The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) removed Costa Rica from its grey list of tax havens after signing its 12th international agreement to exchange tax information in…
While Panamanian officials are hailing the largest cocaine seizure of the year as a major victory, it's unlikely that improved interdiction rates will discourage traffickers from using Panama as a…
A Panamanian official said that drug traffickers operating in the Central American nation could be using submarines to transport merchandise and avoid detection by authorities.
Panama's efforts to stop maritime trafficking in its waters has forced traffickers to use land routes in Costa Rica, according to Costa Rican anti-drug authorities.
Forty-five Mexican police have been arrested over alleged ties to the Zetas cartel. The police are all from the town of Cadereyta in the state of Nuevo Leon,…
A series of WikiLeaks cables paints a grim picture of Panamas capacity to respond to the increasingly aggressive FARC rebels, who have found refuge in the swamps and jungles across…
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Panama suspected that country's politicians of taking part in arms and drug trafficking, according to a cable released by WikiLeaks and quoted by…
This report by the Refugee Council USA, a coalition of NGOs, focuses on the situation of the many Colombian refugees in Ecuador and Panama. As part of the research, the council…
Anthony Scheidel analyzes the reorganization of Panama's security forces and other governmental institutions. These reforms, which began in 2008, were intended to tackle corruption and to fight rising crime. The article discusses how the changes…
When President Barack Obama makes his first visit to Central America next week, Panama will most likely not be on the list of topics. While 75 tons of cocaine were…
Colombia and Panama signed an agreement to cooperate in fighting crime along their shared border region, which is a key location for groups trafficking drugs, people, and arms.
Mexican Federal Police arrested Eduardo Ramírez Valencia, alias 'El Profe,' an alleged operator of the Zetas crime syndicate in the State of Hidalgo.
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