Venezuela, Bolivia Reject US Criticism of Anti-Drug Efforts

While Venezuela and Bolivia dismissed recent criticism from the United States of their anti-drug efforts as political attacks, their close ally Nicaragua has made a name for itself cooperating with…

Cabral Murder Case Again Puts Spotlight on Nicaragua Police Corruption

Henry Fariñas, the target of the hit that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, has accused the main suspect in the attack of having paid off the Nicaraguan police, highlighting…

Israeli Media Accuses Nicaragua of Staging Hezbollah Training Camp

An Israeli media outlet reported that Hezbollah has set up a training base in Nicaragua with the support of Iran, a widely unsubstantiated claim that continued the trend of over-hyping…

'Cash Smugglers Who Posed as Journalists Made Multiple Trips From Honduras'

A group of suspected cash smugglers posing as journalists who were arrested last week reportedly traveled from Honduras to Nicaragua on several occasions since 2010, prompting an investigation into why…

Witness Describes Chainsaw Killing During Fariñas Trial in Nicaragua

A protected witness at the trial of alleged drug trafficker Henry Fariñas provided grisly details of how Fariñas' organization would smuggle cocaine for Mexican groups like the Familia Michoacana, and…

Nicaragua Arrests 18 'Journalists' on Suspicion of Links to Organized Crime

Nicaraguan officials have arrested 18 individuals posing as Mexican journalists on assignment to cover a high-profile criminal trial in the Central American country, accusing them of criminal ties and seizing…

Gang Behind Cabral Killing Accused of Laundering $1 Bn in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan prosecutors have accused alleged members of the Charros gang, linked to the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, of laundering more than $1 billion in the country.

'Nicaraguan Govt Actively Pursuing Crime Boss'

The head of Nicaragua’s military stated that authorities have been unable to capture suspected drug trafficker Donly Mendoza due to a lack of information on his whereabouts, an admission that…

Nicaragua Profile

Nicaragua has long been one of the least violent countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although some local gangs and at least one transnational criminal organization have a foothold…

Tarzanes

This Nicaraguan drug trafficking group is linked to the Reyes Aragon family, headed by Augustin Reyes Aragon and his six brothers. The organization primarily handles drug transport operations, as well…

Reñazcos

A Nicaraguan drug transport gang, the Reñazco family is believed to move cocaine shipments along Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast and provide other services to international trafficking groups, such as refueling the…

Francisco Zeledon

Francisco, or Frank, Zeledon, allegedly runs a drug trafficking network from the city of Bluefields on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast. He is best known in the region as a businessman, landowner…