Panama Supreme Court justice accuses former president Martinelli in illegal spying scandal
A Panamanian Supreme Court justice investigating wiretapping allegations against former President Ricardo Martinelli has found sufficient evidence to link the ex-head of state to the purported eavesdropping on some 150…
This is how abusive priests are able to relocate abroad to Latin America
A recent GlobalPost investigation found that Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe were able to escape accountability by transferring to South America, where…
Did El Chapo order $100 million hit on Trump?
Did notorious cartel boss Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Loera put out a contract on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump? On Monday, state-funded media outlet TeleSur shared a rumor that El…
U.S. charges Honduran sports mogul with laundering drug money
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged Honduran sports mogul and former Cabinet minister Yankel Rosenthal with laundering money obtained from drug trafficking.…
100 kilos of cocaine discovered in truck at Costa Rica-Nicaragua border, adding to significant seizures in recent days
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) discovered a hidden shipment of 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in a truck of Nicaraguan registration that was attempting to cross the border back…
Colombian police bust ring that smuggled cocaine into Central America, Europe
Thirteen suspected members of a drug ring that smuggled cocaine into Central America and Europe have been arrested in Colombia, the National Police said.…
Driver caught carrying $17,000 in cash sentenced to 10 years in prison
The driver, Jairo Esquivel, was arrested in November 2014 at the Peñas Blancas border crossing with Nicaragua after police discovered US $17,700 in cash hidden in the cab of his…
Boat carrying nearly one ton of cocaine intercepted off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
The Costa Rican Coast Guard, with support from a United States P-3 Orion drug interdiction aircraft, intercepted a boat carrying nearly one ton of cocaine about 90 miles southwest of…
