President Guillermo Lasso has authorized Ecuador's citizens to possess weapons. But will it reduce insecurity in the country?…
Over the last eight months, US officials have seized more illicit fentanyl at Arizona’s ports of entry than anywhere else on the US-Mexico border.
US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat. …
The DEA faces criticisms for a review into its foreign operations following corruption scandals.
The end of a ceasefire with Colombia's largest criminal group, the AGC, is a serious body blow to hopes for peace.
As the Monos fragment, Argentina is trying new strategies to reduce the violence in Rosario.
Gang leader Vitel’Homme Innocent has risen quickly in Haiti's criminal landscape. Now he's linked with the murder of former president Jovenel Moïse.
Siopas, a Gaitanista leader, was reportedly intending to break away from the criminal group before he was murdered.
Venezuelan security forces carry out violent invasions of neighborhoods controlled by gangs, but there is little evidence of their success.
The conviction of Genaro García Luna is a big victory for US law enforcement institutions. But problems remain in the US-Mexico partnership.
Corrupt Navy troops in Ecuador can be highly useful for drug traffickers, either to protect cocaine shipments or to simply let them pass.
As American-made guns continue to flood the Caribbean, heads of state are demanding that the US do more to stem the flow of weapons.
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