Insight to Crime...Organized Crime in the Americas

Weekly InSight | 13 September 2013

This Week's Analysis

Last Rites for Guatemala's Anti-Impunity Crusaders CICIG? Guatemala's international anti-impunity body CICIG is now entering its final months of existence under the new leadership of a veteran Colombian investigator, but with the commission's many enemies closing in, questions remain over what he will be able to achieve. How Street Gangs Have Complicated Mexico Security A new report from a Washington think tank examines the complex role of youth gangs in Mexico’s security challenges and offers recommendations to reduce their threat. After the 'War on Drugs': Drug Policy Reform in the Americas Uruguay Marijuana Polls Good News for Regional Proponents The Mara Women: Gender Roles in CentAm Street Gangs

News

Argentina Arrests Head of Cordoba Anti-Drug Police Net Closing on El Salvador Cartel Leader El Salvador Gang Truce Shaken by 'Peace Zone' Murders Gunmen Kill 11 In Indigenous Guatemala Town Colombian Judge Orders Investigation into Uribe’s Paramilitary Ties Brother of Zetas Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Money Laundering