crime

El Salvador to reduce homicide rate in 2024

Published on: January 31, 2024
00:30

San Salvador, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele said that his country already has the lowest homicide rate in the western hemisphere.

El Salvador is close to record homicide-free days

Published on: January 28, 2024
11:54

San Salvador, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) The National Civil Police (PNC) informed on Sunday that El Salvador has so far reached 22 days without murders in January, due to the government policy and the support of the exception regime.

El Salvador reports 20 homicide-free days in January

Published on: January 26, 2024
13:46

San Salvador, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador has reported 20 days without gang-related murders, according to the National Civil Police (PNC).

New bills to curb insecurity in Costa Rica

Published on: January 24, 2024
13:27

San José, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) A package of ten new bills to end the insecurity that exists in Costa Rica today will go through its approval in Parliament to become laws of the Republic soon.

Salvadorian authorities continue to target drug trafficking and gangs

Published on: January 18, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in El Salvador continue its raids against drug trafficking and gangs just weeks before the presidential elections on February 4.

Ecuador requests aid to crack down on crime in Davos Forum

Published on: January 17, 2024
17:32

Davos, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld stressed on Wednesday the pressing need to strengthen international cooperation in security matters during her attendance to Davos Economic Forum.

El Salvador reports good results in security

Published on: January 9, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador maintains its decreasing trend in the number of murders attributed to gangs in January, when it reported four days without victims at the beginning of the year, an official source said on Monday.

Ecuador among nations with the highest crime rates in the world

Published on: December 25, 2023
09:50

Quito, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The Global Initiative against Organized Crime (Gitoc) today ranked Ecuador as the eleventh nation with the highest crime rate and the sixth country with the highest rate of extortion and money charging for illegal protection in the world.

Salvadoran official says gov’t cracks down on crime

Published on: December 13, 2023
17:39

San Salvador, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador is making progress in the fight off human smugglers alias 'coyotes,' drug trafficking and smuggling gangs that try to use its borders to move illicit goods, an official source informed on Wednesday.

Costa Rica carries out operations against criminal groups

Published on: November 22, 2023
08:37

San José, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican authorities are immersed in a crusade to tackle organized crime and drug trafficking, which claim lives every day in the country.

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