COSTA RICA · SECURITY The OIJ is the investigative police arm of Costa Rica’s judiciary, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office directs its cases in court. Sinpe is the national electronic payments network run by the central bank. Clonazepam is a prescription…
Formalization is a hearing where a prosecutor tells a suspect, before a pretrial judge, which crimes are under investigation, and it is notice rather than a verdict. Preventive prison is jail ordered before trial when freedom is judged dangerous for…
EL SALVADOR · SECURITY El Salvador’s prosecutors have accused 564 Barrio 18 gang leaders, and local media say they want life terms. The mass case covers 14,497 charges. Prosecutors in El Salvador accused 564 Barrio 18 leaders on Thursday, 22 October; Diario El Salvador says they asked…
Honduras wants a maximum-security prison for gang leaders. It is choosing among three state-owned sites, one an unfinished jail left to rust. The Honduras megaprison plan moved forward on Friday, 23 October 2026. Congress president Tomás Zambrano and security chiefs toured the…
BOLIVIA · ORGANISED CRIME Bolivia arrested Juan Marcelo Ferrufino, a former national intelligence director of the police, on Friday 23 October 2026 over what happened after the March raid that captured Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, a US fugitive. Prosecutors say Ferrufino, one…
Washington named 15 Bolivians for visa restrictions on 22 October, and the Santa Cruz court president quit. This guide explains the list and what is not yet known. The US visa sanctions Bolivia judicial list why it matters question starts on Thursday,…
Colombia’s finance minister asked the Senate on Tuesday 20 October 2026 to speed up a COP 1.2 trillion (about US$380 million) bill (about US$380 million) that the government says is meant to prevent a blackout. The Colombia blackout bill is filed but not…
Bolivia’s interior minister says he asked US partners on Tuesday night to help build two elite police units. He announced it on Wednesday as a new border security phase began in Santa Cruz. Bolivia has asked US partners to help…
BOLIVIA · LA PAZ The Bolivia SIDACTA criminal complaint, filed on Thursday 15 October 2026, names 19 people, including four former defence ministers. Officials say an internal audit found a possible loss of Bs 1.478 billion (about US$127 million at Bs 11.68 per dollar). SIDACTA stands…
Colombia security cooperation with Washington faces a string of set dates after President Abelardo de la Espriella’s call with Marco Rubio on Monday 12 October. The first falls on Thursday, when a government council is due to review his draft anti-terror…
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