The danger zone: In Colombia’s Catatumbo region, reporting is risky business
Colombia overall has been improving in media freedom rankings, with a 20-point improvement on the World Press Freedom Index.
Man who held Pablo Escobar's dead body on a rooftop exposes 'huge lie' about how drug lord died
DEA agent Steve Murphy who helped bring down Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar says conspiracy theories about the drug lord ...
Mexico's president takes aim at U.S. gunmakers if cartels are designated as terrorist groups
Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Justice Department itself has recognized that "74% of the weapons" used by criminal groups in Mexico come from north of the border.
State Dept. Draws Up List of Cartels to Be Labeled Terrorist Groups
The move against a half-dozen organizations followed an executive order from President Trump that said the United States ...
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Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'
On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron ...
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Community Leaders Killed as Cocaine War Rages in Colombia
Fighting between two armed groups has been ongoing for almost a month along the border with Venezuela. Leaked Colombian ...
US to label drug cartels as ‘terrorist’ groups — report
More than half a dozen drug cartels with roots in Latin America will be classified as "terrorist" organisations by the United ...
USAID funding crisis: Millions face devastating impact across Latin America
Trump's freeze on USAID funding has thrown Latin America into crisis, threatening crucial programs fighting drug trafficking, ...
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US Aid Suspension Threatens Anti-Drug and Poverty Programs
Freezing of USAID funds impacts crucial Latin American programs fighting drug trafficking, poverty, and corruption ...
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USAID freeze threatens millions in Latin America
President Donald Trump's freezing of development aid has quickly paralyzed numerous programs in Latin America that rely on US ...
‘Global Kingpin’: Inside the US crackdown on alleged Lithuanian drug ring with history in NZ
A leaked memo from the Colombian prosecutor’s office reveals an international police operation targeting a drug trafficking ...