New Charges in Emblematic Murder Case Shake Ecuador’s Political Landscape
Ecuadorian prosecutors have charged former Interior Minister José Serrano with helping plan the high-profile assassination of a presidential candidate in…
Video: The US Just Bombed a ‘Narco Terrorist’ Boat. Or Did It?
A US military airstrike in the southern Caribbean’s international waters, which the Trump administration claims killed 11 members of the…
Video: Are President Bukele’s Celebrations Around Security Gains Justified?
President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador is celebrating 1,000 days without homicides since he took power in 2019. But what…
How Mexico’s New Intelligence Law Will Impact Public Security
On July 1, 2025, Mexico approved the National System of Investigation and Intelligence in Public Security Law. The new legislation,…
Colombia Blames Guerrillas For Senator’s Killing, But With Little Evidence
The sentencing of a minor for the fatal shooting of Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay has underscored…
The Chapitos: Bloodlines and Battlefields in Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
Joaquín Guzmán López, Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, alias “The Chapitos” Name Joaquín Guzmán López Ovidio Guzmán López…
On the Radar: El Mayo’s Plea Will Change Nothing
This week, Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo”, one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty to drug…
Brazil’s Red Command Turned Turf Control Into Ride-Hailing Monopoly
Brazil’s Red Command gang created its own Uber-style ride-hailing app, showing how Brazilian gangs are combining real-world territorial control and…
Beyond Tren de Aragua: Venezuelan Gangs Spread Across Latin America
While headlines and political speeches have focused predominately on Tren de Aragua, another criminal group from Venezuela has expanded its…
