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MEXICO / 2 APR 2011

An investigation by British newspaper The Observer details how the Mexican-based Sinaloa Cartel laundered billions of dollars through…

PANAMA / 1 APR 2011

Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Panama suspected that country's politicians of taking part in arms and drug trafficking, according…

POLICE REFORM / 1 APR 2011

Venezuela has taken another step in the overhaul of its dysfunctional and often corrupt police force, announcing that the notorious…

EL SALVADOR / 1 APR 2011

In a briefing at the Pentagon, Commander General Douglas Fraser of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom)…

EL LOCO BARRERA / 1 APR 2011

Mexican cartels have moved into North and West Africa, a former DEA official said, taking advantage of the upheaval in…

GUATEMALA / 31 MAR 2011

A trafficker believed to be a key contact for the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Guatemala on Wednesday. The Drug…

ECUADOR / 31 MAR 2011

Ecuador’s capture of nine alleged Sinaloa Cartel operatives, and the brutal murder of a policeman investigating the Mexican criminal group,…

HUMAN SMUGGLING / 30 MAR 2011

In an indicator of the difficulties often faced by Central American migrants, three Mexican customs officers were suspended after a…

ARMS TRAFFICKING / 30 MAR 2011

According to a U.S. State Department cable released by whistleblower site, WikiLeaks, via La Jornada, the most lethal…

HUMAN SMUGGLING / 29 MAR 2011

Smuggling migrants into the United States is now more profitable than smuggling drugs, according to a representative of the United…

ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME / 29 MAR 2011

Mexico police announced the results of a three-day raid intended to crack down on wildlife trafficking, reports Reuters.

MEXICO / 29 MAR 2011

After Mexico’s biggest media organizations agreed last week to follow guidelines for reporting on organized crime, InSight explores why the…

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