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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

This week, On The Radar focuses on Sinaloa Cartel founder “El Mayo” who is set to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges 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 ...

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