A Q&A with Julia Yansura from FACT Coalition on how criminal groups capitalize on this multibillion-dollar industry and what is being done.

In an election dominated by concerns about the rising threat of organized crime, Ecuador voted in current President Daniel ...

Drug trafficking accusations against the family of President Noboa scrutinize the role business in Ecuador’s wider security ...

Las acusaciones de narcotráfico contra una empresa bananera propiedad de la familia del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, podrían tener un trasfondo político, pero también plantean importantes ...

The arrests of seven mayors in Venezuela show how President Maduro has weaponized the supposed fight against crime for his ...

The demobilization of an ELN faction is a symbolic rather than substantive step forward for Colombia’s Total Peace policy.

In March 2025, the leader of Segovia’s informal miners, Jaime Gallego, disappeared. A week later, his body was found dumped on the roadside.