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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Since they began in September 2025, the US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific have been marked by their opacity. With a regular donation from $50, or a single donation ...

On April 29, US prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced an explosive set of charges against Rubén Rocha Moya, the current governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, for alleged ties to the ...

Despite the widespread use of states of emergency, the increasingly militarized response to organized crime, and the growth of criminal economies, the murder rate in 2025 across Latin America and the ...

Mexico’s underworld could experience far-reaching changes after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco Cartel and the country’s most-wanted criminal.

In 2025, Colombia faced levels of violence not seen in years, driven by clashes among criminal groups that have strengthened their military power and territorial control in areas critical to illegal ...