“Despite the reinforcement of the arms embargo, weapons and ammunition trafficking continue to flow into Haiti and into the ...

Recent weapons seizures in the Dominican Republic have exposed new, sophisticated smuggling routes supplying weapons to ...

The Trinitarios gang was founded at Rikers Island prison in New York City in 1992 to protect prison inmates of Dominican descent from other competing violent gang members, according to the U.S ...

The Trinitarios is a Dominican American gang, founded in 1993 at Rikers Island jail in New York City by immigrants from the Dominican Republic, authorities said. According to federal prosecutors ...

“The Trinitarios generally appeal to the young males of Dominican background, while the rival gangs emphasize other ethnicities.” It can take a multi-year process prior to becoming a full ...

"These children are amongst the most vulnerable," she said, noting that gangs along the border prey on them. Last year, the Dominican Republic deported 1,099 unaccompanied children; 786 of them ...

Washington.- Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez called on the international community to intensify efforts to address ...

wasn’t destined for the delivery in the Dominican Republic. It was “in transit to Haiti,” according to shipping documents obtained by the Miami Herald. As Haiti’s powerful criminal gangs ...