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Colombian citizen Sigifredo Maya, a former member of the now-defunct Medellin Cartel, has pleaded guilty to drug charges…
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard stated at a conference that the capital has a low level of corruption in its…
The FARC are apparently still a force to be reckoned with, according to a new report by two journalists who…
The U.S. State Department's 2010 report on the human rights situation in Mexico notes the flaws of that country's security…
The Australian Crime Commission, a government agency, has published its 2011 report on organized crime in the country. The…
A recently released hostage of Paraguayan guerrilla group the EPP says his captors boasted about their links to Colombia, Venezuela…
Guatemalan drug lord Mario Ponce, who is one of that country's most-wanted criminals, was captured after his helicopter landed in…
Ecuadors Army spotted a two hectare cocaine plantation on the border with Colombia on April 19 on an aerial surveillance.
Mexico saw its highest monthly toll of murders related to organized crime of the last four years, with 1,402 such…
The second-in-command of Colombian criminal band the Paisas has been captured, once again, by the Colombian police, reports…
The death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan reminds us that the U.S.s priority in the fight against criminal groups…
On April 29 the Mexican Senate approved an anti-money laundering bill, reports OEM. The law will set penalties…