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Members of the Airport Security Police make raids at the addresses of people allegedly responsible for human trafficking

Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina

by Alicia Florez 15 Sep 202213 Oct 2023

Analysis Mexico

InSight Crime’s 2020 Homicide Round-Up

by Parker Asmann and Katie Jones 29 Jan 20214 Mar 2024

Political Elites Seek Again to Infiltrate Guatemala’s High Court

by Héctor Silva Ávalos 29 Jan 20217 Mar 2021

Guatemala’s Anti-Extortion Plan: A Legacy of Unkept Promises

by Julie Lopez 29 Jan 202129 Sep 2023

Migrants Killed in Mexico Took Treacherous Path

by Max Radwin 28 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Decades of Deforestation, Illegal Mining and Impunity in Nicaragua

by Katie Jones 27 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Black Market Peso Exchange Evolving in United States

by Anastasia Austin 26 Jan 20213 Feb 2021

3 Unexplored Criminal Challenges Awaiting President Joe Biden

by Chris Dalby 21 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

No Time to Wait: Biden’s Security Challenges in Central America

by Seth Robbins and Héctor Silva Ávalos 20 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

El Salvador transfers MS13 gang members

MS13 Prison Releases Reinforce Potential Pact with El Salvador

by Héctor Silva Ávalos 20 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Mafia to Terrorists: How US Prosecutors Have Bent the Law to Fight MS13

by Steven Dudley 18 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Liquid Gold – False COVID-19 Vaccines Emerge in Latin America

by Shane Sullivan 18 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

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