A presidential candidate in Ecuador has fallen victim to an express kidnapping, a crime becoming increasingly common across Latin America.
A French national has been freed after after a Mexican court overturned her 60-year sentence for belonging to a kidnapping gang, due to failings such as the police staging a…
Rebels from Colombia's smaller rebel group have kidnapped five prospectors and launched attacks across the country in an effort to force the government into granting them a seat…
Kidnappings in Rio de Janeiro almost doubled between 2011 and 2012, which could be connected to the damage to drug gangs income from a program to send elite police units…
Mexico may have seen an average of 72 kidnappings per day throughout 2012, according to an NGO, a huge number which bears no relation to official statistics and…
The FARC has released four Chinese citizens who were kidnapped in June last year, a piece of good publicity for the rebels after claims that they had broken…
Mexican authorities have found the body of a fourth taxi driver killed by a band of kidnappers and buried by a highway outside Mexico City, highlighting taxi drivers' vulnerability to…
Footage making the rounds online purportedly shows a kidnapping taking place on the streets of Caracas, with heavily armed men threatening a group of people inside a car, before climbing…
Mexican authorities have released a new report on kidnapping, detailing the growing dependence by drug trafficking gangs on the activity.
Kidnappings are on the rise in Colombia, with common criminals surpassing guerrilla groups as the worst offenders.
A hotel security video caught Jalisco police officers assisting in a kidnapping, highlighting the depth of corruption in Mexicos security forces.
A series of "express kidnappings" by gangs on major roads in the Buenos Aires area have sparked fears of a security crisis on Argentina's roads, though the gangs do not…
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