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MEXICO
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2 APR 2011
An investigation by British newspaper The Observer details how the Mexican-based Sinaloa Cartel laundered billions of dollars through…
PANAMA
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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
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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
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1 APR 2011
In a briefing at the Pentagon, Commander General Douglas Fraser of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom)…
EL LOCO BARRERA
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1 APR 2011
Mexican cartels have moved into North and West Africa, a former DEA official said, taking advantage of the upheaval in…
GUATEMALA
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31 MAR 2011
A trafficker believed to be a key contact for the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Guatemala on Wednesday. The Drug…
ECUADOR
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31 MAR 2011
Ecuadors capture of nine alleged Sinaloa Cartel operatives, and the brutal murder of a policeman investigating the Mexican criminal group,…
HUMAN SMUGGLING
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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
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30 MAR 2011
According to a U.S. State Department cable released by whistleblower site, WikiLeaks, via La Jornada, the most lethal…
HUMAN SMUGGLING
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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
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29 MAR 2011
Mexico police announced the results of a three-day raid intended to crack down on wildlife trafficking, reports Reuters.
MEXICO
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29 MAR 2011
After Mexicos biggest media organizations agreed last week to follow guidelines for reporting on organized crime, InSight explores why the…
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