News of mafia

Argentina applies new ‘anti-mafia law’ in Rosario

16-05-2025 12:49 Milei government applies “anti-mafia law” against organised crime in troubled Santa Fe city; Rosario becomes first place in country to see application of new crime-fighting law.

DRUG VIOLENCE

Narco violence tops agenda in Ecuador election

04-02-2025 10:25 Ecuadoreans vote Sunday for the country's next president as drug-related cartel and mafia violence run rampant. 'Iron fist' incumbent Daniel Noboa is up against Luisa González, a staunch defender of democracy.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Drug violence and fear paralyse Rosario as security crisis deepens

11-03-2024 17:09 Without taxis or buses and with closed schools: Parts of Rosario, Argentina's third-most populated city, have been turned into a ghost-town after four murders linked to drug-trafficking. President Javier Milei’s government has sent federal security forces to the region to assist efforts to secure the city.

Extortion in Peru

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

26-02-2024 13:50 Extortion, a business more lucrative than drug trafficking thanks to its high profits, has become the bane of citizens' existence from Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

News of mafia

Argentina applies new ‘anti-mafia law’ in Rosario

Narco violence tops agenda in Ecuador election

Drug violence and fear paralyse Rosario as security crisis deepens

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

Argentina must turn over 51% stake in YPF, US judge rules

Argentina's economy grew more than expected after Milei lifted controls

Milei makes waves by taking his dog Conan to interview

INDEC statistics body reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

Milei’s actor friend runs state agency with multi-million-dollar budget

La NASA confirmó que la gigantesca presa de Las Tres Gargantas en China ralentizó la rotación de la Tierra

Avanza la modernización militar: Argentina firmó acuerdo por blindados Stryker en Washington

Denuncian a la jueza Arroyo Salgado ante el Consejo de la Magistratura "por mal desempeño en el ejercicio de sus funciones"

Milei canceló el tradicional desfile del 9 de Julio: el motivo detrás de su polémica decisión

El Ejecutivo busca decidir qué investigaciones del Conicet seguirán activas y cuáles "no lo valen"