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One of Venezuela’s oldest gangs, Tren del Llano, has suffered months of targeted operations by security forces and may now…
Ketamine has become all but the most popular synthetic drug in Chile, as traffickers are increasingly marketing ketamine to buyers…
The ELN have stated their will to engage in peace talks with the upcoming administration of Colombia's president-elect Gustavo Petro,…
Sergio Roberto de Carvalho, known as the "Brazilian Pablo Escobar," has been arrested in Hungary.
A controversial bill proposing the legalization of the coca leaf and coca derivatives, including cocaine, has gained traction in Colombia.
A motorcycle gang, known as the Motonetos, which draws its membership from Indigenous communities is terrorizing the Mexican state of…
Gustavo Petro will be Colombia's next president. Cocaine, Venezuela, deforestation - criminal challenges face him in droves.
Buying fresh chicken in the Mexican city of Chilpancingo proved almost impossible this week. Almost all the chicken vendors had…
The head of the Montes-Bobadilla, a top Honduras drug clan, will be extradited to the US.
For nearly a week, a powerful Haitian gang has forcibly occupied the country’s Palace of Justice, with no response from…
The leader of Argentina's Alvarado Clan is behind bars. But as the Monos have shown, running a criminal group from…
El Salvador has arrested over 40,000 alleged gang members. This seems shocking but it is not without precedent in the…