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Security & Strategic Review - May 2016 (ISSN 1741-4202)
MEXICO: Emergence of the Tamaulipas vigilantes
The run-up to local elections in Tamaulipas state has been violent, with various reports of shoot-outs, roadblocks, and kidnappings. Amid the accusations being traded by rival politicians, there are claims that a new vigilante group has emerged, known as the Columna Armada Pedro José Méndez (PJM). It is not clear whether this is a genuine new force, or a flag of convenience adopted by existing criminal gangs.
- VENEZUELA: Security deteriorating on all fronts
- COLOMBIA: Tackling the neo-paramilitary threat
- MEXICO: Emergence of the Tamaulipas vigilantes
- MEXICO: Charges dismissed in Tlatlaya case
- REGION: Which way for the corruption story?
- URUGUAY: Taking drastic measures to tackle criminality
- ARGENTINA: New crime figures provide baseline
- EL SALVADOR: Conflicting messages over mara struggle
- PANAMA: Changes in the security ministry
- BELIZE-GUATEMALA: No sign of reconciliation
- POINTERS