Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a key—but mostly symbolic—win in its “war on gangs.” ...

A new Netflix series centered on two pilots traveling aboard a cocaine-laden airplane has revived a Latin America-to-Europe ...

A wave of drone strikes has temporarily shaken Haiti’s criminal landscape, but questions remain about the strategy’s long-term effectiveness.

The US issued new sanctions against some leaders of the Jalisco Cartel, singling out one member for their alleged role in a ...

The debate over the effectiveness of anti-money laundering policies in Argentina has intensified in recent years.

Peru doubled the bounty for crime boss “El Monstruo”, making him its most wanted criminal and highlighting growing extortion ...

Theories abound around the attempted assassination of presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay — none supported by solid ...

Punitive measures are unlikely to advance efforts to undercut the organized crime groups trafficking illicit fentanyl from ...

A border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana is turning violent after attacks on Guyanese security forces. Could the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro be using criminal gangs to provoke ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos around the country. The political assassinations, terrorist-style attacks, ...

Just after 5 p.m. on May 13, 2025, shots rang out along the Cuyuní River, as troops from the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) made their way between the towns of Eteringbang and Makapa, along the broad ...

Environmental defenders in Mexico are facing increasingly lethal attacks as organized crime deepens its role in land conflicts, often with the backing of public and private actors, according to a ...