Firearms Trafficking in Honduras

Texto para el banner: In Honduras, most homicides are committed using a firearm. This special investigations tracks how those weapons get into the hands of the killers that make this…

The Prison Dilemma in the Americas

This series of case studies and policy reports explores how government policies, mismanagement, neglect and corruption have made the jails in the region powerful incubators of organized crime.

The MS13

The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is the hemisphere's largest, most formidable and increasingly its most sophisticated street gang. This ongoing investigative series tackles its evolution from various perspectives.

Impunity Northern Triangle

In Central America's Northern Triangle, impunity can be won with money, contacts and coercion. And the same rules apply whether you're a high-level government official or a narco “kingpin.”…

Guatemala Elites and Organized Crime

Nicaragua Elites and Organized Crime

Colombia Elites and Organized Crime

Honduras Elites and Organized Crime

Gangs in Honduras

Evo's Challenge: Bolivia the Drug Hub

As Evo wins another five years in power, he faces the reality that his country is turning into a center for drug trafficking in South America. Can he stop transnational…

50 years of the FARC: War, Drugs and Revolution

The possibility of ending nearly 50 years of civil conflict is in sight. While the vast majority of the Colombian public want to see peace, for themselves and especially for…

The Victory of the Gaitanistas - The New Face of Colombian Organized Crime

The mad scramble for criminal power in the aftermath of the demobilization of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) is over. The Urabeños, or as they prefer to call…