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Latin America Monitor Looking for day when Mexico's underworld is violence-free? Try looking back.
Since the 1980s Mexico's criminal organizations have become increasingly globalized and sophisticated, but almost a century ago they were largely family organizations shipping bootleg liquor to the US.
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Colombia: Rappers under threat in Medellin by violent street gangs
The socially conscious, anti-violence message of many hip-hop artists' lyrics put some at odds with street gangs in Medellin, Colombia.
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Latin America Monitor 'El Loco' Barrera: What does the capture of Colombia's last big drug lord mean?
One of Colombia's top drug traffickers – Daniel 'El Loco' Barrera – was captured by Venezuelan, Colombian, US, and UK officials. It's a great sign of regional cooperation, but other traffickers will likely fill the void.
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Latin America Monitor New TV series on druglord Pablo Escobar: Why the continued interest?
A new Colombian series about the life of Pablo Escobar has reportedly broken audience viewing records and generated renewed interest in the kingpin nearly 19 years after his death.
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Family asks UN to help free former Peace Corps volunteer jailed in Nicaragua
Of the 725 US citizens in jail abroad, more than half are behind bars in Latin America. Jason Puracal was imprisoned in November 2010, and his family says the US hasn't done enough in his case.
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Latin America Monitor Colombia to reassess policy of extraditing drug traffickers to US
Many think extradition to the US is a trafficker's worst nightmare, but many negotiate with US law enforcement for more lenient sentences resulting in dramatically reduced jail time, says a blogger.
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Venezuela nabs Colombian cartel leader Maximiliano Bonilla, a.k.a. 'Valenciano'
On the eve of a meeting of the Venezuelan and Colombian presidents, police seized Maximiliano Bonilla and plan to extradite him to the US, where there is a $5 million reward for his capture.
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Jamaican drug lord 'Dudus' Coke pleads guilty. Why did his arrest take so long?
While Coke's plea wraps up a long pursuit by US and Jamaican authorities, an examination of the efforts to prosecute him implicate several parties – including Jamaican officials and a US law firm.
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Arrest of money launderer 'Dolly' in Colombia is minimal blow to Sinaloa drug cartel
The arrest of the Colombian woman, accused of laundering money for the Mexican drug cartel, will do little to hamper a group that operates in as many as 50 countries, including the US.
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Colombia's criminal networks consolidate around two forces
Two major criminal networks have been extending their reach throughout Colombia. In Mexico. pressure from security forces has had the opposite effect, causing the criminal underworld to fragment.
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Colombia's monks transform a space of violence into a place of peace
The monks are trying to erase the bloody history of a grand villa that once served as a prison for one of Colombia's most brutal drug lords.
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How WikiLeaks may give Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega an upper hand with US
WikiLeaks revealed that Nicaragua received 'suitcases full of cash' from Venezuela, but also showed the limitations of US intelligence-gathering in Ortega's country.
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Drug wars in Mexico, Colombia push drug trade to Dominican Republic
As authorities in Mexico and Columbia crack down on the drug trades in their countries and the US-Mexico border becomes harder to sneak across, drug rings are moving their operations into the Caribbean.
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Dudus Coke in custody, Jamaica focuses on keeping peace
Jamaica captured alleged drug kingpin Christopher 'Dudus' Coke on Tuesday. The country extended a state of emergency to give security forces more time to ensure calm after riots last month by Dudus loyalists.
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Halting drug war corruption: What Mexico can learn from Colombia
As Mexico struggles to contain its drug traffickers and endemic corruption, Colombia, which has long developed strategies to confront both, may provide a guide.
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Lessons for Mexico from Colombia's capture of drug kingpin?
Officials nabbed Daniel Rendón Wednesday. Colombia has used extradition and technology to make headway against drug lords.
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New target in Colombia’s drug war: ecofriendly US users
The Shared Responsibility program aims to educate US and European cocaine users about the environmental damage of cocaine production.
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