Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption
COSTA RICA /
2 FEB 2023
Countries across Latin America continue to make stubbornly little progress in the fight against corruption.
All About Uruguay
NEWS
HOMICIDES /
15 NOV 2022
Villa Española and Peñarol in Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, have become the center of fighting between local drug trafficking gangs.
ELITES AND CRIME /
11 OCT 2022
Homicides and drug trafficking are pushing up crime levels in Uruguay and authorities are unable to stop it.
ELITES AND CRIME /
30 SEP 2022
A number of scandals involving officials within the government have raised concerns about rising corruption in Uruguay.
COCAINE /
15 SEP 2022
Uruguay is becoming an increasingly popular stop along the cocaine pipeline to Europe. But authorities are struggling to respond.
ARGENTINA /
12 SEP 2022
The consequences of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing are immediate and enormous across Latin America and the Caribbean.
ARGENTINA /
12 SEP 2022
Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl, and ecstasy are reshaping Latin America's drug trade.
ELITES AND CRIME /
31 AUG 2022
Is Uruguay ready to bring down its first serious criminal threat, the Primer Cartel Uruguayo, and its founder, Sebastián Marset?…
ARGENTINA /
12 AUG 2022
Uruguayan authorities have dismantled a smuggling ring moving weapons into the country from Argentina.
ARGENTINA /
10 AUG 2022
Uruguay has made Latin America's largest ever seizure of European methamphetamine, marking a new phase in drug trafficking dynamics.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME /
3 AUG 2022
Dozens of dead fishermen have been unloaded at Uruguay's Montevideo port. Vessels that dock there have been alleged to engage in abuse at sea.
CHINA AND CRIME /
6 JUL 2022
Uruguay has made the rare move of capturing a Chinese fishing vessel, suspected of illegally fishing tons of squid…
ARGENTINA /
6 JUL 2022
Tusi, a pink synthetic drug powder, is increasing its share of Latin America's drug markets.
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