From Noticias 24 on August 6, 2013- Members of the Bolivarian National Guard seized 86 kilos of high purity cocaine at the Guarumito checkpoint in the Táchira state. The drugs originated in Colombia and their destination was the central part of Venezuela. Two suspects were apprehended, one Colombian and one Venezuelan. This incident sheds light on new drug trafficking routes in the region according to authorities. New efforts on the border have forced traffickers to find new routes. The Guarumito checkpoint has not been a popular route for drugs in the past, however now, units in this area have been put on alert. Read Article
ammunition, explosives and drugs often carried across the border undetected ElComercio.com reported: Steps illegal between Ecuador and Colombia, facilitate the smuggling of goods entering and leaving the country. According to the Armed Forces, in the 176 miles of border shared Carchi (Ecuador) with Nariño (Colombia) there are over 25 bridges unofficial. Paul S., native of […]
The OAS Promotes Inter-Institutional Cooperation for Civil Registry along the Borders of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA) today accompanied the national registration authorities of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru in the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks to combine their […]
Globo reported on August 5, 2013 that storeowners who reside on the Brazil-Uruguay border in Rio Grande do Sul, fear that the possible legalization of marijuana in Uruguay will change the type of tourists visiting the area. Although the Uruguayan legislation states residents of the country can buy the drug, the law will also need […]
From lainformacion.com on August 1, 2013- Bolivian police seized 144 kilos of Peruvian cocaine from the car of a Bolivian citizen who was planning to transport the drug to Brazil. The operation was carried out in a Bolivian town on the border with Peru. It is believed that the drugs came from the VRAEM region […]
The Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal, said Friday it is considering the creation of a marine reserve of 650,000 hectares in northwestern Peru, Ecuador border, to protect biodiversity under threat of predation and pollution. “We have been studying the proposal and to create a marine reserve of 650,000 hectares in northern Peru, Ecuador border, to […]
From Siwissinfo.ch on July 29, 2013- The capture of the Zetas leader, Miguel Angel Trevino also known as Z-40, could lead to a Sinaloan attempt to consolidate border control. Leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin Guzman, who has been at large since his prison escape in 2001, could take advantage of the situation and seek […]
On July 24, 2013 ilustrado.com.br reported that within a year the Battalion Border Police in Paraná confiscated about 2 tons of drugs, counterfeit items valued at R$25 million, and more than five thousand packages of smuggled cigarettes valued at R$1.8 million. Many of the seizures have occurred in border areas of Argentina and Paraguay. Commander […]
circuitomt.com.br reported on July 5, 2013 that the Federal Police and other government agencies arrested in Poconé, Mato Grosso, a Bolivian pilot accused of transporting 413 kilograms of cocaine via aircraft. The suspect managed to escape after the seizure of drugs this past Tuesday (2). During the operation, two suspects: the co-pilot and another victim […]
R7 reported on June 28, 2013, that three suspects; one being Bolivian, were detained in Belo Horizonte for international drug trafficking. Civil Police discovered several cocaine capsules to be transported via the body by people known as “mules”. The drugs found are considered “fish scale”. Read Article
Globo reported on June 22, 203 that the Federal Police of Cruzeiro do Sul in Acre, detained three suspects for transporting 70 pounds of drugs from Peru to sell in the region. The Federal Police have been investigating the case for the past two months. The drug traffickers were using vessels to transport the drugs […]
From lainformacion.com on June 16, 2013- Guatemalan security forces discovered a stash of cocaine that was found in secret compartments in three vehicles when driving near the Mexican border. The cocaine amounted to 14 kilos and was seized along with the arrest of seven people including one woman and one minor. The seizure took place […]
From lainformacion.com on June 19, 2013- The Military Police of Venezuela seized a cache of 216 kilos of cocaine and 2.5 tons of marijuana in two different operations, according to Interior Minister Gen. Miguel Rodriguez Torres. Agents from the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) found the stash of cocaine in […]
U.S. Border Patrol records show that undocumented Central American immigrants, particularly Guatemalans, crossing the Arizona border during fiscal year 2013 increased considerably. From Oct. 1 to May 1, the arrests of 14,198 undocumented Central American immigrants were reported, 2,873 more than during the same period of fiscal year 2012, data of the Border Patrol’s Tucson […]
A local woman gave birth to a child Monday while crossing the international border back into the United States from Mexico. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, whose identity has not been released to the public, went into labor while waiting to cross the border along with her two siblings […]
On June 2, 2013 FM Bolivia reported the case of sixty-four Bolivian immigrants who were trafficked into Chile. Six people are currently being prosecuted before Chilean courts. The Bolivians, originally from Cochabamba, worked illegally in setting up high tension towers for the private company Paola Espinoza in Molina, more than 200 kilometers from Santiago de […]
