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VENEZUELA
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14 MAR 2011
As both Venezuela's government and the opposition battle over the significance of the country's rising murder rate, neither side seems…
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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14 MAR 2011
Citizens of the Mexican state of Michoacan woke on Thursday morning to banners hanging from bridges, monuments, and school gates…
KIDNAPPING
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13 MAR 2011
El Nacional did a special over the weekend on kidnapping, charting how this crime has increased in Venezuela…
MEXICO
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11 MAR 2011
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses money laundering issues between the U.S. and Mexico, and how…
JUAREZ CARTEL
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11 MAR 2011
The appointment of retired colonel Julian Leyzaola, the controversial former head of Tijuana's police force, to lead a security crackdown…
AUC
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11 MAR 2011
Paramilitary commanders have said that the demobilization of some elements of the AUC was faked, with the blessing of government…
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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11 MAR 2011
The mayor and the police chief of Columbus, New Mexico, were arrested Thursday along with nine others for alleged participation…
MEXICO
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10 MAR 2011
As violence and criminality rise in Mexico so do the fortunes of private security firms. According to declarations by the…
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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10 MAR 2011
Mexican legislators joined the chorus of furious lawmakers on both sides of the border, who are asking authorities why U.S.
MEXICO
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10 MAR 2011
A U.S. State Department cable, released by WikiLeaks, sheds light on the near-impossible crusade to clean up Mexico's police force,…
HUMAN SMUGGLING
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10 MAR 2011
This Working Paper by Bryan Roberts, Gordon Hanson, Derekh Cornwell, and Scott Borger, analyzes the costs of human trafficking…
COLOMBIA
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9 MAR 2011
Interpol has issued a red alert regarding the capture of Victor Ramon Vargas Salazar, a member of the Revolutionary Armed…
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