Yearly Archives: 2015

Q24N  (Insightcrime.org) - Mexico's recent near-miss in recapturing notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman begs the question of what approach works best when security forces are pursuing high-value targets.  Authorities nearly caught Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo during a recent operation on a ranch in Sinaloa state's rugged Sierra...

TODAY COLOMBIA (Nypost.com) - The white, blood-spattered truck screeched to a halt outside the Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul, Medellín’s biggest public clinic. “Rapido! Rapido!” someone yelled over a cacophony of sirens, honking car horns and more screeching tires. Modal Trigger A band of teenage boy and girl scouts in neatly...

TODAY COLOMBIA (BBC News) - The Colombian government has acknowledged that crime and smuggling have gone down since Venezuela deployed thousands of troops along their common border two months ago. The move was initially criticised by Colombia, which complained that it had not been consulted. But Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos...