teleamazonas.com reported that Civil agents will replace the national police officers. The municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito assumes from today officially control the traffic in the capital. Among its powers this issue ballots of citation and elaborate parties to offences and serious infringements within the urban perimeter of the Metropolitan District. In addition, they will be operating the informal transport, monitor respect for public transport stops, run full or partial closures of routes and you will make back flow. Read Article
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Reuters reported – Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain violent drug gangs. The government said on Monday that units of the army, navy and federal police were moving in to oversee access to […]
One person under the age of 23 is killed every seven hours in the country, States a recent report by the Observatory of rights of children, girls and young people in Casa Alianza Honduras. The document establishes that during the past 15 years, i.e., from February 1998 to October 2013, 8,854 cases of extrajudicial executions […]
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Anchovy fishing per year amounts to six million tonnes but up to one million tonnes of the pelagic resource is illegally caught, stated the president of the National Fisheries Society (SNP), Elena Conterno Martinelli. In an interview with Diario Correo, the SNP president made a critical analysis of the new fishing quota system established by […]
mercopress.com reported that the son of Suriname’s president has been charged by the United States with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Dino Bouterse was allegedly paid millions of dollars to provide a base and weapons for Hezbollah fighters. The Shia militants were planning attacks on the US and the Netherlands, […]
LAtimes.com reported that a civilian is killed and nine soldiers wounded during the breakup of an illegal mining operation. ‘Organized mafias’ are blamed. The vice president of Ecuador on Friday denounced illegal mining as growing scourge a day after a violent confrontation between soldiers and miners in an Amazonian region left one civilian dead and […]
– Some 500 people have been rescued this year from unlicensed drug-treatment clinics that brutalize and even torture their patients, Ecuador’s attorney general said Friday. About 30 people are being processed after being arrested in operations against these unlicensed rehabilitation centers, Galo Chiriboga said during a joint press conference with Health Minister Carina Vance. Read […]
The scandals in the health system are reaching record levels. The very head of the Central Drug Store, Mirta Escobar, reported yesterday that continuing irregularities in the handling of medicines when they are sent to public hospitals. The business is great. It consists of unadulterated amounts of recipes, reduce the contents of each bottle or […]
Economist.com reports………MINUTES before its planned release on September 25th a judge in Ecuador blocked the distribution of “A Tragedy Hidden Away”, a book detailing a massacre of 20-odd members of one indigenous Amazonian tribe, the Taromenane, by another, the Waorani. The authors, Miguel Ángel Cabodevilla, a Capuchin missionary, and Milagros Aguirre, a journalist, promptly distributed […]
Authorities on Thursday rescued 17 people who had been held at a clandestine clinic where patients were subjected to electroshock and even rape, the Ecuadorian Attorney General’s Office said. The facility in question is the Union and Hope Clinic in Hacienda Pisuli, north of Quito, the daily El Telegrafo reported. Also held at the clinic, […]
Violence caused by crime, drug trafficking and gang gangs has forced more than 17,000 people of Northern Triangle of Central America, formed by Honduras , El Salvador and Guatemala, to seek refuge in another country since 2008, experts warned today in Tegucigalpa. Read Article .
