News Analysis

Last Months of 'Barbie'

El Proceso magazine this week describes in detail the last months of Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie,…

Kidnapping More than Tripled in Mexico

Kidnapping has more than tripled in the last five years, a study published by a Mexican congressional committee says. The…

Suspected Human Smugglers Found Dead

Mexican authorities found three dead bodies of men they said were members of the group that killed 72 migrants in…

McClatchy: Marijuana Booming

Mexico’s marijuana business is booming, according to a McClatchy report in the Miami Herald. The story says that production…

Mexican Military Kills 25 Suspected 'Zetas'

The Mexican military announced it had killed 25 suspected members of the Zetas criminal organization in the municipality of Treviño,…

8 Security Forces Dead in Colombia

El Tiempo newspaper and Reuters report that eight members of the Colombian Armed Forces were killed in attacks in…

Panama to Set Up Another Airbase

Panamanian authorities announced the construction of the fifth air station in the Veraguas province, along the Belén river, some 110…

More Kidnappings of Migrants

Authorities reported several more kidnappings of migrants in Mexico, including a case in Tijuana where 17 migrants continue missing, La…

Thousands Displaced in Medellin

In Colombia there are reports by El Tiempo that the urban violence in Medellin has displaced at least 1,870 people…

'Barbie' Says 'Chapo' to Blame for Violence

In a transcript of the police interrogation with Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," he says disputes over control of…

'Zetas Control Human Trafficking in Hidalgo'

A report in Milenio describes how the Zetas control the human trafficking trade in the central state of Hidalgo,…

Suspected Human Smuggler Arrested in Ecuador

Ecuadorean officials arrested Miguel Dutan Meneses, a suspected member of the network of human smugglers that sent several Ecuadoreans through Mexico on…