08/07/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chile Engineers Calculate Crime Hotspots
An analysis center backed by the University of Chile is working with security forces in developing mathematical models that promote more efficient ways to fight crime, an approach towards crime control that has yet to be widely adopted across Latin America but could bring about significant results.
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05/05/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - Arrest of Paramilitary Warlord Opens Way for Urabeños
The arrest of a former paramilitary leader who wielded significant power along the Caribbean coast could open the way for criminal organization the Urabeños to further consolidate their rule in the region.
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20/04/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Baja California: A Test for Mexico's Pax-Mafioso?
In one indication that the Sinaloa Cartel may be wary of attracting federal government attention back to Tijuana, one of the cartel's top leaders reportedly told other criminal bosses to keep homicide levels low in Baja California state. The message seems to fit a pattern in which there may be a move towards a more peaceful coexistence in some traditionally critical hotspots.
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09/03/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'MS-13 Working with International Drug Traffickers'
A report by the International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC) found that the MS-13 in El Salvador is in turmoil due to internal tensions over the current gang truce, and has deepened its ties with international drug trafficking groups.
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08/03/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chavez's Legacy: An Explosion of Violence and Drug Trafficking
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose death from cancer was announced this week, leaves behind a slew of half-started security initiatives, but overall his government proved woefully incapable of tackling violence and organized crime.
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27/02/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
LatAm Drug Traffickers Losing Ground in West Africa: UN
A report by the United Nations states that the influence of South American criminal groups in West Africa may be declining as local groups take on more responsibility for moving cocaine shipments.
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11/01/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Jailed Shining Path Leader Using Legal System as Political Platform
In a surprise, Peru's Shining Path leader, alias "Comrade Artemio," says he will no longer invoke his right to remain silent and will testify in court, after contracting a new lawyer who is also a leader in a political movement linked to the guerrilla group.
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11/01/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
FARC, Rastrojos Are Friends and Enemies: Naval Commander
Colombia's main criminal groups and leftist guerrillas along the Pacific Coast have aligned to traffic drugs in certain areas but are battling for control of these drugs in others, says the top commander of Colombia's Navy.
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05/12/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico - 'La Barbie' Accuses Calderon of Narco-Pact
Imprisoned cartel leader Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias "La Barbie," has accused Mexico's former president and public security secretary of corruption, though the capo's claims are undermined by the fact that he is about to be extradited to the United States.
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24/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - Colombian Capo 'Loco' Barrera Talks about Killing Enemies, Trafficking Cocaine
Recordings of Colombian drug trafficker Daniel Barrera, alias "El Loco," speaking to Colombian and Venezuelan authorities shed light on the inner workings of his criminal organization, as well as his brash personality.
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13/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Local Drug Gang 'Sold' the Urabeños Access to Colombia's Pacific
A new report by Cali-based newspaper El Pais details how the decimated remnants of the Norte del Valle Cartel decided to "sell" their province, home to Colombia's third-largest city and its most important Pacific port, to outsider group the Urabeños.
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09/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - '2C-B Now Drug of Choice for Colombia Elite'
The rising popularity of a synthetic drug in Colombia’s most elite club scene is indicative of a global trend, in which demand for heroin and cocaine is dropping and the use of manufactured stimulants is going up.
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24/07/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'50 Gunmen' Attack Mexico Town Hall, Police Station
An unidentified group of at least 50 gunmen attacked the mayor’s office and the police station in troubled Michoacan state, in what appears to have been intended as a show of strength rather than a targeted raid.
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02/04/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Govt-'Facilitated' Gang Truce in Salvador Sets Dangerous Regional Precedent
Despite President Mauricio Funes' denial that his government struck a deal with gang leaders to lower homicide rates in return for better prison conditions, it is now clear that someone in the government helped broker this truce setting what could be a dangerous precedent in government dealings with gangs regionwide.
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10/10/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Top Challenge for Brazil's New Police Force: Not Repeating History
Brazil's program of sending special police units to take Rio de Janeiro's favelas out of the hands of criminal gangs has been widely praised, but now finds itself at a crossroads amid allegations of abuse and corruption.
