27/10/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Elections and Organized Crime: 4 Takeaways
Results are mostly in for mayoral, gubernatorial and presidential elections in Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala held October 25. Violence was low, but the specter of organized crime remains central to the region's political dynamics.
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29/06/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Argentine Officials Complicit in Cocaine Lab Ring'
A former government advisor has asserted that corrupt officials have allowed a Peruvian-run criminal group to flourish in Buenos Aires and produce millions of dollars worth of cocaine.
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19/03/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How the US Govt Gets It Wrong with the Zetas
A US government cable that reportedly speculates who would replace the Zetas' recently captured leader misses the point when it analyzes the criminal organization: it's not about who runs the group, it's about how the group makes its money.
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03/03/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico Drug Lords File Petition Against Prison Conditions
Some of Mexico's most notorious crime bosses have signed a petition complaining of human rights abuses in the country's only "supermax" rated federal prison, though whether it will draw a significant response while the government remains rocked by crimes against law abiding citizens remains to be seen.
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05/02/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
MS13, Barrio 18 Rivalry Increasing Violence in Guatemala: President
Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina blamed high levels of violence in January on rivalries between street gangs MS13 and Barrio 18, revealing the impact of these groups not just in El Salvador and Honduras, but Guatemala as well.
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03/02/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Why Success of Mexico's Oil Security Plan May Not Matter
A Wilson Center report says Mexico's efforts to improve security in two states containing major oil and gas reserves may yield only short-term results and primarily benefit foreign business, while ignoring long-term efforts to improve citizen security.
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