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Bolivia: 85% Seized Assets Returned to Drug Traffickers

Eighty-five percent of goods seized from suspected narco-traffickers in Bolivia are later returned, according to a report by the government.

Politicians Murdered on Colombia-Ecuador Border

Two Colombian local politicians, both members of the Liberal Party, were murdered Saturday in a town close to…

Colombia Never a 'Narco-Economy': Academic

Drug trafficking has made only a minor contribution to Colombia's economy, according to one Bogota academic, who says…

Colombia Moves to Increase Border Security

Colombia signed a security pact with Peru and also asked Venezela to better monitor the shared border region, in a…

Governor: Rio de Janeiro Almost Free From Gang Rule

In a May 13 interview with Infobae America, the governor of Rio de Jaineiro says that the city…

Gunmen Take Over Mexico Town

An armed gang has overrun the mayor's office in a northern Mexican town, reports Milenio.

After Portillo’s Acquittal, a Challenge for Judicial Reform in Guatemala

A Guatemalan court acquitted former President Alfonso Portillo of corruption charges, in a major blow to the credibility of the…

Book Reveals the Business of Colombia's Paramilitaries

A Colombian think tank has published a book about the business networks used by paramilitary group the AUC, showing how…

Mexico Sends Army Reinforcements to Tamaulipas

Mexico's federal government has sent 500 extra soldiers to Tamaulipas to reinforce security in the crime-ridden border state,…

Haitians Smuggled into Brazil Via Drug Routes

Brazil's authorities are concerned about the increasing number of refugees from Haiti flooding into the country, traveling over routes more…

3 Years on, Colombia Lacks Answers from Extradited Paramilitaries

To mark the third anniversary of the extradition of 14 of Colombia's former top paramilitary commanders to the U.S.,…

Riot, Decapitation Spell Chaos in Mexico's Prisons

In one week Mexico has seen the army called in to break up a deadly riot in one prison, and…