InSight Crime
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00
Telmo Castro, described by Interior Minister Jose Serrano as "the most wanted drug trafficker, with links to the majority of cases that have happened in this country," was arrested in Ecuador on June 7
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
To put it straight, the truce made the Mara leaders partners with the state, and whoever next takes charge of the security ministry should agree to keep them that way, to guarantee that homicides start dropping again.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
Three possible scenarios for the fragmentation and/or criminalization of the FARC are studied in this paper.
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 00:00
There is no democratic country where an armed body of 40,000 is created without passing through the legislature.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Over 250 police suspected of ties to drug trafficking will be transferred out of their posts in western El Salvador in a move authorities say is a preventative measure, but seems more likely to be linked to the influence of the Texis Cartel.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 00:00
The rifts caused by Colindres' participation in the truce -- which was signed by El Salvador's two largest street gangs, the MS-13 and the Barrio 18 in March of last year -- are still playing out in this Central American nation.
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 00:00
One explanation for the "pullback" is that Guatemala is feeling the impact of the declining security in neighboring Honduras.
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 00:00
One group remained largely unscathed during Calderon's six-year war: the Sinaloa Federation.
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 00:00
Given that the PRI was an authoritarian entity, this loss of power is, on balance, a good thing, but one of the unfortunate side effects was the state's growing incapacity to impose itself on organized crime.
Friday, March 22, 2013 - 00:00
There are some strange narco-smoke signals that have emerged in recent days that give even the most skeptical amongst us pause.