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What Lies Behind Jamaica's Perpetual Loop of States of Emergency?
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8 DEC 2022
A broad state of emergency announced across Jamaica in order to rein in rising violence has met with scorn.
Capture of Hell Troop Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
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1 DEC 2022
Nuevo Laredo was set ablaze following the capture of a Northeast Cartel leader. But what does this mean for the city's criminal dynamics?…
Ecuador Prison Quietly Released Top Albanian Cocaine Kingpin
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18 NOV 2022
Ecuadorean prison authorities quietly released Dritan Rexhepi, Albania's most notorious cocaine trafficker, last year.
Violence Rising in Hidalgo, Mexico's Oil Theft Center
NEWS
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17 NOV 2022
Hidalgo, Mexico faces a rise in violence connected to a parallel increase in oil theft.
Uruguay's Gang Wars Worsen in Montevideo Neighborhoods
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15 NOV 2022
Villa Española and Peñarol in Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, have become the center of fighting between local drug trafficking gangs.
Why Are Murders Spreading Across Argentina's Most Violent City?
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8 NOV 2022
Argentina’s most violent city, Rosario, looks set to beat its homicide record set one decade ago. But the city’s criminal landscape has drastically changed. …
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