yucatan.com.mx reported that an anonymous tip led to an operation in the “table dance” Aztec Men’s Club, located on Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas, Colonia Centro, near the junction with Izazaga, where they were found 42 alleged victims of trafficking and 54 people were arrested. The Attorney General of the Federal District held the device in […]
bleachereport.com reported that former Brazilian footballer Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos has reportedly been kidnapped and decapitated by suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro. As confirmed by Matt Roper of the Mirror, the former player’s severed head was delivered to his wife on the morning of Oct. 29: The horrified wife of Joao Rodrigo Silva […]
Authorities evacuated about 5,000 people in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by a leaking gasoline pipeline, apparently caused by oil thieves. Images of the leak in the town of Tlajomulco, near the state capital Guadalajara, showed what looked like a gas jet that rose into the air in a field near a housing development. […]
hoy.com.ec reported that the Ecuadorian courts sentenced to one year in prison for an evangelical pastor who organized anti-Catholic marches in religious imagery destroyed along with most loyal in the country, according to a judicial source. The Eleventh Court of Criminal of Ecuador on Tuesday issued its first conviction for the crime of hatred against […]
Insightcrime.org reported that a top official from Ecuador has publicaly acknowledged the presence of transnational criminal groups from Colombia and Mexico, but insisted the country is only used to transit drugs, despite evidence of grrowing drug production. Speaking during an interview on ECTV (see video below), Vice-minister for Internal Security Javier Cordova named Colombia’s Rastrojos […]
theguardian.com reported that over the past year, vigilante groups like this have sprung up in towns and villages across Mexico, especially in the Pacific coast states of Guerrero and Michoacán. They make no pretence to be interrupting drug trafficking itself but they do claim to have restored a degree of tranquillity to daily life. In […]
The six Australians accused of murdering a Peruvian man in Lima have won the right to give statements on the case from Australia and avoided becoming the subjects of an Interpol red notice after a Peru court ruled in favour of their appeal against extradition. A statement from the group, dubbed the “Peru Six”, revealed […]
france24.com reported that unidentified assailants armed with guns and Molotov cocktails attacked power stations in a violence-torn western Mexican state Sunday, leaving 11 towns without electricity in a suspected drug cartel attack. The interior ministry said in a statement that national power company equipment, six gas stations and a convenience store were targeted in 11 […]
thestar.com reported………Ramiro Osorio Cristales was one of four survivors of the massacre at Dos Erres. He was eventually forced to call a man who helped kill his father ‘Papa.’ A life changed forever “It was at night,” says Osorio, as he recalls those terrifying hours when his life changed forever. “We had gone to bed.” […]
ELUNIVERSO.COM reported that a young college student is in a clinic and his condition is serious, his family reported. She was shot in the stomach by an antisocial who stole their belongings. The victim’s father said his daughter, 20-year-old remains in the intensive care ward in a clinic that is located in the north of […]
Police, Judiciary and Prosecution Wednesday arrested 13 people, suspected members of a network dedicated to the killings and sale of drug control in the north of Guayaquil. This was announced by Interior Minister, José Serrano, through his Twitter account . In the operation of the band, which operated in Guayas, Santa Elena, Manabi and Los […]
erbol.com.bo reported that the Department of Education Service (Seduca) declared red alert in all schools and colleges of Santa Cruz, due to increased reporting of drug microtráfico student level. The deputy director of Seduca, Bartholomew Puma, told Erbol Alternative Radio, which issued a circular, ordering school boards, parents, principals and teachers to pay more attention […]
Two policemen on active duty, involved in the assassination of swells of Barcelona of Guayaquil, George Michael Murillo, which occurred on November 4, 2012, voluntarily surrendered, after being included in the process researching the prosecution. 32 Judge of Criminal Guarantees Guayas Province in Duran (east of Guayaquil), Ricardo Arias, issued the remand order against Joseph […]
Police in Ecuador have broken most Wednesday to drug gang and hit men operating in the Ecuadorian coast. The criminal faction, in addition to controlling drug trafficking in Guayaquil, maintained important links with international cartels like Sinaloa Mexican or Colombian of stubble. It is, as pointed Andes news agency, the most significant blow to organized […]
On October 22, 2013, Agência Brasil reported that state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have accused 15 more policemen of involvement in a case in which a stonemason, Amarildo de Souza, was tortured and killed in a favela in Rio de Janeiro in July. Police are accused of wrapping the body up, then, and taking […]
On October 22, 2013, O Globo reported that more than one in every two residents of the city of São Paulo have been victims of a crime. Of 3,000 respondents in a recent survey, 53.4% reported that they had been robbed, assaulted or threatened at gunpoint. Even more striking is the number of crimes reported: […]
