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COLOMBIA
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5 JAN 2011
In a two-month operation with Interpol, Colombian police rescued 10,000 animals as part of an offensive against eco traffickers in…
HEROIN
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4 JAN 2011
A noted Mexican crime analyst and scholar says that the Sinaloa Cartel is buying heroin and precursor chemicals in Afghanistan,…
BRAZIL
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4 JAN 2011
An editorial published Monday outlines the imminent collapse of Brazil's penitentiary system that cannot keep up with the higher number…
EXTORTION
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4 JAN 2011
At least six people died and another dozen were wounded after a bomb exploded on a public bus on Monday…
CRIMINAL MIGRATION
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3 JAN 2011
The Sinaloa Cartel reportedly maintains two armed cells at the border between Ecuador and Peru, according to a district attorney…
COLOMBIA
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3 JAN 2011
With the end of 2010 comes a glut of statistics about rising versus decreasing crime rates across the hemisphere. In…
KIDNAPPING
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3 JAN 2011
The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), the 17-year old rebel group based in the southern state of Chiapas, denied responsibility…
LA FAMILIA MICHOACANA
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3 JAN 2011
Criminal group the Familia Michoacana stated in a brief letter that they will cease all criminal activity for the next…
CARACHO
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31 DEC 2010
A chart (pdf) released by Colombian Police identifies the remaining levels of the drug-smuggling group the Popular Revolutionary…
COLOMBIA
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30 DEC 2010
This video from the Colombian National Police shows operation codenamed "Diamond," which was designed to kill or capture…
COLOMBIA
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30 DEC 2010
The year 2010 saw a series of major successes in the governments' attempts to fight organized crime. From Mexico to…
COLOMBIA
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30 DEC 2010
Authorities have seized 6.4 tons of drugs in Colombia's Pacific port of Buenaventura, the largest seizure of 2010. Police stated…
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