Ecuador Confronts Unprecedented Levels of Prison Violence
A powder keg of tensions among gangs exploded in Ecuador’s prisons in a series of…
Latin America
Latin America
Ecuador Confronts Unprecedented Levels of Prison Violence
A powder keg of tensions among gangs exploded in Ecuador’s prisons in a series of…
Minor Players Take Center Stage in Guatemala Drug Trade
An anti-narcotics operation targeting an alleged trafficking ring in Guatemala has shed light on the…
The U.S. Criminal Case against Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of El Chapo
By Chivis Martinez………………… Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, is accused of conspiring to help distribute cocaine,…
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: La Empresa Sicario Apprehended
A dangerous hit man from the criminal group La Empresa was detained by elements of…
Morelos, Mexico: El Carrete’s Teenage Son Jailed for Kidnapping
UECS obtains maximum sanction against adolescent • He was found criminally responsible for kidnapping and…
How a US Court Ruling Impacts Gang Member Asylum Claims
A US federal appeals court has delayed the deportation of a former MS13 member to…
Paraguay
Paraguay has enjoyed relative stability following its transition to democracy in the early 1990s. However,…
José Esteban Coronado, Chihuahua: Sicario Who Beheaded Gente Nueva Operatives Is Sought
Graphic content, discretion advised La Línea uploaded beheading video to social media after the confrontation…
Alvarado, Veracruz: Clandestine Mass Graves Found
A new area where clandestine graves are found was discovered in the community of…
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Ordinary Corrupt Juárez Law Enforcement
[embedded content] Video translation is as follows: …and just like that he fucked himself. And…
Hide and Seek: How Drug Traffickers Get Creative at Sea
Drug traffickers engage in a creative game of hide and seek with coast guards and…
4 homeless people killed overnight in a park in Guadalajara
“MX” for Borderland Beat One of the four victims was taken alive from the park…
Irving Eduardo Solano Vera, alias “El Gato”, Arrested
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 it was announced that Irving Eduardo Solano Vera, aliases “El…
Colombia Report Triples Number of Known False Positives Victims
A special tribunal has stated the number of victims connected to Colombia’s false positives scandal…
Local police chief killed in Nuevo León; mayor may have been involved, investigators say
“MX” for Borderland Beat In addition to his police work, the local police chief managed…
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora: Collective Search Group Uncovers Another Clandestine Mass Grave
More clandestine graves are being found in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. The collective known as Madres…
Drone with a kilo of meth crashes on roof of business in San Ysidro, California
“MX” for Borderland Beat The drone was seized on Sunday (source: @USBPChiefSDC) Border patrol agents found…
Drugs, Porous Borders, Politics and Crime in Honduras
Following the capture of some of its biggest criminal names, organized crime in Honduras has…
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: CJNG Drugs Are Sold in Juarez
[embedded content] Video translation is as follows: Edgar Roman: Interesting data has been released by…
Three Zetas Vieja Escuela members sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping
“MX” for Borderland Beat Three members of the Zetas Vieja Escuela (ZVE) criminal group were sentenced to 50…
José Esteban Coronado, Chihuahua: Decapitated Gente Nueva Operatives Identified
The massacre of drug traffickers in Villa Coronado was clarified thanks to the investigative intelligence…
Madrid Dismantles Contract Killing, Money Laundering Network
Authorities in Madrid have dismantled part of a sophisticated network dedicated to contract killings and…
FARC Victims Claim Compensation from Venezuelan State Oil Company
A US court case seeks to compensate victims of the FARC with assets seized from…