Mexico: ‘Severe blow’ to Sinaloa cartel as security chief of El Chapo’s son arrested

The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán. José Ángel Canobbio, also known as “El Güerito” (little…

Mexico: Army seizes tonnes of crystal meth

The Mexican army says it has seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine in raids conducted in the violence-wracked state of Sinaloa over the weekend. Soldiers raided warehouses and drug…

Bolivia: Bus crash kills at least 30 people

More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say. The vehicle plunged almost 800m (2625 ft) into a ravine in…

Argentina: President Javier Milei denies crypto fraud allegations

Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday. The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose…

Argentina: President Javier Milei faces impeachment calls over crypto crash

Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls – and legal action accusing him of fraud – over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media. Milei posted on X, formerly…

Brazil: Prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged by the country’s chief prosecutor with attempting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election. The 69-year-old was handed…

Brazil: Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell

A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband’s family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison cell in what police think was most likely a…

Colombia: Authorities move to ban the sale of memorabilia of Pablo Escobar

A proposed law in Colombia’s Congress seeks to ban the sale of merchandise that celebrates former drug lord Pablo Escobar, whose cocaine cartel has been linked to thousands of murders.…

Argentina:Dozens evacuated in skyscraper fire

15 hours ago Leonardo Rocha & George Wright BBC NewsShareSave More than 100 people were evacuated from a luxury residential tower in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, as a fire…

Mexico: Pilot suspected of working for Mexican drug cartel arrested

Security forces in Mexico have arrested a pilot they suspect of working for Los Chapitos, the Mexican cartel run by sons of the jailed drug lord Joaquín ‘”El Chapo” Guzmán.…