Michael Lohmuller
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:19
Officials in Paraguay have opened a criminal investigation into former President Federico Franco, raising the possibility that Paraguay could follow the path recently taken by other Latin American countries and attempt to take down a previously untouchable prominent figure.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:42
Figures suggest Mexico is now deporting more Central American migrants than the United States, a shift raising several implications regarding regional criminal dynamics.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 06:11
A top DEA official has sounded the alarm over how heroin traffickers in Mexico have massively increased poppy cultivation and expanded their distribution networks into the east coast of the United States as they look to cash in on the growing number of US heroin users.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 04:58
Police have killed a major drug trafficker operating in Colombia’s eastern region, possibly creating a power vacuum along important drug transit corridors leading to neighboring Venezuela and Brazil.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 04:52
Several proposals meant to raise money for El Salvador's security initiatives -- including a so-called cell phone "tax" -- have generated significant controversy. This suggests that as bad as things may be in El Salvador, the situation hasn't yet reached a point where elites are willing to come together for the sake of raising security funds.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:57
In recent weeks vigilante groups encouraging citizens to take justice into their own hands have been springing up in Peru, using social media to advocate for the violent punishment of suspected criminals.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 06:47
In another worrying sign of official corruption in Peru and its impact on the drug trade, authorities have uncovered evidence of competing police groups that stole drug shipments leaving the country’s largest cocaine-producing region.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:42
El Salvador has invoked its anti-terrorism laws to prosecute alleged gang members -- raising the debate over definitions of crime and terrorism, where the two intersect, and the government's motives in framing the gangs as terrorist organizations.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:19
Judicial officials in Argentina are sounding the alarm over the spread of drug trafficking and organized crime in the country, a rare admission from authorities of the country's growing role in nearly every aspect of the drug trade.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:27
Allegations that a prominent Argentine politician played a top role in an ephedrine trafficking ring raises the possibility that the drug trade has co-opted Argentina's most powerful elites.