From Fame to Fraud: How Argentina’s Influencers Help Illegal Gambling.
A cyber crime group in Argentina used social media influencers to legitimize its illegal gambling websites seeking to launder money,…
DEA Under Fire for Delaying Reports on Foreign Partners’ Security Abuses
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the main agency investigating organized crime and drug trafficking for the United States government in…
Mayor’s Beheading Is Ominous Sign of Security Crisis Facing Mexico’s New President
Unknown assailants murdered and decapitated the recently elected local mayor of a major city in southwest Mexico less than a…
Borders Are No Barrier to Booming Cyber Crime, and Authorities Must Adapt
There has been an alarming increase in cyber crime in Latin America in recent years, as technology has advanced. From…
El Salvador Tops Security Perceptions Survey as Chile, Ecuador Decline
Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be the region with the worst citizen perception of security according to an…
Kings, Killers, and Cabras: Profiling Durán’s Criminal Players
Durán’s criminal underworld is dominated by the fierce rivalry between the Latin Kings and the Chone Killers. Their differences —…
A Short History of Durán, Ecuador
Durán was a sparsely populated, remote, agricultural outpost of the municipality of Guayaquil before the completion of the national railway…
Ecuador Gangs Target Prison Chiefs to Regain Control
The murder of the head of Ecuador’s largest men’s prison appears to be the latest act of violence by prison…
How Ecuador’s Criminals Are Taking Advantage of Private Security Firms
Private security companies have surged in Ecuador as crime has intensified, but mounting evidence of criminal infiltration in the industry…
Why Venezuela’s Repression of Tren del Llano Could Feed Anti-Regime Protests
Gang threats against the Venezuelan regime over July’s election results handed the government an opportunity to discredit the opposition and…