The vice president of the Honduran Congress has claimed that police chiefs say up to 40 percent of their officers are involved in organized crime.
Brazil's government is considering changing the law so that contraband seized on the borders need not be stored by the state for the duration of court cases against alleged traffickers.
A controversial soap opera that showed Mexico's law enforcement in a flattering light was paid for by the government security agency, sparking accusations of misuse of public funds.
Two police officers and one civilian died after their car was allegedly pushed off a cliff by a members of an indigenous community in the south Mexico state of Chiapas.
A Central American business federation has come out against the imposition of new "security taxes" to fund governments' fight against organized crime in the region.
Puerto Rico's top police official has resigned, at a time when the U.S. territory faces rapidly rising crime rates and allegations of police brutality and corruption.
Seven officers are being interrogated over their suspected involvement in the murder of the director of public security in a suburb of Monterrey, north Mexico.
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.
In a May 13 interview with Infobae America, the governor of Rio de Jaineiro says that the city is almost pacified, after a string of operations against drug…
One of Rio de Janeiros biggest paramilitary leaders is still commanding his group from prison, according to reports. This calls into question the effectiveness of the government's campaign against the…
Venezuela has taken another step in the overhaul of its dysfunctional and often corrupt police force, announcing that the notorious Caracas Metropolitan Police (PM) will be dissolved over the next…
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