Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown as Murder Rates Soar
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
24 JAN 2023
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.
All About USA
NEWS
COCAINE /
17 JAN 2023
The trial of Mexico’s former top public security official will reveal shortcomings in the fight against organized crime.
BOLIVIA /
29 DEC 2022
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going through the roof.
MARIJUANA /
13 DEC 2022
The legalization of marijuana at the state level in the US has forced organized crime groups in Mexico to adapt and look for new markets.
MARIJUANA /
6 DEC 2022
The shift from plant-based to synthetic drugs has upended the relationship between small farmers and crime groups in Mexico’s Golden Triangle.
CHAPITOS /
6 DEC 2022
Local drug sales in Sinaloa’s capital city are controlled by one of the most notorious and powerful organized crime families in Mexico.
MARIJUANA /
6 DEC 2022
Today, most of the marijuana consumed in the United States is produced domestically, changing the game in the international drug market.
FENTANYL /
22 NOV 2022
Authorities in the United States have sanctioned a Mexican criminal group for trafficking illicit fentanyl into the country.
FENTANYL /
14 NOV 2022
Many American users, perhaps the majority, now realize when they’re consuming illicit fentanyl. This has changed the way they look for it.
ELITES AND CRIME /
3 NOV 2022
The trial of Genaro García Luna, Mexico's public security minister during the presidency of Felipe Calderón, is fast approaching.
COCAINE /
31 OCT 2022
A new report has investigated claims that the purity of cocaine available in North America is continuously decreasing.
CRIMINAL MIGRATION /
12 OCT 2022
US and Guatemalan authorities will tell you Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias "Viejo Santos," is a top member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13). But is he?…
CRIMINAL MIGRATION /
6 OCT 2022
El Salvador will hold off on extraditing a top MS13 gang leader to the United States to face terrorism charges.
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