After a period of consistent decrease, Chile’s prison population has been growing for 25 continuous months, according to data from the Chilean Gendarmerie (Gendarmería de Chile), the country’s prison authority. …
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang is causing increasing concern in the United States, even though the group appears to have no substantial US presence and looks unlikely to establish one. …
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After the murder of a former Venezuelan military official in Chile, the country’s president vowed to eradicate the main suspects: the Venezuelan crime group, Tren de Aragua. In an interview …
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At least 117,492 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2023, putting the median homicide rate around 20 per 100,000 people. But homicide data in many countries …
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The year 2023 was like staring through the looking glass, with Latin America and the Caribbean becoming even more surreal than usual. Nations thought to be safe suddenly found themselves …
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A growing perception of insecurity in Chile has led to increased public support for mano dura (iron fist) policies and a stronger stance on migration, according to several surveys conducted …
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Criminal News
3 Reasons Why Security Has Deteriorated in Northern Chile
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychA new study has shed light on the security crisis unfolding in northern Chile, a border region pivotal to transnational crime but where state authorities maintain only a minor presence.
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The Chilean government has opened up a new front in the fight against drug trafficking, incorporating social and cultural approaches to the country’s insecurity crisis by targeting “narco” mausoleums and …
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In the five years since Tren de Aragua first appeared in Colombia, it has built a far-reaching regional network, establishing a permanent presence in Colombia, Peru, and Chile, with further …
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A Chinese crime group, the Bang, has made major inroads into Chile, setting up a marijuana empire and smuggling in migrants to work there.