On June 2, 2013 FM Bolivian reported that the topic of immigrant smuggling and human trafficking is not included in the on-going 13-point agenda between Bolivia and Chile. The agenda items do deal with border issues, including border integration, free movement and physical integration. However, the issue of border security cooperation is related to the […]
Froml lainformacion.com on June 5, 2013- Agents from the National Anti-drug Ministry of Paraguay (Senad) seized 1.5 tons of marijuana that was hidden in a tourist bus whose final destination was Rio de Janeiro. A spokesperson from Senad indicated that another bus had already crossed in Brazil and would later be intercepted by the Brazilian […]
Big Bend is a massive national park in West Texas that few will ever visit. The park, despite its natural beauty, will never draw in tourists the way Yellowstone or other parks do. Only around 200,000 to 350,000 visitors travel to the park annually, making it one of the least visited national parks in the […]
Threat from increased cases in Colombia, Venezuela Eluniverso.com reported thatPhysicians Health Ministry along with immigration personnel perform preventive screenings H1N1 virus on the northern border. Monitoring began two weeks ago due to the increase of cases in Colombia and Venezuela. Jose Castillo, epidemiologist Carchi Health Directorate, said that there are two control offices, on the […]
Eluniverso.com reported that local authorities in the Amazon region of Peru reported that since yesterday morning and oil stains are observed in rivers of the country, from the oil spill by the break, after a mudslide, Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE), the Last Saturday, in the province of Sucumbios. The stain was a Napo River area […]
From La Hora on June 4, 2013- Recent drug seizures have shown that drug activity in Ecuador is moving away from the traditional border areas to the interior of the country due to increased controls on the border. Between 2010 and 2012 it was common for drug seizures to take place in Esmeraldas and Sucumbios […]
On June 3, 2013, Terra reported that President Dilma announced the use of mobile scanners to help combat organized crime along border areas. The modernized scanners will be able to detect drugs and weapons inside trucks, cars, as well as drugs hidden in tires. The federal government will spend R$30 million to border states to […]
From Lainformacion.com on May 25, 2013- To suspected Mexican drug traffickers were detained by security forces in the Guatemalan town of Tecún Umán, along the Mexican border. The two suspects, Juan Carlos Gaixola and Joel Mario Carrillo Gómez, were caught transporting 29 tons of metal that contained precursor chemicals to make synthetic drugs. In addition […]
May 22, 2013- Impacto Diario reported that agents of the Chilean Anti-narcotics Brigade (Briant) seized 116 kilos 541 grams of cocaine in the city of La Calera. This success was part of Briant’s efforts to thwart a drug ring operating from Bolivia, although there has only been one arrest so far, the driver of the […]
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May 23, 2013- Terra reported that Chilean authorities arrested Alvaro Mendoza, 21, in Colchane, Chile after he tried to evade immigration authorities by entering the north side of the complex. During a close inspection after the failed evasion attempt, authorities discovered more than 3 kilos of marijuana in Mendoza’s backpack. Mendoza came from the city […]
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Lainformacion.com reported on May 23, 2013 that Paraguay has destroyed 26 tons of marijuana in the early stages of an operation called, “Nueva Alianza IV” (New Partnership IV). The Anti-drug Secretariat of Paraguay (Senad) said that the operation began on Wednesday in an effort to eradicate crops and marijuana collection centers in the wooded areas […]
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According to La Crónica on May 21, 2013 a fugitive from the United States and an undocumented person were arrested and drugs were seized at a border checkpoint between San Diego and Tijuana last week. The first incident began when Pedro García Hernández was detained at a pedestrian border crossing after a routine documentation check. […]
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May 22, 2013- According to lainformacion.com, Paraguayan police arrested 5 members of the Brazilian criminal organization, Comando Vermelho in the Bella Vista Norte zone of the department of Amambay on May 21, 2013. Agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-drug Secretariat (Senad) carried out the arrests with the collaboration of the Paraguayan Military and the Brazilian […]
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acritica.net reported on May 21, 2013 that the soon to be new governor of Paraguay, Pedro Gonzales, will visit Brazil today; May 22, to discuss with the Governor of Mato Gross do Sul, André Puccinelli, issues of industry, commerce, and agriculture. Pedro Gonzales wants to create a free trade zone as well as increase job […]
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La Prensa reported on May 20, 2013 that migrants along the U.S.-Mexican border are being used by the cartels for various purposes. One evening Gulf Cartel gunmen stormed a refugee center and captured 15 men, who were probably forced to serve as guards or mules for the criminal organization. The current U.S. immigration system designed […]
