By: Staff Writer May 9, 2023 The Colombian Navy dealt hard blows to narcotrafficking, leading several combined operations with forces from the region in March, which resulted in the seizure…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Venezuela’s New Asset Forfeiture Law Unlikely to End Corruption
By: Insight Crime May 9, 20233 Venezuela’s National Assembly has passed an asset forfeiture law aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption. But in the hands of a corrupt state…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala Begins Visit to the Country on Monday
May 9, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by former Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, begins a visit to Guatemala on Monday…
Drought threatens Panama Canal!
By: Staff Writer May 2, 2023 The Panama Canal is at risk of drying up due to the severe drought hitting Panama. The drought has forced authorities in Panama to…
Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica
By: Henry Shuldiner- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 Drugs gangs battling over control of Costa Rica’s cocaine trafficking infrastructure and the domestic marijuana market are fueling an increase in violence…
In Lara, Venezuela, Criminal ‘Colectivos’ Control Public Services
By: VENEZUELA INVESTIGATIVE UNIT- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 “They keep an eye on the transportation and the water. When something is damaged, they work with officials and fix it.…
OAS Signs Agreement to Observe June 25 Elections in Guatemala
April 21, 2023 Secretary General Almagro thanked the Government of Guatemala for its invitation to observe the elections and emphasized that sending the mission reaffirms the hemispheric institution’s commitment to…
Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela
By: Insight Crime April 18, 2023 The black market for gasoline is quickly disappearing in Venezuela’s oil-rich state of Zulia as changing government policies and supply increases chip away at…
Venezuela Kills Gang Leader Whose Political Connections Were ‘Open Secret’
By: Insight Crime April 4, 2023 Venezuelan security forces have killed one of the country’s most-wanted criminals, “El Conejo” (The Rabbit). Despite El Conejo’s renown, his killing is more likely…
Acacio Medina Front – Ex-FARC Mafia
By: Insight Crime April 4, 2023 The Acacio Medina Front is a dissident group that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC),…
Venezuela Oil Minister Resigns Amid Political Fight With Criminal Ramifications
By: Insight Crime March 28, 2023 The resignation of Venezuela’s Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami, just days after the arrest of one of his most important allies, may be a…
OAS Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy Expresses Concern about Process of Registering Candidacies in Guatemala
March 24, 2023 The Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its concern about the development of the candidacy registration process that is being carried…