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Assassin Testimony Presents a Deadly Picture of the Zetas

A daily newspaper in Cancun published an inside look at the day-to-day life of an assassin for one of Mexico's…

Colombia Extradites 'Amphetamine Queen'

Beatriz Elena Henao became the first person extradited from Colombia to the United States on drug trafficking charges in 2011.

Colombia's Top 2 Security Priorities in 2011

The two major security challenges facing the Colombian government is rising urban crime rates and the resurgence of the Revolutionary…

Ecuador Offers Amnesty to Immigrants who Report Police Corruption

In what is both an unorthodox anti-corruption effort and an unusual political appeal to Ecuador's immigrant community, Ecuador’s President Rafael…

Alfonso Cano: FARC to 'Double' Actions in 2011

In a thirteen minute video message posted on Youtube, the supreme commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…

Beheadings in Acapulco Point to Sinaloa Cartel

A grisly weekend killing spree left 28 people dead, 16 of them decapitated, in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco,…

Tracking Drug Routes through Ecuador

In 2009, Ecuadorean authorities stopped 63 tons of cocaine, a record for Ecuador and a nearly 100 percent increase from…

Ecuador Dismantled 125 FARC Camps During 2010

Ecuador dismantled 125 camps belonging to guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during 2010, cementing the…

Gunmen Attack Bus in Honduras

At least eight people died and four were wounded in eastern Honduras in an apparent revenge killing Thursday. The killings…

Guatemala's Crossroads: Democratization of Violence and Second Chances

Published by the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, December 2010.

CSIS: Mexico - U.S. Joint Responsibility to Fight Drug War

In this comprehensive study published in November 2010, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Washington…

Sinaloa Cartel Operative Arrested in Ecuador

Police arrested a leader of the hemisphere's most powerful criminal syndicate, the Sinaloa Cartel, who ran an armed cell based…