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Illegal mining is one of Venezuela's most well-entrenched criminal economies. Are there any legal solutions to the ecocide it causes?…
Guatemala's election results have been suspended after complaints of election fraud. Multiple observer agencies said the elections were fair.
In this article, the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory examines the policy intervention options for tackling the criminal exploitation of the…
Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory, but there remain barriers to ending illegal mining in…
Sometimes the line between human smuggling and human trafficking can be blurred as coyotes take advantage of those they've promised…
The US government has brought its first-ever criminal charges against Chinese companies for allegedly trafficking precursor chemicals used to produce…
Acts of violence directly targeting government officials are more common in Mexico and Brazil than in other parts of the…
The Honduran government's anti-gang crackdown risks oversimplifying the causes behind the country's violence.
Synthetic drugs are growing in prevalence around the world, but consumer markets in Latin America remain limited.
Left-wing candidate Bernardo Arévalo caused a dramatic upset in Guatemala's elections, securing a run-off with Sandra Torres of UNE.
Venezuela's oil production is on the up, but so too are thefts from pipelines and associated criminal activity.
The CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel, Chapitos and more have used military-style patches to promote unity and loyalty.