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Washington Cracks Down on Guatemala Corruption

US sanctions on two Guatemalan politicians -- one a political operator and the other an influential legislator -- are the…

How Fentanyl, More than Heroin, Drives US Opioid Market

The deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl has displaced heroin as the leading driver of the ongoing opioid crisis in the United…

Aviation Tycoon in Argentina Organized Drug Flights Across Americas

Despite numerous investigations against him, an Argentine aviation tycoon was able to exploit aircraft registration loopholes in the United States…

The United States is Now Meth Country

Long considered a backwater, low-class drug, methamphetamine availability and use has exploded in the United States in the last few…

Brazil’s PCC Scared Rival Kingpin into Surrendering to Police

Fahd Jamil Georges, a veteran drug trafficker along the Paraguay-Brazil border, said he surrendered to authorities after being threatened by…

Can DEA Dismantle Panama’s Top Gang?

US counterdrug agents and authorities in Panama have recently targeted one of the country's largest gangs, revealing its ability to…

End of Lockdown Brings Wave of Cocaine to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is seeing a surge in cocaine seizures, indicating that drug flows are being reactivated after months of dormancy…

‘Unforgivable’ Director: ‘If the Gang Knows You’re Gay, They Kill You’

The ideas of masculinity, discrimination and homophobia within El Salvador's gangs are at the heart of "Unforgivable," a documentary who…

How Paraguay Emerged as Major Cocaine Exporter to Europe

Shipping containers at European ports concealing record amounts of cocaine turned out to have come from an unlikely source: the…

Land Trafficking Fuels Constant Corruption in Bolivia

The arrest of an acting government minister in Bolivia has reinforced how land trafficking in the nation is fueled by…

Guatemala’s War Between Morales and CICIG Not Over Yet

Former Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales' dismantling of an anti-corruption commission has come back to haunt him -- as prosecutors are…

Colombia’s Guerrillas Bring Landmines to Venezuela

Reports by the Venezuelan government of landmines in Apure state, demonstrate the recent expansion of a warfare tactic used by…