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2 weeks ago | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston |Beatriz Fernandez |Beatriz Fernández |Alex Papadovassilakis
La administración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, está avanzando con los recortes al financiamiento de programas diplomáticos y de asistencia, lo que −según expertos− podría debilitar la capacidad de Estados Unidos y de sus gobiernos aliados para monitorear y enfrentar al crimen organizado en América Latina y otras regiones.
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2 weeks ago | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston |Alex Papadovassilakis |Beatriz Fernandez |Beatriz Fernández
The administration of US President Donald Trump is moving to slash funding for diplomatic and aid programs, which experts say could undercut the ability of the United States and partner governments to monitor and tackle organized crime in Latin America and beyond. The latest measures, which require approval from Congress, would cut 15% from the State Department budget, close bureaus and offices around the world, and reorganize the remaining functions of the US government’s diplomatic force.
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2 months ago | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston
Cultivation of coca for cocaine production continued to spread to new municipalities in Honduras in 2024, suggesting that what may have started as an experiment is now an established business. Honduran security forces detected and destroyed coca in 16 municipalities, up from nine in 2023, marking a record high.
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2 months ago | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston
Los cultivos de coca para la producción de cocaína siguieron extendiéndose a nuevos municipios de Honduras en 2024, lo que sugiere que lo que pudo comenzar como un experimento es ahora un negocio establecido. Las fuerzas de seguridad hondureñas detectaron y destruyeron cultivos de coca en 16 municipios, frente a los nueve de 2023, lo que supone un récord de erradicación.
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2 months ago | 
samwoolston.substack.com | Sam Woolston
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2 months ago | 
samwoolston.substack.com | Sam Woolston
Homicides in Honduras fell markedly in 2024 for the second year running, though the country remains the most homicidal in Central America. The homicide rate now sits at 25.3 homicides per 100,000 people per year, a fall of 26.5% from 2023, according to investigative outfit InSight Crime.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
samwoolston.substack.com | Sam Woolston
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston
Extortion appears to be increasing in Honduras as smaller gangs fill the gap left by larger groups who are retreating from the criminal economy. At the same time, arrests for extortion are falling, indicating growing impunity for this predatory criminal activity.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
larazon.cl | Sam Woolston
La Administración para el Control de Drogas (Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA), la principal agencia que investiga el crimen organizado y el narcotráfico para el gobierno de Estados Unidos en la región, retrasó repetidamente la denuncia de violaciones de los derechos humanos por parte de las fuerzas de seguridad latinoamericanas con las que se asociaba, sumándose así a una serie de escándalos en la agencia antinarcóticos más influyente del mundo.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
insightcrime.org | Sam Woolston
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the main agency investigating organized crime and drug trafficking for the United States government in the region, repeatedly delayed reporting human rights violations by the Latin American security forces it was partnering with, adding to a series of scandals at the world’s most influential anti-drug agency. The newest findings came from an audit of the DEA’s use of polygraphs to vet potential employees and foreign partners.
