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A new poll shows that recent corruption scandals in Guatemala appear to have damaged the credibility of the country’s armed forces and political elites, while an internationally supported anti-corruption commission has become the country’s most-trusted institution… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Authorities in Brazil and Bolivia carried out a joint operation against a group suspected of international drug trafficking in the latest sign of increasing law enforcement cooperation between Brazil and its cocaine-producing neighbors… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Colombian, Italian and US authorities collaborated in a massive round-up of nearly 150 suspected members of a multicontinental drug trafficking ring, highlighting the deep links between Italian criminal organizations and Latin America’s drug trade… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The United States has brought drug trafficking charges against six members of the Honduran National Police in connection with a case involving the son of an ex-president, a sign of deepening US involvement in anti-crime and corruption efforts in Honduras… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A new report from the US Congressional Research Service details the importance of trade-based money laundering for criminal networks in Latin America and outlines some of the ways the region’s governments are attempting to combat illicit financial flows… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 