The DEA's latest assessment highlights synthetic drugs as its top priority, outlining several key trends shaping this illicit ...

Two historic marijuana seizures in the Dominican Republic point to an increase in the flow of the drug into the Caribbean ...

Sebastián Marset is Uruguay’s most famous drug trafficker and the leader of an international network known as the First ...

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Authorities in El Salvador may be refocusing policies once used to attack organized crime on political opponents now.

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous communities face growing threats from organized crime, yet are largely invisible to the state, ...

Mexico’s criminal landscape may be on the brink of transformation due to the war between two Sinaloa Cartel factions, says a ...

The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords. Members work together ...

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Persistent poverty and reduced international aid hinder progress, but organized crime is key in exacerbating the region’s ...

A report from the World Bank brings a renewed focus to the impact of organized crime on economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the cyclical relationship between poverty… ...