All About Argentina

ARGENTINA / 27 SEP 2013

Police in Argentina have uncovered a drug lab and seized 200,000 ecstasy tablets and precursor chemicals in Buenos Aires, in a bust that indicates criminals may have begun domestic production…

ARGENTINA / 18 SEP 2013

Authorities in northern Argentina have seized a vehicle transporting 25 tons of precursor chemical sodium carbonate, highlighting the links between one of the region's key precursor producers in Argentina and…

ARGENTINA / 17 SEP 2013

The Gulf States are an increasingly important operation base and drug transshipment point for Latin American groups, according to a prominent security analyst, using the region to coordinate transport to…

ARGENTINA / 16 SEP 2013

A rise in drug-related violence in northern Argentina is reportedly the result of a "turf war" between five major gangs, one indication that the city of Rosario is increasingly becoming…

ARGENTINA / 12 SEP 2013

Authorities in Argentina have arrested the head of the Cordoba province antinarcotics police for alleged drug ties, in one example of the widespread police corruption affecting this Southern Cone nation.

ARGENTINA / 11 SEP 2013

The failure of Argentina's government to provide important information for a money laundering investigation into an Argentine government linked contractor has apparently paralyzed proceedings in neighboring Uruguay, something that could…

ARGENTINA / 27 AUG 2013

The director of Argentina's federal police has received a death threat believed to be from one of the country's "soccer mafias" -- violent gangs that control the sport and…

ARGENTINA / 2 AUG 2013

Argentine authorities have arrested the final suspect in an international drug trafficking network led by Serbians and Croatians that moved cocaine from Argentina to Eastern Europe, highlighting the rising importance…

ARGENTINA / 16 JUL 2013

The drug trade in northern Argentina has left more than a thousand dead in nine years, according to a report shedding light on the crime dynamics of a growing…

ARGENTINA / 15 JUL 2013

A former JP Morgan executive testified on how he helped wealthy Argentine clients evade billions of dollars worth of taxes, in a case that raises questions over the extent to…

ARGENTINA / 11 JUL 2013

Serious failings in inspections at Argentina's ports and airports are facilitating the flow of illegal drugs, says the country's inspector general, raising further concerns about the movement of cocaine through…

ARGENTINA / 24 JUN 2013

During the last three years, there has been an average of two human trafficking convictions a month in Argentina. These cases shed light on the dynamics of the crime.

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