Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America’s Homicides
Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the…
Honduras and El Salvador: Two States of Emergency With Very Different Results
El Salvador’s success in fighting gangs with a state of emergency inspired Honduras to do its own version. But one…
Coca in Honduras: Cultivating and Consuming Fear
This article is part of NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order, a transnational journalistic investigation into global organized crime, its innovations,…
The Resistance at Mocorón River
Over 60 Indigenous Miskito leaders and representatives are gathered in a Catholic church in the town of Mocorón, a village…
When Death Flew Over the Ébano Lagoon
It was about 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of September 16, 2021, when the Bell H1-1H, with the registration number…
When Cocaine Comes to Paradise
March 2023. Late afternoon. Puerto Lempira, Honduras. In front of the Tansin Lagoon, Moreno and Brutus, two Indigenous Miskito locals,…
Trial in Honduras Puts Spotlight on MS13 Drug Trafficking
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Is the Fentanyl Market Expanding Across Latin America?
Latin American countries have raised alarms about increases in medical fentanyl seizures in recent months. While there is some cause…
Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
Lawmakers in Honduras are deadlocked over the selection of a new attorney general, underscoring the political obstacles to constructing an…
The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind The Massacres in Honduras’ Women’s Prison
With a blaring siren, the Honduran Prison Police patrol car dodges through Tegucigalpa’s congested morning traffic, screeching into the Escuela…