LAHORA.COM.EC REPORTED a Colombian 29-year-old was arrested by police in Esmeraldas, when Saturday morning tried to enter male prison grenade military use, known as C13. The female, cleverly, had camouflaged the explosive inside a container in which food had been one of the prisoners. After being captured, the foreigner would not say who was the […]
lahora.com.ec reported that earlty Sunday a 19 year old was murdered a a nightclub at Calama and Veintemilla in north Quito. The youth entered the nightclub at about 1:00 am asking for help. According to witnesses a brown skin man came entered the club and fired 21 shots at the victim. Upon leaving the scene […]
The neighbors were alarmed to hear the desperate screams coming from a house. They were those of a woman who tried to stop a group of strangers will take to force her husband. He failed. This new case of kidnapping took place last Friday in a neighborhood of Atacames, south of the province of Esmeraldas. […]
An American expatriate was ripped off of valuables on a flight to Quito Ecuador on October 10, 2013 SUBMITTED BY U.S. EXPAT RESIDING IN QUITO ECUADOR 1.The passenger changed planes in Lima Peru and boarded flight 2588 after flying overnight from Los Angeles in route to Quito, Ecuador. 2. Flight was delayed and idled on […]
Reuters – elpais.cr reported that authorities arrested three Costa Rican doctors and a Greek restaurant owner on suspicion of organizing illegal organ sales. 1. Three doctors were arrested. 2. Greek owner of a pizza restaurant detained – responsible for recruiting individuals to sell their organs. 3. Doctors allegedly involved in arranging private locations for transplants. […]
The following information was submitted from an expatriate residing in Vilcabamba Ecuador. This particular case has not been confirmed it is still wise advice to remember to follow all immigration rules. One question many visiting Ecuador often ask is – What happens if you overstay your visa? The prudent answer to this is – don’t […]
lahora.com.ec reported that Ecuador police arrested thirty Colombians and eight Ecuadorians suspected loan sharks form a network, said Interior Minister Jose Serrano. In an operation conducted in the port of Guayaquil (southwest), the authorities dismantled the first international band dedicated to illegal money lending in Ecuador, Serrano said on his Twitter account. Read Article If […]
lahora.com.ec reported that an anonymous receipted in Canton Rumiñahui Judicial Police led officers to a house located in the area of Selva Alegre. The raid was related to an alleged case of usury, which apparently were the victims inhabitants of the valley of Los Chillos. Last night, the agents entered the luxurious town house to […]
Eluniverso.com reported that Ecuador will stay another year in the list of non-cooperative countries in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, due to the lengthy approval process Comprehensive Organic Penal Code (COIP), which includes these figures toughen penalties for such offenses. This was stated by the Attorney General, Diego Garcia, who said that […]
Hundreds of Brazilian security officers, backed by armoured vehicles and helicopters, have occupied 12 shanty towns in Rio de Janeiro. The major operation is part of an ongoing drive by authorities to push drug gangs away from poor areas. Two new police pacification units (UPP) will be set up in Lins de Vasconcellos, home to […]
Reported by abritinecuador.com….Two boys around 14 years of age approached me on Avenida 24 de Mayo today shoving Justin Beiber (!) posters in my face, and demanding 50 cents each for them. I immediately backed away as Uriel, the Colombian builder who fixed the roof of the house this week, experienced a similar thing last […]
elnorte.ec reported that so far in 2013, customs agents have seized $120,000 woth of unregistered cellphones at the Ecuador and Colombia border. 1. Cellphones had no documentation. 2. 50 percent of the seizures took place at the Rumichaca International Bridge. 3. Other unregistered cellphones entered through illegal passages along the border. 4. Calle Larga, Cerro […]
According to Eluniverso.com an operation that took place yesterday for several hours from 19:00 until dawn yesterday led to the arrest of two people and the seizure of three tons of drugs, Velasco Ibarra sector, the province of Santa Elena. A squad of police arrived and raided a house suspected to be a warehouse for […]
A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE MOVING TO OR LIVING IN ECUADOR advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org reported that Social network users in Ecuador could risk prosecution for crimes of libel and slander under criminal law reforms that will be brought before to the National Assembly in the coming days. Authored by Alexis Mera, the legal presidential […]
bbc.co.uk reported that ten Brazilian police officers have been charged with murdering Amarildo de Souza, a bricklayer who lived in Rio de Janeiro’s biggest shanty town Rocinha, two months ago. Mr Souza, 43, has not been seen since 14 July, when he was taken by police officers who were investigating drug-trafficking activities at the favela. […]
The Armed Forces of Ecuador seized about 9,000 rounds 5.56 from Peru and apparently were intended for Colombia’s illegal groups, military spokesmen said Wednesday. Part of ammunition found on Tuesday in a raid on the seaside town of Huaquillas (southwest and bordering Peru), were within drums, told reporters the officer Marcelo Montalvo, a member of […]
Colombia’s ambassador in Russia, Rafael Amador, today resigned his position following a scandal of alleged child sexual abuse which has been involved with the senior official who denied any involvement. “I have decided to resign my position as ambassador of Colombia in Russia for the malicious comments do not affect the country’s image,” said Amador […]
