Mexico Strikes Drug Trafficking, but Violence against Civilians and Police Continues

July 30, 2009

Operation Neptuno Delivers Decisive Blow to Narcotraffickers in Eastern Pacific

July 14, 2026

In a powerful display of international cooperation, the United States, Guatemala, and Mexico recently joined forces to execute interdiction operations as part of Operation […]

Special Report

For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]