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10/10/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Risk Map for FARC Attacks on Oil Companies in South Colombia
Colombian rebel group the FARC has been stepping up attacks against oil multinationals, particularly in the southern department of Caqueta. InSight Crime maps the location of some of the most powerful fronts of the FARC's Southern Bloc.
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20/09/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
For Colombia's Intelligence Agency, Information Sold Cheap to Drug Lords
Colombia's scandal-ridden intelligence service, the DAS, is alleged to have passed on high value information to one of the region's most wanted drug lords, in what is only the latest case of apparent collusion between the agency and the country's underworld.
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10/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - La Guajira: Up for Grabs for Colombia's Drug Gangs?
The strategic Colombian peninsula of La Guajira, a sought after departure point for drugs heading across the Caribbean, may be up for grabs once more with the arrest of the gang leader who controlled this arid and remote corner of the country.
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25/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Venezuela - Chavez's Brother Tipped as Heir; Unlikely to Crack Down on Organized Crime
With growing signs that President Hugo Chavez may be suffering from an advanced stage of cancer, his brother, Adan, seems to be positioning himself as the heir apparent, which could foment the more corrupt elements in the Venezuelan regime.
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16/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
WikiLeaks - Nicaragua Indigenous Working With Drug Traffickers?
A U.S. diplomatic cable released by whistleblower site WikiLeaks reportedly says there is reason to "re-evaluate" how far Nicaragua's remote indigenous communities are collaborating with drug traffickers. But the evidence isn't all there.
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16/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
WikiLeaks - Nicaragua Indigenous Working With Drug Traffickers?
A U.S. diplomatic cable released by whistleblower site WikiLeaks reportedly says there is reason to "re-evaluate" how far Nicaragua's remote indigenous communities are collaborating with drug traffickers. But the evidence isn't all there.
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23/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
With Guatemala Massacre, Mexico Drug Gang Rules by Terror
In the wake of a massacre in northern Guatemala, observers have been left with the question of why the Zetas drug gang would kill and dismember 27 farm labourers who apparently had no connection with organized crime.
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23/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
With Guatemala Massacre, Mexico Drug Gang Rules by Terror
In the wake of a massacre in northern Guatemala, observers have been left with the question of why the Zetas drug gang would kill and dismember 27 farm labourers who apparently had no connection with organized crime.
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14/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - Medellin Mafia Commander Arrested, Rumors Swirl
The mayor of Medellin reported that the leader of the city mafia had been arrested on an island off the coast of Venezuela. The rumors were false, but could indicate that top-level members of the Oficina de Envigado are under pressure to tip off the authorities.
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14/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - Medellin Mafia Commander Arrested, Rumors Swirl
The mayor of Medellin reported that the leader of the city mafia had been arrested on an island off the coast of Venezuela. The rumors were false, but could indicate that top-level members of the Oficina de Envigado are under pressure to tip off the authorities.
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06/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Bin Laden's Cousin Arrested in Ecuador?
The arrest of an alleged cousin of Osama bin Laden, accused of running a human trafficking ring in Ecuador, is another sign of how lax visa policies have fed the growth of such smuggling networks.
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06/05/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Bin Laden's Cousin Arrested in Ecuador?
The arrest of an alleged cousin of Osama bin Laden, accused of running a human trafficking ring in Ecuador, is another sign of how lax visa policies have fed the growth of such smuggling networks.
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13/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How Much Is Guatemala Arming the Zetas?
Guatemala admits that its military has trained and even armed violent Mexican drug gangs like the Zetas. But just how far are Guatemala's criminal networks, born of Cold War death squads and spy units, responsible for supplying the Mexicans with weapons?.
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04/02/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
For Colombia's military elite, a future in advising international security
After helping negotiate an end to a Paraguayan hostage crisis, Colombia's military and police forces hope to play an increasingly active role in advising other countries on security matters.
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