NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE Woman interred alive in Brazil tomb 30-03-2023 14:16 Thirty-six-year-old woman found sealed alive inside a mausoleum wall at a cemetery in Brazil, after surviving around 10 hours inside the narrow tomb.
Violence in Prisons 13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison 19-07-2022 16:11 Another bloody Ecuadorian prison fight claims lives, officials confirmed Monday.
CRIME & SECURITY Founder of ‘Los Monos’ drug gang arrested 29-04-2022 15:04 Founder of the ‘Los Monos’ drug-trafficking gang, Máximo Ariel ‘El Viejo’ Cantero, arrested and taken into custody.
CRIME & SECURITY Drug-related violence soars to ‘critical’ levels in Rosario 29-04-2022 15:01 At least 90 killed from narco-violence in Rosario so far this year; Slain bodies found in mafia-style killings as local authorities warn the situation is ‘critical.’
Violence in Latin America Mutilated bodies, gang wars shock once-peaceful Ecuador 03-03-2022 13:50 An intensifying drug war has shocked once-peaceful Ecuador with scenes of horrific violence.
CRIME Contaminated cocaine: Investigators switch focus to different drug gang 25-02-2022 17:27 Investigators believe gang led by convicted drug-trafficker Miguel Ángel 'Mameluco' Villalba is linked to the sale of tainted cocaine that killed 24 people last month.
CRIME & SECURITY Contaminated cocaine: Authorities probing six new hospitalisations in Rosario 07-02-2022 15:14 Authorities are investigating whether the hospitalisation of six people in the city of Rosario is linked to the contaminated cocaine tragedy that has already taken 24 lives.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘Laced cocaine’ tragedy exposes reality of drug trade in Argentina 07-02-2022 14:49 Expert prosecutor Mónica Cuñarro says drug business “diversified and atomised” during the coronavirus pandemic, creating the conditions for last week's tragedy.
CRIME & SECURITY Death toll from laced cocaine tragedy climbs to 24 04-02-2022 22:58 At least 24 people have died and more than 200 have sought medical attention in Buenos Aires Province after consuming cocaine that prosecutors believe was cut with a toxic substance.
'LACED COCAINE' CRIME ‘I’m hoping for a miracle’ – Families of cocaine victims appeal for help 04-02-2022 02:47 Families of the “contaminated cocaine” victims plead with the authorities for help, asking that the tragedy “serves” to help addicts.
Human rights Regional human rights body slams Ecuador over prison deaths 23-08-2021 20:39 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns violence in Ecuadorean prisons that has left 121 inmates dead this year.