Authorities in Ciudad Juarez arrested more than 1,000 people over the weekend in an operation aimed at cracking down on human trafficking, police said

Four of 26 suspects are wanted for extradition to U.S.

About 800 police officers on Sunday occupied the Mangueira favela, or “shantytown,” one of Rio de Janeiro’s most populous neighborhoods, in an attempt to drive from the area the drug traffickers that have held sway there for decades, Brazilian officials said

Drug trafficking gained ground last year in Latin America, as criminal organizations diversified production and stepped up violence in an effort to expand markets, a UN report said Wednesday

Venezuelan authorities arrested three drug traffickers – a Colombian, a Dutch citizen and a Canadian – all of whom had “red alerts” issued for them by Interpol, and they will be expelled from the country in the coming days, Interior Minister Tareck el Aissami said on Sunday