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capitalnews.com.br reported on May 20, 2103, Operation Ágata 7; consisting of 25,000 militants to patrol the entire Brazilian border. Numerous government agencies such as the Federal Highway Police, Internal Revenue Service, and the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, will work together in this operation to patrol and combat cross-border crimes such as arms and ammunition trafficking, drug […]
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Venezuela Destroys 12 Clandestine Airstrips near Colombian Border, Seizes 1.8 Tons of Drugs On May 16, 2013, Reuters reported that the Venezuelan military destroyed 12 airstrips used by drug traffickers in the state of Apure, near the Colombian Border, in addition to seizing 1.8 tons of drugs in 2013. Wilmer Barrientos, the head of the […]
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Bolivia and Brazil Prepare Anti-Drug Trafficking Operations along the Border El Día reported on May 15, 2013 that Bolivia and Brazil will increase cooperation on anti-drug efforts along their border. At a technical meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivian Deputy Minister of Social Defense, Felipe Cáceres and Brazilian Secretary of Public Security, Regina Mikal, agreed to […]
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515 Thousand Doses of Cocaine Seized near Tulcán, Ecuador. El Norte reported on May 16, 2013 that 100 kilos of cocaine from Colombia en route to the United States were seized in the Carchi province of Ecuador near the city of Tulcán. The driver of the truck, Carlos R., claimed that he came from Pasto, […]
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Spain-noticias.com reported that tons of illegal drugs through the area have upped the ante in terms of the violence that shadows often very lucrative organized crime, and here, in clashes between drug rings Brazil and Paraguay. “The deaths you see are Mexican style. There are headless bodies, severed arms, bodies burned alive, “he said. “We […]
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foxbusiness.com reported that crude oil from southern Colombia could begin flowing through Ecuador’s OCP pipeline as early as next week under an agreement to be signed Wednesday between the pipeline operator and Colombian producer Vetra Exploracion y Produccion SA, a pipeline company official said. Read Article
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Guatemala has officially suspended the simultaneous Oct. 6 referendum scheduled with Belize on taking their long-running territorial dispute to the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera said. Read Article
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Bolivia has filed a lawsuit against Chile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to reclaim access to the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia lost access to the coastline in a 19th Century war with Chile, leaving it landlocked ever since. Chile says Bolivia’s demand has no historical or legal basis. Read Article
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Peru and Ecuador made today the launch of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) to protect the child population in the border area against various diseases that can cause disability and even be fatal, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH). Deputy Health Minister, José Carlos Del Carmen Sara, who is in Tumbes, said that diseases […]
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President Rafael Correa ordered the Armed Forces to respond “with all possible firepower” any alleged attack on Colombia rebel groups operating in the border. The president’s political decision of April 13 came after the confrontation that occurred four days earlier on the border with Colombia in the area of Palma Seca (San Miguel River sector). […]
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Bolivia police seized five thousand live young alligators in an operation against animal trafficking in the eastern department of Santa Cruz, on the border with Brazil and Paraguay, announced today the Governor of Santa Cruz. The pups were taken to the city of Santa Cruz in trucks from the village of San Matias, located on […]
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On April 17, 2013, Campo Grande News reported that two men were arrested in Paranhos, 469 kilometers from Campo Grande and on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Originally police wanted Leonardo Rocha Gonçalves, 22, on a robbery charge; but upon his arrest, they found additional evidence linking him to Edmar Alegre da Cunha, 28. […]
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The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most of the immigrants originally came from Haiti but others had come from as far afield as Bangladesh, Senegal and Nigeria. They said about 1,700 illegal migrants had arrived over the […]
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Eluniverso.com reporte that a new confrontation between the military Ecuador and Colombia’s illegal groups, infiltrated country, took place yesterday, at 10:45, on the northern border of Sucumbios (sector Palma Seca, Lago Agrio Canton), in a statement to the Fourth Army Division Amazon. Read Article
