Banana farmers in northern Colombia claim the Urabeños criminal group has been intimidating workers into smuggling cocaine in consignments for export, providing an insight into the methods used to get drugs into sea-bound shipments.

Authorities in Peru are investigating a criminal organization dedicated to land theft, a crime that frequently involves official corruption and particularly impacts impoverished and rural populations.

On Monday, a Slovenian high court upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who was convicted of corruption in June.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) has filed an application in Norway to open an investigation into the 2009 death of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky.

Italy’s economic crisis is hitting the Sicilian Mafia as well, say law enforcement officials in Palmero, Sicily.

Pavel Durov, the CEO of Russia’s most popular social media site Vkontake (VK), said on Monday that he was ousted by shareholders.

Councilmen from Michoacan have recounted life under a mayor who was in cahoots with Mexico's Knights Templar criminal organization, exemplifying how corruption and criminal control of local politicians works in practice.

The proportion of drugs trafficked through the Caribbean has more than tripled in the space of five years, according to US officials, adding weight to the persistent warnings that traffickers are seeking new routes as a result of security forces pressure in Central America and Mexico.

Since March 5, Indian election officials have seized US$ 36 million, 2.7 million liters of alcohol, and 100 kilograms of heroin intended to buy votes for the ongoing 2014 election.

Yesterday, MANS, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on fighting corruption and organized crime in Montenegro, asked the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime and Corruption to file charges against a dozen high-level Montenegrin officials and First Bank.