Kidnapping

Anti-kidnapping coordinator Renato Sales Heredia

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Can Mexico’s New Anti-Kidnapping Body Stem the Growth of the Crime?

by Michael Lohmuller 29 Jan 201424 Apr 2023

Common crime now responsible for most kidnappings

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FARC Rebels Still Kidnapping in Colombia: Report

by Jeremy McDermott 10 Jan 201424 Apr 2023

Venezuela National Guard member

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Convictions Underscore Security Forces’ Role in Venezuela Kidnappings

by James Bargent 11 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Venezuela police with suspected kidnappers

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Murder Shines a Light on Venezuela Kidnapping

by James Bargent 21 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

Alleged kidnappers of 13-year-old in Bolivia

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Bolivia Narco-Kidnapping Could Mark Growing Trend

by James Bargent 8 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

Federal troops on patrol in Acapulco

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Mexico Police Kidnapping Operation Revealed

by Miriam Wells 15 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

Migrants discovered in Tamaulipas

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Mexico Rescues 73 Kidnapped Migrants

by Natalie Southwick 1 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

Zetas kidnapping victims rescued in Nuevo Leon, Mexico

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Mexico Kidnappings Highest in 16 Years

by Marguerite Cawley 16 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

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Mexico Govt Claims Murders Down, but Kidnappings Still Rising

by Charles Parkinson 29 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

Margarita island in Venezuela

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Taxi Drivers on Venezuelan Island Targeted by Kidnappers

by Marguerite Cawley 17 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

ELN guerrillas, kidnapped engineer Leon Montes

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ELN Pass Over Kidnapping Victim To FARC

by Marguerite Cawley 16 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

More than 26,000 Mexicans have disappeared since 2006

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Criminal Groups Enslaving Mexicans In ‘Forced Labor Camps’

by Miriam Wells 15 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

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