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Elcomercio.com reported that the operations were performed between Esmeraldas and Sucumbios. In the last 10 days, the military seized from drug to fuel, firearms and explosives in those border areas. Even the soldiers found a field of four acres with about 8500 coca plants. In this last operation soldiers intervened three detachments. It happened last […]
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elcolombian.com reported that Venezuela’s government on Tuesday closed its border crossings with Colombia because of Sunday’s election, a decision that leaves a week to both nations cut off by land with consequences for the movement of people and trade. The border closure occurred at 6:15 am on Tuesday and will be reopened on Tuesday, confirmed […]
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On April 3, 2013 Chilean newspaper La Nación reported that two Ecuadorians have recently been indicted in Arica on charges of human trafficking. Marcos Renteria and his brother Julio Valencia were arrested at the Chacalluta border crossing on Tuesday after attempting to smuggle 10 Ecuadorians posing as tourists into Chile. According to evidence presented in […]
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According to noticias.uol.com.br African gangs; primarily Nigerians, are using postal services in Brazil, to smuggle small amounts of cocaine to countries such as Spain, China, and the United Kingdom, where overseas operating networks have expanded the illegal trade. Due to Brazil’s strategic location with neighboring cocaine-producing countries, in addition to its frequent flights to Europe, […]
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A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new use along the U.S. border with Mexico, where it has revealed gaps in security. Operated from a Predator surveillance drone, the radar system has collected evidence that Border Patrol agents apprehended fewer than half of the […]
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Eluniverso.com reported a sailor dead, three wounded and three civilians left missing an explosion yesterday afternoon in Mobile Guard Station Rio Cuyabeno, located about 800 meters offshore, opposite the parish Palma Real, San Lorenzo canton (Esmeraldas), in the border with Colombia, the Navy reported. Carlos Vallejo, chief of the National Directorate of Aquatic Spaces (DIRNEA), […]
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univisionamerica.univision.com reported that Mexican cartels are sending some of their best members to live and work in the United States, strengthening its presence to enhance its control over the lucrative drug market in the world and increase profits, experts say. An extensive review of cases before the courts and government agencies information, interviews with senior […]
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elpais.com.co reported that troops of Task Force Pegasus assigned to Joint Command South West found in the department of Nariño, a cache with Ecuadorian manufacturing explosives belonging to the FARC’s 48th Front, said Monday the Army of Colombia festive. During an operation in the town of Ipiales, the military found a cache with 1900 bars […]
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According to cironline.org, it turns out that the Border Patrol catches more American citizens with drugs than it does Mexican couriers, according to an analysis of records obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Three out of four people found with drugs by the border agency are U.S. citizens, the data show. Looked at another […]
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fronterasdesk.org reported that Mexico is a predominantly Catholic country, but the border city of Tijuana has always hosted a more diverse population of worshipers. In the last few years, one of the largest religions in the world has begun making inroads and building a presence there. Every day, at a small, nondescript building in Playas, […]
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A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bringing in unauthorized immigrants for financial gain and bribery, federal prosecutors in San Diego said. Hector Rodriguez, 45, admitted at a court hearing Thursday that for almost two years he accepted bribes in exchange for allowing carloads of unauthorized immigrants at the […]
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Ecuador Military repelled shot and suspected members of the so-called illegal armed groups in Colombia (GIAC) located in a border area, a fact that no casualties among the soldiers, said the joint command of the armed forces. The agency said the soldiers “while performing operations Ecuadorian border protection in your jurisdiction, repelled with fire potential […]
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President Porfirio Lobo will meet this week with fishermen from the south to address problems with Nicaraguan Naval. President Porfirio Lobo Sosa said Sunday that Honduras will press UN to enforce the judgment bordering the International Court of Justice in the Gulf of Fonseca shared with Nicaragua and El Salvador. The president spoke after constant […]
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nogalesinternational.com reported that a Mexican man was arrested Tuesday at the Mariposa Port of Entry after he allegedly tried to smuggle more than a ton of marijuana into the United States in a truck filled with bell peppers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its officers referred the 35-year-old man and the tractor-trailer he was […]
