Costa Rica Considers Extradition to Counter Growing Judicial Corruption
Costa Rican lawmakers have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the extradition of Costa Rican drug traffickers and terrorists…
How Maduro’s Criminal Regime Is Tilting the Venezuela Elections
This Sunday’s presidential elections will define not only the democratic future of Venezuela but its criminal evolution, and President Nicolás…
Pressure Grows for Kenyan Police Fighting Haiti’s Gangs
As hundreds of Kenyan police officers work to support Haiti’s embattled police force, concerns about their ability to thwart the…
What’s Behind Falling Cocaine Seizures in the Netherlands and Belgium?
Europe’s two main entry points for cocaine have reported a drastic drop in seizures at maritime ports during the first…
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,…
Challenges Remain Despite Drop in Cattle Rustling in Colombia
A big drop in cattle rustling in Colombia appears to be related to the increasingly local criminal networks involved in…
US Labels Tren de Aragua a Transnational Criminal Threat
The recent US designation of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization puts the group on…
Tren de Aragua Just Sustained Its Biggest Leadership Blow
The arrest in Colombia of one of the co-founders and principal leaders of Tren de Aragua represents the most significant…
What a Decade of Data Tells Us About Organized Crime in Brazil
Violence increased in parts of northern Brazil over the past decade as criminal factions, bolstered by mass incarceration, fought over…
Honduras Doubles Down on Flawed Mano Dura Strategy
Honduran President Xiomara Castro unveiled a raft of “radical actions” the government intends to implement to tackle organized crime in…