As many as ten people have died during looting in Argentina sparked by provincial police strikes -- unrest which the government claims is being stoked by criminal and political…
In recent years, Argentina has seen rising violence and an influx of foreign drug traffickers as cocaine floods the country both for consumption and export, a situation that is likely…
Transnational trafficking groups are increasingly making their presence known in northern Argentina, where unmonitored border crossings and well-established transit routes have created an ideal environment for international traffickers to expand…
A cocaine processing laboratory has been discovered in Argentina's Patagonia region, an illustration of the increasing spread of the drug trade in the country and the shifting dynamics of…
A court in Argentina has taken control of a soccer player's registration while it investigates if funds from any future transfer were destined for a drug gang, in a case…
Argentina is now a key source of precursor chemicals for Mexican cartels, raising the question as to whether these transnational drug trafficking organizations are fuelling rising violence and intimidation in…
Authorities in Argentina have dismantled an international drug trafficking gang with links to Colombia, Peru and Uruguay, which included a church pastor, in an operation underlining the growing importance of…
Police in Buenos Aires broke the annual record for marijuana seizures in the province by the start of October this year, illustrating Argentina's rise as a drug consumer,…
Authorities in northern Argentina have captured a major player in the country's domestic cocaine trade, suggesting Argentine nationals are playing an increasingly important role in drug trafficking within their…
Authorities in Argentina have arrested a man posing as the head of a travel company to sell synthetic drugs at parties around Buenos Aires and in neighboring countries, as an…
Violent deaths among youth in Argentina are at a ten-year high in a pattern that may point to the rise in organized crime in the country. …
Argentina has released and deported a model from Colombia convicted of drug trafficking in 2011, in a case highlighting the controversial Argentine practice of ejecting foreign prisoners after serving half…
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