Chile Hands New Powers to Police as Security Deteriorates
Chile has given police greater leeway to use force against criminal suspects, but this hasty response to a wave of…
Ecuador Gang Massacre Highlights Intensified Fight for Drug Routes
A massacre in Ecuador’s northern port city of Esmeraldas has underlined how competition over cocaine trafficking routes is contributing to…
Ecuador Eases Access to Guns Amid Spike in Violence
Ecuador is allowing civilians to carry guns in response to growing insecurity, potentially worsening the country’s violence by giving criminals…
Brazil Gangs Behind Surging Violence on Colombia, Peru Tri-Border
A wave of murders in the Colombia-Brazil-Peru tri-border area has raised concerns about the increasing power of Brazilian groups and…
Caborca Cartel Resists Chapitos in Battle for Sonora, Mexico
A bloody confrontation between the Caborca Cartel and the Chapitos in Sonora, Mexico, has revealed the resilience of Rafael Caro…
New Strategies in Rosario, Argentina, as Monos Fight
The ongoing fragmentation of Argentina’s most powerful criminal group, the Monos, has led to a strategic rethink about how security…
Haiti’s Notorious Gang Leader, Vitel’Homme Innocent, Named in Presidential Killing
Away from the besieged center of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, one gang leader has gained notoriety for attacks in the city’s…
Mexico’s Gulf Cartel Doing Damage Control After Kidnapping, Murdering US Citizens
A faction of one of Mexico’s older organized crime groups is doing damage control with a cheap public relations campaign…
Jamaica Success in Gang Case but Violence Continues
The conviction of an infamous gang boss in Jamaica’s biggest-ever gang trial marks a win for the country’s anti-gang legislation.…
Murder of Gaitanista Leader Shows Internal Divisions Ahead of Colombia Peace Talks
The murder of a high-level commander of Colombia’s Gaitanistas at the hands of his own group reveals discord within the…