Marguerite Cawley
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Though governments often like to believe that putting more people in jail improves citizen security, the Latin American experience shows it can do quite the opposite.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
The short answer to this question is that there is no clear correlation.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 00:00
Investigators from the country's anti-drug unit, SENAD, believe the guerrillas of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) were providing protection to these drug traffickers in exchange for arms.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 00:00
These measures in Michoacan emphasize how President Enrique Pena Nieto's pledges to pull back from the militarization of Mexico's drug war have had little effect on the ground.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
Jairo Estuardo Orellana Morales, alias "El Pelon," was labelled a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 00:00
The EU support contrasts with the attitude of the US, which has frequently clashed with Bolivian officials over drug policy.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia's security forces seized 1.4 tons of cocaine from the FARC rebels believed to be destined for Sinaloa Cartel contacts near the Panama border,
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 00:00
The addition of community police in this context seems unlikely to resolve the issue, as they will be working alongside an already corrupt force, significantly reducing the possibility of their being effective.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 00:00
The majority- 90 percent- of the marijuana is moved by land, with routes originating in Guerrero and Oaxaca leading to the capital, and other routes moving south to north or inland to the coast.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 00:00
Authorities are catching but a small portion of the goods passing through.