Expreso.ec reported that in the first eight months of 2013, Interpol finalized 11 extraditions Quito, of which 6 were passive, ie, the Ecuadorian State the order executed by other affiliated countries. The extradition process is long and complex. The director of the entity, Carlos Sandoval Friendly Chiriboga, notes that this process can take up to […]
Reporters Without Borders calls for a full investigation into the murder of the newspaper seller José Darío Arenas, shot dead two days ago as he started work in the morning in Caicedonia, a town in the western department of Valle del Cauca. “The murder of this newspaper seller is a cruel reminder that the lives […]
Mexican police freed 73 people thought to have been kidnapped and held for ransom in a house near the US border, authorities said Monday. State and federal agents rescued the migrants from a home in Reynosa, which lies just across the Mexican border from McAllen, Texas. Read Article
bbc.co.uk reported that a judge has ordered the arrest of three army and police officers in Ecuador’s first trial involving alleged crimes against humanity. They are part of a group of 10 former senior officers accused of abducting and torturing members of an illegal opposition group in 1985. Judge Lucy Blacio ordered that six other […]
infobae.com reported that Police rescued five Paraguayan women in the town of Vicente López. Infobae In this note, the recording of the call to which the investigation was initiated and photos of the house of bondage The victims were forced into prostitution in an address “vip” generously sized “regenteado” by a bodybuilder, who was also […]
Eluniverso.com reported that the driver Armando S. reported that he was assaulted by a guy he picked up in the streets and Gómez Rendón Chimborazo, in the center of Guayaquil, and asked him to take him to the coop. According to the victim, the passenger displayed a knife and threatened to kill the driver unless […]
According to infolaam.com, the crime rate in Mexico increased 16.9 percent in 2012 compared to 2011 and one in three Mexican households were affected, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). During the past year there were 27.7 million crimes, which represents a rate of 35,139 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, according to […]
WORST SINCE 1997 7/10 OF THE VICTIMS ARE MEN THREE OUT OF TEN VICTIMS ARE KILLED informador.com.mx REPORTED that During the first six months of government of Enrique Peña Nieto, kidnappings have tripled compared to those perpetrated in the past two administrations. According to the National Observatory Citizen Security, Justice and Legality, December 2012 to […]
softpedia.com rpoerted that Hackers from Ecuador have breached and defaced the official website of the government of the province of Azuay (azuay.gob.ec). The hacktivists are protesting against the killing of Andean condors, a protected species in Ecuador. On the defaced page, the hackers have published a picture of a man holding a dead condor, along […]
Ecuavisa.com reported that 476 pounds of meat and 44 pounds paiche alligator meat were seized by the Ministry of Environment on 24 September. This after one of the control and surveillance operations that are performed permanently in the Yasuni National Park. After several complaints from the public about illegal execution within the protected area, the […]
Globalpost.com reported that UK nationals Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum have given up their six-week attempt to prove their innocence, after they were accused of attempting to smuggle 24 pounds of cocaine out of Peru. More than 140 drug “mules” have been arrested at the Lima airport so far this year. Read Article
Theguardian.com reported that thousands of women in Nicaragua have taken to the streets to protest against legal changes that could push female victims of crime to sit face-to-face with their abusers. Law 779, which came into effect in June 2012 and criminalises violence against women, has been under siege from conservative, religious and men’s groups, […]
ecuavisa.com reported that the ministers of Colombia, Juan Carlos Pinzon, and Ecuador, Homer Arellano , with defense officials, security and military, yesterday visited the border area to contain growing coca (the raw material for cocaine) and determine the action to follow. The heads walked a stretch of 10 kilometers from the Colombian side, where aerial […]
On February 20, 2013, Glenn Sanderse a Canadian real estate agent, was found murdered in Vilcabamba Ecuador. When his body was discovered, he apparently had been deceased for several days. Authorities indicated that his throat was slashed and he had been beaten. Mr. Sanderse was the owner of realestate.com.ec, espacios ecuador, and casabonita realty. Mr […]
On September 26, 2013 Terra reported that the Federal Police in conjunction with other federal agencies, carried out Operation “Corredeira” in Sao Paulo, against a gang resposble for committing fraud to the National Institute of Social Security between 2006-2013. The gang has caused about R$4 million in loss and may be more than that considering […]
Globo reported on September 26, 2013 that the police detained 10 suspects of a drug trafficking gang in Mato Grosso do Sul. Among those detained was the leader of the gang; a 21-year old man in a wheelchair. The gang is responsible for murdering members of rival gangs, including that of a 17-year old. They […]
Globo on September 26, 2013 reported that the Brazilian Army in Oiapoque, Amapá launched an operation along the border of French Guiana in attempt to fight cross-border crimes. Operation “Curare” will work to combat environmental crimes, human trafficking, and illegal mining. 550 soldiers were used, including boats and helicopters. The Operation, continuing into October of […]
