InSight Crime
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 08:08
A la policía, le siguieron en la lista los partidos políticos del país, los cuales el 84,4 por ciento de las personas creen que son corruptos, y el Ministerio Público, que marcó un 78,4 por ciento
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 08:45
The mention of death squads is also of interest. There have been recent reports of a resurgence of La Sombra Negra -- a death squad primarily active in the 1990s -- as well as the emergence of other groups involving security forces.
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 08:42
There are a number of theories about who is behind the most recent assassinations and what their motives are. Given Carranza's hegemony over the mines, most of the violence is likely the result of different factions vying for control.
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 08:30
Sources close to InSight Crime have suggested San Pedro Sula is second only to Sinaloa state capital Culiacan in Mexico among urban centers critical to the group's activities
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 07:57
That he now commands a 66 percent approval rating speaks to the popularity of his "mano dura" (iron fist) measures
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 08:36
With little more than a week until the current government leaves office, judicial and public security authorities dismantled what remained of the truce; all of the channels of dialogue with the gangs are now broken.
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:00
Signs of increased synthetic drug manufacturing in Central America underscore reports that Mexican cartels are shifting production south in response to tighter restrictions on precursor chemicals and a crackdown on meth production in Mexico.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 09:18
Another, and perhaps even more apt, metaphor used to describe drug trade movements as a result of security force operations is that of the "hydra effect:" when one "head" (a capo, production zone or drug route) is cut off, two more grow back to take its place.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:39
President Juan Manuel Santos has proposed moving the national police from the Ministry of Defense to a new Ministry of Citizen Security focused on post-conflict threats.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:25
Roughly half of the police in the north Mexico state of Tamaulipas have failed confidence tests, most due to links to organized crime or drug use.