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Nogalesinternational.com reported……. Whether it’s due to long lines, visa costs or other reasons such as the lingering effects of the economic recession, legal border crossings through Nogales continue to decline, though at a slower pace than last year, according to recently released statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The total number of pedestrians and […]
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www.scribd.com reported that Obama Closing Air Defense System on U.S./Mexico Border: Texas & America Vulnerableto Attack from Low Altitude Missiles and Aircraft Updates: Outrage Growing over Obama Cutting Homeland Security U.S. Border Air DefenseSystem (TARS)White House Petition Asks Obama Not to Shut Down TARS Air Defense System on Southern Border Call your Congressmen and Senators […]
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As heroes were welcomed home three Bolivian soldiers who were released after being imprisoned in Chile accused of illegally entering the country on 25 January. Jose Luis Fernandez (18) Augusto Cardenas (19) and Alex Shock (20), who accepted the conditional suspension of proceedings at the hearing made this morning in Pozo Almonte, arrived at the […]
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Police in Mexicali on February 22, 2013 seized a “cannon gun” used by drug traffickers to “shoot” packages of drugs into the United States. The cannon was activated by a compressor and air tank attached to the tube to initiate the launch. Marco Antonio Carrillo, director of Public Safety Mexicali, capital of Baja California, said […]
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Eluniversal.com.mx reported that for every two men, a woman becomes ill, the number of cases is very similar to the same period last year, said Jose Alberto Ramón Muñiz Castillo, program manager at the Health District. The program in this border microbacteriosis recorded 12 new cases of tuberculosis from January to date, in addition to […]
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Tapachula, Chiapas (25/FEB/2013.) – Guatemala’s government prepares a group of highly specialized military, to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in his country on the Gaza border with Mexico, Guatemalan authorities said. Secretary of Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic of the Central American nation, Francisco Cuevas Gallardo, said officers will be operational […]
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San Diego police homicide detectives were investigating the death of a man who was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, a lieutenant said Sunday. Officers were called to the San Ysidro Port of Entry, at 720 East San Ysidro Blvd., at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, […]
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The U.S. federal government has dismantled 26 drug-smuggling tunnels in this town on the border with Mexico over the past three years, the most recent of which was discovered this week. Federal authorities on Wednesday found a cross-border tunnel that had just been completed on the Arizona side, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in […]
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La-razon.com reported that the Justice of Chile extended by ten days the deadline for prosecutors Township Tarapacá Chile seek history in the case of the three detained Bolivian military while pursuing a group of smugglers vehicles. February 25 was the date set the hearing to be defined whether or not to open the trial of […]
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The federal government has added Mexico, Israel and six other countries to the list of so-called “safe” nations Canada has deemed unlikely to produce legitimate asylum claimants. The addition Thursday, which takes effect immediately, brings to 35 the number of countries now on the list. Mexican officials have been asking for the designation for some […]
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cooperativa.cl reported that the President of the Confederation of Truck Owners, Juan Araya, said the prolonged closure of the Los Libertadores pass, linking Chile with Argentina, will cause shortages and price spikes in our country. The international crossing is blocked from Friday 8 febrer or because of landslides that covered up the road on both […]
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According to donga.com,Chris Anderson, former editor of the U.S. magazine Wired, founded 3D Robotics in San Diego three years ago to develop drones, or unmanned civilian reconnaissance planes. A drone is not a weapon, but a do-it-yourself product that looks more genuine than a toy. The problem was the competition from China that featured cheap […]
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spanish.china.org.cn reported that the Army and Navy of Colombia seized three tons of explosives and an arsenal in the department of Nariño (southwest), which borders Ecuador, according to reports released today on Radio Nacional de Colombia. “The first creek (hiding) consisted of 3,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 145 IEDs type landmine. Structure in wood […]
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SOURCE: http://yucatan.com.mx 1. In 2012 Labboun Rafic Mohammed (Muslim cleric) with alleged links to Hezbollah was arrested in Merida Mexico. He was also a fugitive from U.S. justice. 2. He arrived in Yucatan and apparently used a network of Lebanese government officials. These officials colluded with parties in Belize who provided a fake passport from […]
