Migrant advocacy group Al Otro Lado said Monday that violence and lawlessness in the Mexican state, Michoacan, have pushed avocado growers to leave their homes and seek asylum in the United States. Al Otro Lado reported that 32 members of …
Conti, a cybercriminal organization, sent a threatening message to Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves’ government. In a report by local media Tico Times, it said that Conti demanded $20 million to cease the attacks. The Conti hackers sent an email …
Dubai police detained a drug lord of an international criminal gang involved in trafficking and smuggling operations across Europe and South America. Dubai’s anti-drug operation was launched in coordination and jointly with police agencies in France, Spain, and Colombia, in …
At least 44 inmates died after a fight between rival drug gangs broke out in the latest deadly prison riot in Ecuador on May 9, the Interior Ministry said. Authorities said a fight broke out between the rival Los Lobos …
Carlos Guillén, a Dominican Republic diplomat, was finally freed four days after he was held captive by a gang in Haiti. According to Dominican ambassador Frank Miguel Castillo, Guillén was kidnapped by members of the 400 Mawozo gang while on …
The leader of 400 Mawozo, one of the most powerful gangs in Haiti, was extradited to the United States on May 3 for smuggling weapons and kidnapping U.S. citizens. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) transported Germine Joly, also …
The United Arab Emirates has frozen the assets of the Kinahan crime gang, accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into Europe. BBC reported that the Irish-organized crime group is believed to frequently use Dubai as part of its operations. The …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained leaders and members of a criminal group in Odessa cooperating with the Russian Federation. SBU, in cooperation with the National Police of Odessa, conducted a large-scale operation targeting a criminal group of Ukrainian …
El Salvador’s police force has arrested more than 9,000 gang members 15 days after the government declared a state of emergency to curb a soaring homicide rate. President Nayib Bukele has shared images and a video of the arrests on …
El Salvador’s Congress passed a new measure that would punish anyone who spread gang-related messages in the news media with 10 to 15 years in prison, prompting censorship fears. The new law approved late on April 5 applies to those …
