InSight Crime
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 00:00
A recent US federal investigation into the Aryan Brotherhood has uncovered cooperation between the violent white supremacist gang and the Gulf Cartel.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 00:00
Brazilian police intelligence confirms that the PCC prison gang is expanding across the country from its Sao Paulo base, with members in two-thirds of the country's states.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 00:00
Perez said that the crossing would help bring customs revenue to his country, and added that he was speaking with his Honduran counterpart, President Porfirio Lobo, about the possibility of adding more border crossings.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 00:00
The faction of the Shining Path rebels based in the VRAE region of central Peru have moved their center of operations out of the increasingly militarized area.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 00:00
The United States has restarted a program to share radar intelligence with Honduras, more than three months after the technology was withdrawn when the air force shot down suspected drug planes.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican authorities have dismantled a communications network used by the Knights Templar drug gang in the Pacific state of Michoacan.
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 00:00
A new report on border security in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras suggests that for all its ills, organized crime has brought some economic benefits to impoverished communities, who may take a hostile view of any state-led security surge.
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 00:00
The head of President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto's transition team stated that the move to legalize marijuana in two US states means the incoming Mexican government will have to review its policies on the drug.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 00:00
The passing of marijuana legalization ballots in Washington and Colorado raises the question of whether these measures will hit the profits of Mexican drug trafficking organizations.
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 00:00
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said that the possibility that the armed forces might be downsized in light of a successful peace treaty with the FARC has "never been discussed".