On July 1, Mexico approved a law that creates a legal framework for coordination among security agencies tackling high-impact ...

Although the Venezuelan government mostly dismantled the pranato in its prisons, the structure has been replicated in police ...

The erosion of procedural guarantees in El Salvador has opened the door to the persecution of Salvadorans, even beyond the ...

The creation of a ride-hailing app shows how Brazilian gangs are combining real-world territorial control and technological ...

The Chapitos are one of the most powerful crime groups in Mexico, and they are reshaping the country's criminal landscape.

This week's On the Radar handles El Mayo's guilty plea, tensions in Colombia's peace process, and the US's latest military ...

The sentencing of a minor for murdering a Colombian presidential hopeful connects guerrillas to the killing, but evidence is thin.

Tren de Aragua is infamous for its rapid expansion throughout Latin America. But a wave of criminals originally from the northwestern Venezuelan state of Zulia who have been arrested or killed in ...

Like the AGC, he was born in Urabá, in northwestern Colombia. Chiquito Malo began as a paramilitary fighter with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia – AUC).

Last week, Ecuador announced it would begin to withdraw military forces from the prisons, over a year and half after deploying them to break criminal control. The news marks the beginning of the end ...

Rumors abound about Tren de Aragua. It began as a prison gang in Venezuela, led by Niño Guerrero. This is his story.

Remaining low profile limited Tren de Aragua’s ability to establish itself in Peru. So the group began to expand.