Honduras Just Killed Its Best Drug War Weapon
The Honduran government announced that it plans to end its extradition agreement with the United States in a move that…
Attacks on Guatemala’s Anti-Corruption President Growing
The arrest of a cabinet member in Guatemala marks an ominous escalation of a spurious legal crusade aimed at derailing…
Convictions in Ecuador Political Assassination, But No Clarity
Last week a judge in Ecuador sentenced five people convicted in the high-profile 2023 murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,…
Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
A US court has sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, marking the end of…
Mexico’s Extreme Election Violence Explained
Political candidates in criminally strategic states like Chiapas, Guerrero, and Michoacán saw an outburst of violence this election cycle in…
US Turns Screw on Enduring Guatemala Drug Clan
The extradition of an alleged Guatemalan drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel is a blow to one of the…
Gangs, Corruption to Test Panama’s New President
Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But…
What Cliver Alcalá’s Sentencing Means for Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns
The United States has sentenced a former Venezuelan military official for his role as a high-ranking member of the so-called…
Police Corruption Jeopardizes Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain
The alleged involvement of a high-ranking Spanish police officer in cocaine smuggling threatens to undermine a drug trafficking trial and…
100 Days In, Guatemala President Locks Horns with Corruption and Crime
Bernardo Arévalo rode a wave of discontent over corruption to become Guatemala’s president. But 100 days into his government, the…