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noticierostelevisa.esmas.com reported that for the first time, Mexico’s military engineering collaborated on a work within the territory of another country. It is building a road in the area of customs with Belize, whose authorities requested support from the Mexican government. The largest German Homes Estrada, military engineer of the Department of Defense, explained that this […]
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Nogalesinternational.com reported that a traffic stop in Nogales last week yielded 249 gun magazines for assault-style rifles that investigators say were likely meant to be smuggled into Mexico. According to Lt. Carlos Jimenez of the Nogales Police Department, NPD officers stopped a gold-colored sedan at approximately 3 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the intersection of […]
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Nogalesinternatinal.com reported that a Nogales, Sonora woman was allegedly busted with more than a half-million dollars worth of methamphetamine on Friday at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that its officers at the port discovered more than 33 pounds of the drug in a Hyundai sedan driven by 42-year-old […]
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SOURCE: texasgopvote.com Closing Air Defense System on U.S./Mexico Border On January 17th, 2013, Exelis Systems Corporation sent out an email (see email below) to all of its employees informing them that on March 15th, 2013 all TARS Air Defense Mission Operations will permanently cease. These TARS Air Defense sites were under the control of the […]
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Xinuanet.com reported that Brazil’s President Monday highlighted the success of her plan in thwarting organized crime along the border. Dilma Rousseff said in her weekly radio show, “Breakfast with the President,” that authorities have seized more than 3,650 tons of drugs and 2,200 firearms in a year and a half since the Strategic Border Plan […]
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Customs and Border Protection showcased 14,000 pounds of marijuana seized at the Mariposa Port of Entry at a news conference on Tuesday. The drugs are estimated at $7 million. The marijuana was discovered by Border Protection officers during a high risk shipment inspection on January 15. Read Article
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Police and Amadas Forces discovered a warehouse where they were hiding tacos pentolite 1316 sticks. It is presumed that the explosives were destined for rebel groups north of the border. EVIDENCE. The soldiers arrived at the La Tola, Canton Eloy Alfaro in Esmeraldas province, had a search warrant to review four wineries. The document was […]
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nogalesinternational.com reported: Note to drug smugglers: If you get lost while hauling a pot load, it’s probably best to ask directions from someone other than the Border Patrol. A 21-year-old U.S. man learned that lesson the hard way on Thursday night after he approached agents from the Sonoita Station while hauling a stack of lumber […]
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The No.1 Operational Command of the Armed Forces presented in a report, the results of military operations and security support of the State made in 2012 in the country. During that year, on the northern edge of the country there were 48 military operations and more than 15 000 shares to support the safety of […]
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Colombia has been arrested so far this year to 30 Ecuadorian vessels fishing in its waters. they asked the fishermen to respect the maritime borders of the two countries. The National Directorate of Aquatic (DIRNEA) expressed concern about the “continued” detention of vessels, according to data provided to him by the Navy of Colombia. The […]
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Source: A MAJORITY REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL T. McCAUL, CHAIRMAN ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION NOVEMBER 2012 A LINE IN THE SAND: COUNTERING CRIME, VIOLENCE AND TERROR AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUTHWEST BORDER TO TERRORIST […]
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Source: A MAJORITY REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL T. McCAUL, CHAIRMAN ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION NOVEMBER 2012 A LINE IN THE SAND: COUNTERING CRIME, VIOLENCE AND TERROR AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER THE THREATS: WHY ADDRESSING BORDER SECURITY REMAINS SO URGENT […]
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Colombian, Nicaraguan Leaders to Discuss Boundary Dispute The Colombian and Nicaraguan leaders plan to meet in Mexico City, where both will be attending Saturday’s inauguration of new Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday he hopes to speak in the most respectful, civilized way with Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega […]
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A Nigerian man has been charged for entering Guyana illegally. The accused, Banard Chukuniba, pleaded guilty to the allegation when his case was presented to Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry last Monday. As stated in the charge, Chukuniba entered Guyana by sea via the Corentyne River without presenting himself to an immigration officer. Read Article
