Ecuador descended into historic violence stemming from its prison system. Criminal networks have reshaped the country's ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped   the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos ...

Despite its remoteness, Juradó, Colombia, is “a strategic point for everything," and a key route for drug trafficking, arms ...

More access to weapons, heightened impunity, and the atomization of gangs are leading to more mass killings in Ecuador's ...

Evidence connecting Brazil’s PCC and Portuguese football shows how sports can serve as a vehicle for money laundering.

A massacre inside Ecuador’s largest and most violent prison is a sign that the country’s criminal organizations are atomizing rapidly pace as the government’s security crackdown stalls.

A rift within the Second Marquetalia underscores the fragility of alliances among illegal groups and highlights the ...

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Record-breaking cocaine seizures in the Dominican Republic highlight the resurgence of the Caribbean as a major trafficking ...