The US State Department has added the Chone Killers gang in Ecuador to its list of foreign terrorist designations.

El Salvador’s mass trials of alleged gang members are the latest phase in President Nayib Bukele’s hardline security model.

De la Espriella promises a hard line on Colombia's criminal groups. Also this week: DEA's fentanyl strategy and Fujimori's ...

While the series captures surface-level dynamics of these illicit economies, it often ignores the complexity of criminal operations.

Conservative hardliner Keiko Fujimori is poised to become Peru’s next president, following a chaotic and divisive election.

The extraditions to the United States of key members of the Choneros is a litmus test for Ecuador’s kingpin strategy of culling criminal organizations from the top down. Among those on the list for ...

The killing of Hector Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, by US and Venezuelan forces struck a substantial blow to the gang he helped found: Tren de Aragua. Deborah Bonello, managing editor ...

The Northeast Cartel (Cartel del Noreste – CDN) is a Mexican criminal group involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling. The organization emerged ...

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, the longtime leader of the Colombian criminal group the Urabeños, also known as the Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo), was just sentenced to 30 years in prison by Colombia’s government.

What do the latest government moves on illegal mining in Venezuela show? What does Colombia’s sentencing of “Otoniel” mean for the criminal organization he once led? Are tourists in Mexico for the ...

Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” top leader of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, was killed in a joint operation between the United States and Venezuela. The ...

Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” has been killed during joint operations between the United States and Venezuela, according to statements made by United ...