US Crypto Money Laundering Indictment Reflects Increased Enforcement Efforts
US prosecutors have charged a purported member of the Cartier luxury goods family with laundering hundreds of millions of dollars…
From Total to Partial Peace: Colombia’s Talks With Crime Groups Fragment
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy, Total Peace (Paz Total),…
Is Mexico’s Family-Focused Counternarcotics Strategy Working?
With the arrest of a top cartel leader’s brother, Mexican authorities are again resorting to an often ineffective strategy of…
100 Days In, Guatemala President Locks Horns with Corruption and Crime
Bernardo Arévalo rode a wave of discontent over corruption to become Guatemala’s president. But 100 days into his government, the…
Ecuadorians Back President’s Security Agenda But Challenges Await
Ecuadorians delivered an overwhelming show of support for President Daniel Noboa’s hardline security policies in a referendum held as the…
DataInSights: Is Chile Losing Control of its Prisons?
Chilean authorities appear to be losing control of the country’s prisons, as growing overcrowding tempts criminals into challenging security measures…
Ecuador Raid on Mexico Embassy Risks Support for Security Plans
The raid by Ecuadorian security forces on the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas not…
In Brazil, Old Police Tactics Lead to Same Results
Killings by police rose sharply in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in the first two months of 2024, as…
Prime Minister’s Resignation Tips Haiti Into Uncharted Territory
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced his resignation, underscoring how gangs have become the dominant power in Haiti. Henry…
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…