Mexico: Templario Operative Killed, Secrets Spilled
Michoacán state police on Sept. 12 found the body of a brother of Servando Gómez Martínez AKA “La…
September 24, 2014
Saudi Arabia Goes On Beheading Spree
While ISIS has sparked global outrage with its beheading of journalists (and less global outrage for its beheading of captive Kurdish and…
September 22, 2014
Fortune Magazine Ranks Top Five Global Cartels
Well, this is really cute. With refreshing honesty, Fortune magazine on Sept. 14 issued a list of the “Fortune 5”…
September 18, 2014
Mexico: Protest Campaign For Imprisoned Vigilante Leader
Supporters of José Manuel Mireles Valverde, the imprisoned leader of the “community police” self-defense forces in Mexico’s violence-torn Michoacán…
September 16, 2014
ISIS To Attack US Through Mexico — Not!
Here we go again. Francis X. Taylor, under-secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, testified before…
September 16, 2014
Peru: Record Coke Bust Points To Mexican Cartel Penetration
A record-breaking cocaine bust on Peru’s Pacific coast points not only to the country’s booming production, but also…
September 12, 2014
Mexico: A New Pax Mafiosa?
Amid growing concern about horrific human rights abuses by Mexico’s security forces, Amnesty International on Sept. 4 issued a report,…
September 10, 2014
Colombia: Freed Cartel Hitman Demands Protection
Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vasquez AKA “Popeye” is notorious in Colombia as former personal enforcer for late drug lord Pablo Escobar — and…
September 3, 2014
See it: ISIS Burns Syrian Cannabis Fields
The extremist ISIS — now calling themselves the “Islamic State” — have left a bloody trial of mass…
September 2, 2014
Mexico Under Pressure To Investigate Military Massacre
Human Rights Watch on Aug. 22 called on Mexico’s government to ensure an “impartial and effective” investigation into the killing…
September 2, 2014