Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," was captured in June after escaping from a maximum security prison last year in a jailbreak that ...

Colombian authorities say they have captured an alleged leader of the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia in Latin America. He is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing illegal trafficking routes ...

Ecuador's most notorious drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling ...

Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to the country's powerful organized crime ...

Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation ...

Lawyers in Peru are challenging a new amnesty law passed by Congress. The law grants amnesty to military members and civilians accused of serious human rights abuses during the country’s ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a proposed 50% tariff on copper imports has raised concerns in Chile and Peru, ...

Human Rights Watch has warned that Peru's Congress is seriously undermining the judicial system's ability to combat organized ...

Peru’s Congress is actively eroding the independence and capacity of the judiciary to fight organized crime, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report, “Congress ...

A demonstrator holds a sign which reads, "For our lives, we march today", as people attend a protest against crime and insecurity, in Lima, Peru March 21, 2025. © 2025 REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda Laws ...