Jun 04 More than 100 gang members arrested in the biggest crackdown in NYPD history By Ariel Min More than 100 members of three gangs were arrested Wednesday in Harlem, New York in the largest-ever gang bust in New York City’s history. Continue reading
Jan 20 Poco progress in Mexico drug war By Michael D. Mosettig If any one place symbolizes the continuing frustration facing the Mexican government dealing with drug gangs, it is Michoacan, a western state of 4.3 million, which might have suffered as many as 1,000 homicides in the past year. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Gangs ‘Do Whatever They Want’ in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place Drug gangs rule the streets in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where more than 20 people are murdered each week. Located at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the U.S., that city is now called the most dangerous… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Mexican Photographer Captures Shades of Juarez From our series of reports in Mexico, photographer and Juarez resident Julian Cardona speaks with Margaret Warner about how the border city is struggling with violent criminal cartels. Continue watching
Nov 14 Rio Security Forces Storm Major Slum Police invaded Rio de Janeiro's largest slum Sunday, part of a larger effort aimed at cleaning up favelas before the 2014 World Cup. Continue reading
May 04 Watch ‘The Interrupters’ Confronts Chicago’s Gang Violence "The Interrupters" confronts Chicago's gang violence. Continue watching
Mar 08 Buses Targeted by Guatemala City Gangs Bus drivers and their assistants have become frequent targets of extortion, threats and violent crimes in Guatemala City. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Journalists Among Targets in Mexico Drug War The drug war in Mexico continues to escalate and its targets are ever-expanding. Judy Woodruff talks to Angela Kocherga, the Mexico Bureau Chief of Belo Television for more on Mexico's drug troubles. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch In Mexico, Violence Accelerates Ahead of Elections Last week's slaying of gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torres was the latest reminder of the ongoing drug-fueled violence in Mexico in the run-up to state and local elections. Ray Suarez has an update about efforts to halt the killings… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Poet Benjamin Saenz Considers Uncertainty Along Mexico’s Violent Border Latino poet Benjamin Saenz shares his writing from his home near the U.S., Mexico border, a region where violent drug wars have raged in recent years. His latest collection is called "The Book of What Remains."… Continue watching