Mimi Yagoub
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 00:00
Carlos Mejia, a deputy superintendent of the National Police who headed the operation, told IPS, "We suspect there are many more plantations in these enormous western mountains, so we are combing the entire region."
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 00:00
A report by Mexico's National Citizen Observatory reveals that extortion has grown nine-fold over the last 17 years.
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 00:00
Mexico bar burned in suspected extortion-related attack
A report by Mexico's National Citizen Observatory reveals that extortion has grown nine-fold over the last 17 years.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Anti-drugs police in the Dominican Republic have revealed how a micro-trafficking network paid local cops over $100,000 in bribes each month, showing how the domestic drug market is spawning ever wealthier and powerful local organized crime groups.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 00:00
The prosecution of 35 members of the Rosario-based Los Monos drug gang has provided an inside look at a sophisticated operation that has infiltrated state structures and appears to be involved in drug production.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The Santiago Times looks at the story of each of the 10 detainees and their role in Pinochet’s regime