InSight Crime
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
Colombia is stepping up efforts to export its "know-how" to countries in Central America, the Caribbean, and beyond the Western Hemisphere affected by drug-related crime and violence.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
Uruguay's anti-money laundering chief has called for greater oversight of religious groups and non-governmental organizations, fearing organized crime to take advantage of current lax regulations.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
A plot to kill a judge in Argentina overseeing dozens of cases against members of criminal group "Los Monos" has been uncovered, in a sign of the increasing power and reach of local organized crime.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
The chief of Honduras' military police force has outlined plans to double the number of officers on the streets of violence-torn San Pedro Sula.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 00:00
Colombia have captured the country's "czar" of synthetic drugs, highlighting the growing demand for party drugs among Colombia's wealthy and the opportunism of organized criminal groups feeding the local market.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 00:00
With a journalist assaulted every 26.5 hours in Mexico, a new report gives voice to some of the victims within the country's media.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 00:00
Jorge Alberto Fernandez, commander of Honduras' air force, repeated earlier claims that drug flights had dropped 80 percent over the last year or so, reported La Prensa.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 00:00
The case in Bolivia exemplifies the largely unreported practice of narco-kidnapping, which is used as leverage in the drug trade either as a form of guarantee that debts will be honored and traffickers will be paid.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 00:00
El Pais reported that the gang members were directed by two Salvadoran men aged around 40, one of whom operated in the port city of Alicante and the other in Barcelona.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 00:00
A new report from a US researcher examines the performance of Guatemala's national police force, finding that despite a years-long boost in budgetary resources, the body is underperforming amid an enduring wave of violence.