Mar 8th, 2010 · Most people who pass through the jazz community only travel down certain main thoroughfares. But in order for there to be a vibrant community, you need all those side streets, some of which are trafficked heavily by people in the know, others which remain mostly quiet.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Attorney General Amilcar Velasquez said the officials and a third, unidentified official were being held in connection with a case of stolen cocaine that led to the deaths of five police agents. Guatemala has long struggled to battle corruption among top law enforcement officials overseeing the fight against drug-trafficking gangs.
Feb 28th, 2010 · Last week, American and Mexican officials met in Washington to ramp up efforts to combat illegal drug use and the problems it causes. Some of those issues are all too visible in the U.S., where addiction touches the lives of millions, as well as in Mexico, where thousands of soldiers, police, prosecutors and civilians have been murdered in the battle between the government and drug traffickers. Liane Hansen speaks with Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, about recent efforts to stem the flow of drugs from Mexican by decreasing the demand in the U.S.
Feb 18th, 2010 · The eight freed Americans are back on U.S. soil. They had been accused of child trafficking for an attempt to remove 33 children from earthquake-stricken Haiti. Two of the 10 Baptist missionaries are still being held in Haiti.
Feb 4th, 2010 · While a group of Americans waits to see if child trafficking charges will be filed after they attempted to remove abandoned children from Haiti, the nation's longstanding "restavek" system, in which children become servants or worse, is under renewed criticism.
Feb 1st, 2010 · Ten members of a church group tried to take 33 children out of the quake-ravaged nation without permission Friday. The Americans insisted they were only trying to rescue the children, but Haiti's prime minister said it was up to the legal system to decide whether they were acting in good faith or are child traffickers.
Jan 31st, 2010 · In the weeks following Haiti's devastating earthquake, thousands of children have been orphaned or separated from their parents. Haitian government officials have suspended all international adoptions amid fears of child trafficking. Saturday, members of two Baptist churches in Idaho were detained after trying to gather a number of orphans.
Dec 22nd, 2009 · The Mexican city of Tijuana has been at the epicenter of an four year old war between government forces and the drug lords. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat, who spent eight months on special assignment following Tijuana's public safety chief Julian Leyzaola, who was on a mission to fight drug trafficking and clean the police force from corruption.