Mexican Journalist Shot to Death as The Country’s Media Death Toll Soars
Local Mexican authorities have launched an investigation into the murder of journalist Fredid Roman, who amid the bloodiest...
Latin America
US: Latin American Traffickers Sentenced for Smuggling 760 Kilos of Cocaine
A U.S. federal court found five Latin American drug traffickers guilty on Tuesday for their role in a conspiracy to smuggle...
El Salvador Extends State of Emergency to Fight Organized Crime
El Salvador has detained more than 50,000 suspected members of organized crime groups since a state of emergency was...
Mexican Ex President Peña Nieto Probed for Money Laundering
The office of Mexico’s attorney general said it has launched an investigation into former President Enrique Peña Nieto,...
Dead Body in Paraguay Is Likely Serbian Drug Smuggler
A cutting-edge facial recognition algorithm finds a “strong possibility” that an unidentified man found dead in a car in...
‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World
An organized crime group spent years smuggling rare exotic birds from South America and Asia to collectors across Europe....
Venezuelan Spy and Alleged Drug Trafficker Linked to Luxury Flats in Barcelona
Pedro Luis Martin Olivares is a former Venezuelan intelligence chief wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking. His family has...
U.S. Blacklists Ex-Paraguay President over Corruption
The U.S. has blacklisted Paraguayan former President and multi millionaire businessmanHoracio Cartes for his alleged...
As Environmental Crimes Destroy the Amazon, Brazil Fails to Act
Brazilian authorities are doing little to tackle the network of environmental crimes, largely to blame for the degradation...
Ecuador Seizes 3 Tonnes of Cocaine Concealed in Tea
Ecuador prosecuted eight alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking organization on Friday, in a case where over...
U.S. Sanctions 23 Nicaraguan Judges and Prosecutors
The U.S. State Department added 23 Nicaraguan judges and prosecutors with close ties to President Daniel Ortega on the list...
U.S. Charges 2 Asset Managers in Venezuelan Oil Money Laundering Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice charged two financial asset managers with laundering money obtained illicitly from Petróleos...