Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

BBC Africa Eye follows Sierra Leone’s anti-trafficking police unit, as they target criminal gangs trafficking young people ...

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JOHANNESBURG — South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a ...

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, Feb 3 (UNHCR) - Repeatedly shaken down by gang members for a weekly US$30 protection payment he could barely afford, Salvadoran bus driver Javier filed a complaint with the ...

The two members of the Barrio 18 street gang waited until 15-year-old Maribel’s* parents were out and then called at the family home in the outskirts of San Salvador. When she answered the door, they ...

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

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