El Salvador authorities announced that there were half as many reported kidnapping cases in the last 12 months, compared to the previous 12 month-period.
Sonsonate, in western El Salvador, has the highest murder rate in the country. Located on a strategic drug route to Guatemala, the province is infested with local gangs, who may…
The governments of Central America and the Dominican Republic announced the creation of a commission to harmonize laws across the region against organized crime.
Southern Pulse examines those areas of Latin America where there is no state presence, and transnational criminal organizations are able to thrive.
The president of El Salvador has accused the countrys previous governments of sponsoring organized crime, and said that an internal investigation had uncovered links between the countrys military police and…
A former head of El Salvadors anti-drug police has asked to be reinstated to the force after a two year suspension, following an investigation into his alleged drug ties.
News that El Salvador police may have masterminded the 2009 murder of a top DEA informant is a sign of the formidable issues facing U.S. efforts to collaborate with local…
Salvadoran authorities arrested three men allegedly involved in the trafficking of fourteen Salvadorans killed in the slaughter of 72 migrants last August in the northeastern Mexican municipality of…
El Salvadors defense minister said that six soldiers recently charged with the attempted robbery of more than a thousand hand grenades intended to sell the weapons to…
The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles,…