News of gangs

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.