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Medicamentos falsificados en Venezuela

Counterfeit Medicine Another Symptom of Venezuela’s Health Crisis

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 30 Nov 202330 Nov 2023

Presidentes de ambos países posan en evento de cooperación,

China’s New Fentanyl Controls May Impact Production in Mexico

by Sara Garcia 29 Nov 202329 Nov 2023

A member of El Salvador's armed forces stops a man on a motorcycle.

Uncategorized El Salvador

El Salvador Frees ‘Terrorist’ Johana Flores

by Roberto Valencia 28 Nov 202328 Nov 2023

Ecuadorian police in full gear.

News Security Policy

3 Takeaways From the 2023 Gallup Global Law and Order Report

by Liza Schmidt 28 Nov 202328 Nov 2023

Cover-Boavista-Article

Venezuelan Gang Leaves Trail of Dead in Roraima, Brazil

by piauí, OCCRP and CNN 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023

Local police officers carry out community work amid gang violence.

News Trinidad and Tobago

Do Gang Truces Prevent Violence in Trinidad and Tobago?

by Juliana Manjarrés 24 Nov 202324 Nov 2023

People walking through the muddy jungle of the Darien Gap, one of the routes most used by irregular migrants.

Gaitanistas License Migrant Smuggling in Colombian Darién Gap: Report

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 24 Nov 202324 Nov 2023

A photo showing the Fontaine Hospital Center, which was evacuated after reports of gang activity in the nearby area.

Haiti Crime Boss’ Death Signals Possible Shift in Balance of Power

by Peter Appleby 23 Nov 202323 Nov 2023

News Cocaine Europe

Portugal Drug Lab Bust Reveals Beginnings of Cocaine Production

by Beatriz Vicent Fernández 23 Nov 202323 Nov 2023

A sign reading "Entering Sásabe" next to a road in Sonora, Mexico.

Sonora, Mexico Under Siege Amid Sinaloa Cartel Battle Over Migrant Smuggling

by Parker Asmann 22 Nov 202325 Nov 2023

Fentanyl seized by US authorities

Fentanyl Seizures on US-Mexico Border at Record High Amid Production Ban

by Parker Asmann 21 Nov 202321 Nov 2023

The ELN is one of the groups with the highest numbers of child recruitment in Colombia.

DataInSights: 3 Factors Driving Child Recruitment in the Colombian Conflict

by Juliana Manjarrés 20 Nov 202321 Nov 2023

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