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EL CHAPO
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4 MAY 2011
The Guardian is among the various publications asking who will take the unofficial title of the world's most…
GULF CARTEL
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4 MAY 2011
With more than 1,400 murders related to organized crime, April was the deadliest month so far of Felipe Calderons presidency.
SINALOA CARTEL
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4 MAY 2011
In a sign of the increasing level of sophistication of Mexicos drug cartels, two men admitted in court this week…
COLOMBIA
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3 MAY 2011
Colombia's security forces struck a major blow against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia -…
GULF CARTEL
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3 MAY 2011
The Zetas left dozens of narcomantas, or banners, in public places around the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in the…
COLOMBIA
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3 MAY 2011
Colombian citizen Sigifredo Maya, a former member of the now-defunct Medellin Cartel, has pleaded guilty to drug charges…
MEXICO
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3 MAY 2011
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard stated at a conference that the capital has a low level of corruption in its…
COLOMBIA
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2 MAY 2011
The FARC are apparently still a force to be reckoned with, according to a new report by two journalists who…
MEXICO
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2 MAY 2011
The U.S. State Department's 2010 report on the human rights situation in Mexico notes the flaws of that country's security…
COLOMBIA
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2 MAY 2011
The Australian Crime Commission, a government agency, has published its 2011 report on organized crime in the country. The…
EPP
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2 MAY 2011
A recently released hostage of Paraguayan guerrilla group the EPP says his captors boasted about their links to Colombia, Venezuela…
GUATEMALA
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2 MAY 2011
Guatemalan drug lord Mario Ponce, who is one of that country's most-wanted criminals, was captured after his helicopter landed in…
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