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The trial involving several law enforcement officers accused in the largest drug seizure in recent history continued today before Justice Denis Hanomansingh in the Dangriga courts with arguments from the defense. Police officers Renel Grant, Lawrence Humes, Jacinto Roches, Mark Middleton and Customs boatman Harold Usher, as well as Victor Logan have been indicted for […]
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Forty-eight year-old Rolando Velasquez Darbon pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting when he appeared before Magistrate Adolph Lucas Jr. in court today. He was busted on Wednesday slipping a Salvadoran national into the country. Darbon, who is wanted by the United States Embassy for his involvement in an alleged human trafficking ring, Read Article
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Colombia has withdrawn from a treaty that binds it to the UN International Court of Justice in anger at a ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua, President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Wednesday. The Hague-based court last week reduced an expanse of sea belonging to Colombia, drawing a demarcation line in […]
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Deriving the Customs Modernization Plan 2007-2012, announced the construction of new facilities at the border crossing Lieutenant Lopez II “Chactemal”., In order to have more space for development and facilitation of foreign trade operations with Belize. According to Customs of Mexico, crossing now has two import modules, two more for export, three positions to review […]
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nortedigital.mx reported that: Mexico Navy warns guerrillas Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) and the Revolutionary Army of the Insurgent People (EPRI) have been rearmed with automatic rifles and rocket launchers also have in their arsenals. EPR (Popular Revolutionary Army) known locations of operations: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Mexico […]
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Army chief of Nicaragua, General Julio Cesar Aviles, said Tuesday that Nicaraguan Guard remain in the maritime awarded by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to their country, without any presence of Colombian frigates. “We are at the limits that the ICJ has assigned us. We sailed east of longitude 82 and cays Quitasueño, Serrana […]
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Maiah Jaskoski – Author ABSTRACT This article challenges two prominent explanations for military behavior: militaries, like other bureaucracies, will seek to maximize their budgets; and in the interest of maintaining professionalism, militaries will perform sovereignty missions—external defense and counterinsurgency—more intensively than policing functions. Running counter to these expectations, since 2000, Ecuador’s army has neglected its […]
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Three routes identified by intelligence used by narco traffickers to enter and leave Bolivia from Brazil: San Ignacio de Velasco, San Matías, Pto. Suárez. Fruit of the ringleaders of the cartel detection First Command of the Capital (PCC) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, drug force identified three border routes used by traffickers to enter and leave […]
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Piñatas are usually filled with candy. But a truck carrying a load of the colorful party favorites into the United States through Nogales turned out to be filled with a more sinister surprise: 425 pounds of marijuana. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, its officers at the Mariposa Port of Entry referred Juan Marcelo […]
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At least 51 members of the security forces and many civilians were injured in the clashes arising from a conflict of territorial boundaries in Bolivian region of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. “The police were attacked with sticks and stones. There are 51, including chiefs and officers, injured, injuries of varying magnitude, “said Friday the police […]
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In Rumichaca Bridge during a control operation of Customs Surveillance Service (SVA), a patrol agents Colombian detected entering the country with two boxes of phones. Colombian Patrolman HMG-915 board with logos Counternarcotics Police of the neighboring country, had camouflaged cargo in the back seat, which is why he was taken to court for an inspection […]
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Personal Customs seized a shipment of methamphetamine valued at more than $ 350,000 in International crossing linking the port of Matamoros to Brownsville. The shipment was insured personnel Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for its acronym in English, which is located in the international crossing “Gateway” to where it arrived the driver of a Ford […]
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The Foreign Ministry said Friday the abolition of visas for citizens of Colombia and Peru who travel to Mexico as visitors without permission to work in the country. “The abolition of the visa requirement for nationals Peruvians and Colombians favors a large number of people who enter our country for periods of less than six […]
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