Q&A: How the AGC Threatens Colombia’s Plans for Total Peace
One of Colombia’s biggest criminal groups is expanding its reach, threatening to disrupt the government’s peace processes with other armed…
Financial Vulnerability Fuels Predatory Crime in Peru
Widespread financial vulnerability is driving criminal competition in Peru, leading to skyrocketing cases of loan sharking and extortion. Cases of…
High-Profile Chile Murder Shows Tren de Aragua’s Sophistication
Following the murder of a former Venezuelan military official in Chile, the country’s president promised his government would root out…
Juan Orlando Hernández Declared Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges
Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges by a jury in New York.…
Carlos Capa, Defiant Criminal Boss, Killed in Venezuela
The leader of one of Venezuela’s most notorious criminal gangs was killed by security forces after years of evading government…
With Venezuelan Criminal Groups Strengthening, Violence in Cúcuta Rises
The principal crossing point from Venezuela into Colombia, the frontier city of Cúcuta, has seen rising levels of violence as…
Criminal Violence Paralyzes Mexico’s Southern State of Guerrero
Ongoing battles between several crime groups over lucrative criminal economies like extortion have sparked a new wave of violence in…
Venezuela 2024: Elections and Criminal Consolidation
It is an election year in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro is determined to cling to power. His criminal alliances…
Peruvian Gold Mining Gangs Launch Increasingly Brazen Attacks
The growth of gold mining gangs in Peru’s La Libertad province has led to a deteriorating security situation, with unprecedented…
Ecuador Faces a Tangled Web in Its War on Gangs
Ecuador’s numerous gangs boast significant territorial presence and a diversity of funding streams that will pose a formidable challenge to…