Drug Trade
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 06:19
In his latest online video, Mr. Gómez, known as “La Tuta,” or the teacher, is shown in a video posted this week drinking beer and chatting with the son of a former governor of Michoacán, suggesting his gang’s deep infiltration of the political class.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 08:14
Un juez de jurisdicción nacional decretó anoche detención judicial para el alcalde de Yoro, Arnaldo Urbina Soto y dos de sus hermanos por los delitos de lavado de activos y posesión de arma prohibida
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 06:21
Three federal indictments unsealed last week open a window onto accusations of ties between Venezuelan military and law enforcement officers and Colombian narcotics traffickers.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:52
Los operativos corresponden al plan de seguridad militar denominado Interdicción de la Biósfera Maya, que tiene el objetivo de localizar esta clase de cultivos
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:08
Azerbaijan's stone-wall silence after northern neighbor Georgia triumphantly confiscated roughly $175-million worth of liquid heroin on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border has sparked questions about the reasons for their reserve.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:53
Arnaldo Urbina Soto sería el líder de una organización criminal dedicada al narcotráfico, sicariato, robo de vehículos, construcción de narcopistas y desplazamiento forzado de personas.
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 14:07
This week Guatemala’s President called for a “Plan Central America” security package, the FBI ramped up its anti-gang efforts in Central America, and the U.S. issued indictments against Shinning Path guerrilla leaders in Peru. Read these highlights and more below.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 07:22
One facet of Peruvian attempts to secure further US security assistance has been their efforts to link the Shining Path to the drug trade in order to secure anti-narcotics funding for counter-insurgency operations.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:31
Colombia ha sido víctima de su propio “éxito”. Las medidas para reducir la oferta han golpeado a las organizaciones criminales transnacionales, y han hecho más difícil que la droga salga del país, pero las facciones locales han optado por distribuir las sustancias
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:23
Six former officials from Argentina's Secretariat for Programming for the Prevention of Drug Addiction and Fight Against Drug Trafficking (Sedronar), including former director Jose Ramon Granero, have been accused of facilitating the trafficking of ephedrine.