SIZEABLE BLACK ECONOMY US$30 billion a year – Ecuador reveals size of local cartel trade 18-02-2025 14:44 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa admits that cartels and gangs move US$30 billion worth of drugs, arms and other illicit goods through his country a year.
STATE FIRM IN SPOTLIGHT Vested interests stall Milei’s plan for Fabricaciones Militares state munitions plant 29-05-2024 12:15 Milei government offers voluntary retirements as it defines what to do with a massive state firm owning thousands of hectares. Numbers in the red for state-run arms manufacturer, but its system of inter-administrative direct contracting also makes it attractive.
CRIME & SECURITY Bullrich unveils new protocol for federal forces, relaxes rules on use of weapons 14-03-2024 11:00 Security Minister outlines new protocol for federal security forces, which will allow officers to shoot in order to prevent a criminal from escaping; "We don't want more Chocobar cases," declares Bullrich in reference to notorious 2017 incident.