Calls for tougher actions to halt cattle trafficking are growing amid concerns over the spread of the screwworm parasite in ...

The regime of President Nicolás Maduro used recent municipal elections to consolidate its control over key criminal ...

An international manhunt is underway to capture a former state security chief for allegedly colluding with a Jalisco Cartel ...

Repeated and widely publicized government actions against illegal miners in Amazonas state have only deepened the trade's ...

Honduras is among the most dangerous places in the world to defend the land and natural resources. This report analyzes ...

Extortion is rising and contract killings are up, but Peru’s lawmakers are making matters worse with new laws, says a new ...

A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores the country's role as both a refuge and ...

An alleged cattle fraud in Uruguay underlines the financial damage these organized criminal networks can inflict.

Mexico is relying on a militarized approach to public security while overlooking alternative models that show promise, ...

What we can learn from the war of words between Mexico’s president and the lawyer for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the ...