Her case exemplifies how much more nuanced the role of women in Latin America’s organized crime is. Women’s contributions are ...

Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military ...

U.S. Southern Command said in a statement late Tuesday that Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces had launched operations in a "powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the ...

Local and foreign mining companies are forced to pay protection money or hire suppliers linked to their extortionists in order to operate ...

MIAMI (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday urged Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration would be forced to ...

During the 1920s, Arnold Rothstein transformed organized crime into a calculated business enterprise. Through gambling networks, financial schemes, and influence in the criminal underworld, he helped ...

What follows is a point-in-time reference, a present-state examination of where financial crime risk stands for U.S. banks and credit unions, based on published data, recent enforcement activity, and ...

The drug cartel backlash to El Mencho's death raises security fears from Guatemala to Guayaquil over potential unforeseen ...

For members of Venezuela’s armed forces, drug trafficking, illegal mining, and other criminal rents have become a parallel source of income.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - More than a dozen law enforcement agencies announced a new task force to combat organized crime in the New Orleans region during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The year 2025 was marked by some of the most shocking and tragic criminal events in recent U.S. history. Although overall violent crime statistics showed a decline compared with previous years, ...