed informants from Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel to continue trafficking drugs during a turf war with the Juarez Cartel.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 09:11
Almost 200 tons of cocaine produced annually in the VRAEM region of Peru are transported by plane to Bolivia and on towards Latin America's principal market of Brazil, an air bridge facilitated by the inability of the region to effectively interdict drug flights.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 08:18
Italian drugdealer, alleged of moving large amounts of cocaine from Peru and Brazil to Europe, was arrested in Lima after two years of investigations. He is suspected to be one of the principal cocaine providers for the 'Ndrangheta's European market.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 08:08
Authorities in Jamaica have reported a 40 percent rise in murders in West Kingston, likely the result of a power vacuum left by the fall of the area's former crime boss, Christopher "Dudus" Coke and a repositioning in the criminal underworld.