16/01/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico to Create Central Intelligence Agency
Mexico's new government has announced plans to create a new national intelligence agency, as part of President Enrique Peņa Nieto's security reforms aimed at centralizing and better coordinating efforts against organized crime.
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30/12/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Drug War - Venezuela Narcotics Seizures Up in 2012
Venezuela announced it seized over 45 tons of drugs in 2012, although the nation is still believed to offer a favorable environment for cocaine traffickers, thanks to complicity from corrupt elements in the security forces and government.
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26/12/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Venezuela Narcotics Seizures Up in 2012
Venezuela announced it seized over 45 tons of drugs in 2012, although the nation is still believed to offer a favorable environment for cocaine traffickers, thanks to complicity from corrupt elements in the security forces and government.
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27/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Honduras Busts 'Sinaloa Cartel' Drug Network
Honduran officials dismantled a network involved in synthetic drug production that is reportedly linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, seizing some $100 million in assets.
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17/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Could Central American Gangs Usurp Role of Mexico's Cartels?
Costa Rica's attorney general has warned that with the decline of Mexico's powerful cartels, Central American gangs could rise and take control of criminal operations in the region -- an extreme but not implausible scenario.
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20/10/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brazil Sends 7500 Troops to Bolivia, Peru Borders
Brazil has launched the latest round of its border securitization program, sending over 7,000 troops to its borders with Bolivia and Peru, though questions remain over whether such a short-term "surge" operation can implement lasting success.
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18/10/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Honduras To Rethink Lax Gun Laws
The Honduran government is reportedly set to conduct a review of its gun laws in an apparent effort to combat rising violence levels, though equal emphasis will need to be made on addressing endemic corruption and weak institutions to solidify any gains.
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16/07/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How the Drug Trade Fuels Femicide in Central America
Since the "Northern Triangle" of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala emerged as the main corridor for US-bound drugs, it has become one of the deadliest places in the world to be a woman, and the killings show little sign of abating.
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08/07/2012 | Sociedad
Latin America - Desperation, Lack of Donors Drives Organ Trafficking in Latin America
Latin American is taking increased measures to counter organ trafficking, with a group of states recently agreeing on minimum penalties for the crime. However, so long as a gap exists between waiting list candidates and donors, along with an endemic level of poverty in the region, the opportunity will continue for organized crime to profit from the trade.
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17/06/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Honduras - Honduras' New Human Trafficking Law Faces Enormous Challenges
A new anti-human trafficking law is supposed to reduce Honduras' importance as a source country for the sex trade, but will likely face many challenges in its implementation thanks to the country's inefficient, corrupt police and judicial system.
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06/06/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Who Faked FARC's Demobilization Offer?
Colombian rebel group the FARC denied writing a statement supporting the government's proposed peace legislation, suggesting that the bill's critics might have fabricated the rebels' support in order to stir opposition.
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19/05/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Latin America - Why Children Are Low-Risk Labor for Latin America's Drug Gangs
A report on child recruitment by Colombia's criminal groups draws attention to the prevalence of the tactic across the region, as gangs exploit a low-cost, low-risk, and highly expendable source of manpower.
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21/04/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Human trafficking - Do Mexican Cartels Control Sex Trafficking in Argentina?
While Mexican drug gangs, particularly the Zetas, are known to have expanded into human trafficking in Mexico, there is little substantive evidence to back recent claims that they are becoming major players in Argentina's sex trade.
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18/03/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Uruguay Fears Brazilian 'Narco Incursion'
Uruguay is one of Latin America's safest countries, but according to the Ministry of the Interior the country is threatened by Brazilian drug traffickers who may be making their way south.
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18/03/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Uruguay Fears Brazilian 'Narco Incursion'
Uruguay is one of Latin America's safest countries, but according to the Ministry of the Interior the country is threatened by Brazilian drug traffickers who may be making their way south.
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26/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US - Arizona Border Militia Spurred by Myth of Spillover Violence
Fears in Arizona about Mexican cartel violence spilling into the US have led to a proposal for a new border militia, whose purpose and accountability are both highly questionable.
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26/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US - Arizona Border Militia Spurred by Myth of Spillover Violence
Fears in Arizona about Mexican cartel violence spilling into the US have led to a proposal for a new border militia, whose purpose and accountability are both highly questionable.
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26/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US - Arizona Border Militia Spurred by Myth of Spillover Violence
Fears in Arizona about Mexican cartel violence spilling into the US have led to a proposal for a new border militia, whose purpose and accountability are both highly questionable.
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