InSight Crime
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 00:00
As in Colombia, in Mexico criminal involvement in mining is highest in regions where the state lacks control.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 00:00
The monolithic Tijuana Cartel of the past is certainly long gone, but its evolved criminal structures remain very much a part of the Mexican underworld.
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,
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 00:00
Military officers have told InSight Crime that they are setting up less roadblocks but developing more precise operations of the type that have landed X20 and Z40 in jail.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 00:00
Guatemala's Head of Passports Arrested for Human Smuggling - InSight Crime | Organized Crime in the Americas
Jose Alberto de Leon Gramajo was arrested by prosecutors from the specialist anti-impunity unity of the Public Ministry and accused of illegal
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
Various alternative routes, such as the route through the Dominican Republic, have opened up, which have presented criminal groups with the opportunity to profit from the migration.
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.
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 00:00
What the increase in homicides might reveal is that the grip of the Mara leaders, most of whom are in prison, where the truce was negotiated, is beginning to loosen.