crime

Mexican government reports drop in intentional homicides

Published on: February 25, 2025
13:57

Mexico City, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Mexican authorities reported today a 24.9 percent reduction in the daily average number of victims of intentional homicides under the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, according to preliminary figures.

Angola is still arresting officials involved in robbery

Published on: February 25, 2025
00:30

Luanda, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Angola's Criminal Investigation Service (CIS) reported the arrest of another employee of the General Tax Administration (GTA) linked to the theft of seven billion kwanzas (more than 7.6 million dollars).

Bukele proposes anti-corruption law in El Salvador

Published on: January 31, 2025
00:15

San Salvador, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) President Nayib Bukele submitted a draft Anti-Corruption Law to the Legislative, local media reported on Thursday.

Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office reaffirms commitment to fight crime

Published on: January 21, 2025
06:16

Caracas, Jan. 21 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office ratified on Monday its commitment to fight crime and its willingness to resume cooperation on the issue with the United States Government. The aim is to facilitate the extradition of any Venezuelan in transnational criminal groups who commit crimes throughout the region, said Attorney General Tarek William Saab in a statement.

Horrific crime in Uruguayan capital

Published on: January 6, 2025
10:52

Montevideo, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The press described as terrible the crime that occurred in the Uruguayan capital, which left a young man dead and his little girl with serious injuries.

A homicide-free period makes El Salvador a safer country

Published on: December 29, 2024
09:48

San Salvador, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador is celebrating on Sunday a new record of more days free of gang-related crimes for the month of December, authorities highlighted today.

Kirilov’s assassination results from approval of Kiev’s war crimes

Published on: December 17, 2024
17:40

Moscow, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The assassination of the head of Russia's radiological, chemical and biological protection troops, Igor Kirilov, is the result of support for Ukraine's war crimes, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Tuesday.

Cuba starts exercise to prevent and confront crime

Published on: December 2, 2024
17:00

Havana, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is carrying out the National Exercise to Prevent and Confront Crime, Corruption, Illegalities and Social Indiscipline from December 2 to 7.

Dominicans: crime is the country’s worst scourge

Published on: November 29, 2024
14:20

Santo Domingo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Five million adults in the Dominican Republic (66.5 percent) currently consider crime as the leading problem facing society, as quoted by the report "Private Security in the Dominican Republic: Creating Public and Private Value".

Peruvian government extends state of emergency in 14 districts

Published on: November 27, 2024
10:40

Lima, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Government on Wednesday decreed a 45-day extension of the state of emergency in 14 districts in the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, as the 60 days for which it was established have expired due to the outbreak of crime.

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