organized crime

Mayor

Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police

The mayor of a mining town in violence-riddled Ecuador was shot dead Friday, the second such killing in days ahead of a weekend referendum on tougher measures against organized crime, police said. Jorge Maldonado, the mayor of Portovelo, “fell victim to gunshots that resulted in his death,” police said on X, formerly Twitter. He was […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas law enforcement agencies collaborate in major sex trafficking operation

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas State Police and other agencies across the state took part in a sex trafficking operation in Little Rock last month, leading to multiple arrests and victims being rehabilitated. ASP said in a news release that the anti-human trafficking event consisted of law enforcement and victim service providers from around the […]

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Mayor of Mexican border city of Tijuana living at army base after receiving threats | National News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana said she has decided to live at an army base for her own safety, after she received threats. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced the decision after confirming that police had found seven dead bodies stuffed in a pickup truck on Monday. “I have […]

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