Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a key—but mostly symbolic—win in its “war on gangs.” ...

At what point does the quest for justice cross ethical and possibly even legal lines and become villainous itself? Neither ...

A wave of drone strikes has temporarily shaken Haiti’s criminal landscape, but questions remain about the strategy’s long-term effectiveness.

Peru doubled the bounty for crime boss “El Monstruo”, making him its most wanted criminal and highlighting growing extortion ...

A new Netflix series centered on two pilots traveling aboard a cocaine-laden airplane has revived a Latin America-to-Europe ...

The US issued new sanctions against some leaders of the Jalisco Cartel, singling out one member for their alleged role in a ...

Iceland broke its annual cocaine seizure record in the first half of 2025. Is an oversupply in Europe is spilling into other markets?

The debate over the effectiveness of anti-money laundering policies in Argentina has intensified in recent years.

Punitive measures are unlikely to advance efforts to undercut the organized crime groups trafficking illicit fentanyl from ...

Theories abound around the attempted assassination of presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay — none supported by solid ...

A border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana is turning violent after attacks on Guyanese security forces. Could the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro be using criminal gangs to provoke ...

Ten years ago, Tren de Aragua was a little more than a prison gang, confined to the walls of the Tocorón penitentiary and largely unheard of outside its home state of Aragua in Venezuela. Today, it is ...