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.

News of gangs

Woman interred alive in Brazil tomb

13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison

Founder of ‘Los Monos’ drug gang arrested

Drug-related violence soars to ‘critical’ levels in Rosario

Mutilated bodies, gang wars shock once-peaceful Ecuador

Contaminated cocaine: Investigators switch focus to different drug gang

Contaminated cocaine: Authorities probing six new hospitalisations in Rosario

‘Laced cocaine’ tragedy exposes reality of drug trade in Argentina

Death toll from laced cocaine tragedy climbs to 24

‘I’m hoping for a miracle’ – Families of cocaine victims appeal for help

Argentina's Massa launches ‘Dólar Vaca Muerta,’ seeking US$1.2 billion

Brenda Uliarte changes tack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assassination attempt

IMF delivers rare public rebuke to Massa over cash handouts

Cancel your plans... Argentina's famous 'Round of Clásicos' is back

Malvinas: British poll shows which European nations support Argentine sovereignty claim

Alquileres: cuáles son los cambios para inquilinos y propietarios en la ley aprobada por el Senado

Tras un extenso debate, el Senado aprobó las reformas de Ganancias y la Ley de Alquileres

Malvinas: una encuesta británica reveló qué países europeos apoyan la soberanía argentina

Encuesta Nacional: en un hipotético balotaje, cuáles son las chances de Milei, Massa y Bullrich

Según una encuesta, Massa creció y se ubica primero con Milei y Patricia Bullrich en un empate técnico