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.

Will the killing of Tren de Aragua founder Niño Guerrero have much impact on organized crime? Does the capture of “Fito”’s brother in Ecuador promise to improve the security situation there? And which ...