acritica.uol.com.br reported on September 23, 2013 that a suspect was detained at the Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Santos Dumont, Manaus for transporting 12 kg of marijuana in his luggage. The suspect was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, receiving R$6,000 to transport the drug between both cities. He was previously arrested in England for drug […]
Soaps money savers, men tied powder, ointments and herbs to cure diseases, are part of the 1,073 products seized by the City Police in an operation in the Plaza San Francisco, in the city center. During a tour made at the weekend by the square posts, staff of the Administration, Police and Health Commissioner, verified […]
lahora.com.ec reported Judicial Police agents, along with a delegate of the Attorney arrived last night, outside the church Christ the Priest, Motupe district, located north of the city to arrest the pastor, who weighs a complaint for an alleged indecent assault against a teenager. The committee waited for the end of the Mass the priest […]
Moving to Ecuador? This book will provide you insight into safety and security issues. Judicial Police Personnel Zone 8, conducted an operation local control buy, sell and repair phones in Samborondón, where allegedly marketed objects and goods of dubious origin. The police action was carried out in the streets Malecón, between Sucre and Calixto Romero, […]
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On September 22, 2013, a minor and three men boarded a bus northwest of Guayaquil. The adolescent began to threaten to kill passengers and demanded their wallets, phones, and money to be placed in a suitcase. One of the assailants according to a victim reported that used a knife and groped his daughter. Then the […]
THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR? THIS BOOK HAS SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION ON SAFETY AND SECURITY Expat-blog.com: September 13, 1:30 PM a few blocks from Parque Calderon, two gringo friends of mine were both attacked from the rear as they walked on the sidewalk. The husband was knocked to the ground while the two young local teenagers/early […]
Elcomercio.com reported between April and August this year have reported 414 local robberies in the capital. Businesses increase surveillance equipment. Data from the Attorney General’s report that between April and August this year have reported 414 local robberies in the capital. The figure is lower compared to the same period last year (601 complaints). According […]
ElComercio.pe reported that a Cessana plate CP-2677 was seized by police at a clandestine airstrip in Oxapampa . Los traffickers escaped. Pasco: confiscate 349 kilos of cocaine in small plane of Bolivian flag The ship plate CP-2677 was seized by police at a clandestine airstrip in Oxapampa . Los traffickers escaped Pasco: decomisan 349 kilos […]
elcomercio.pe reported that found were eight corpses of loggers, according to complaints made to the authorities of Ayacucho and Satipo, were killed by natives in Tsomaveni community, district of San Martin de Pangoa, in Junín. According to Canal N, the information was given by the father of one of the people who were missing, Enmanuel […]
Elcomercio.pe reported that these clandestine airfields are used by Bolivian drug traffickers to transport loads up to there and from there distributed to Brazil and Europe. According to police reports, in the area of Vraem , Ene river basin, where yesterday there was the capture of five suspected drug traffickers , have a dozen clandestine […]
Reuters.com reported that Venezuela has arrested three National Guard officials for alleged involvement in smuggling 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, the South American nation’s public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. The seizure of the cocaine haul valued at as much as 200 million euros ($270.19 million) comes […]
Globo reported on September 20, 2013 that the Federal Police launched Operation ‘Invasion IV” in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Police discovered 400 kilos of marijuana divided into 481 tablets on a truck that left Mato Grosso do Sul destined for Juiz de Fora. The drugs were hidden […]
midianews.com.br reported on September 20, 2013 that the Federal Police arrested 27 suspects in Mato Grosso and eight other states including the Federal District. Operation “Micah” is designed to combat criminal organizations specializing in money laundering and the misuse of public resources for social security purposes. Among those arrested include two agents of the Civil […]
agenciapara.com.br reported on September 19, 2013 that the Civil Police detained four suspects for drug trafficking activity in the village resort of Santarém , Pará. The police seized drugs and materials used to pack the narcotics. The operation in the village is an attempt to control drug trafficking and other related crimes such as theft […]
tribunadabahia.com.br reported on September 20, 2013 that national and international trafficking in Bahia has raised concern in the state as the number of complaints have increased. The secretary of the Committee for Preventing and Combating Trafficking in persons states that 80% of trafficked people are women forced into sexual acts or labor between 18 and […]
Elmercurio.com.ec reported that on Sunday September 15, 2013, police in a routine road check of a cooperativa “Azuay” bus in route from Huaquillas to Cuenca discovered a shipment of 63.40 kilos of liquid cocaine. a raid on Ye Cumbe. The plastic container seized held 180,000 deses of cocaine worth $700,000. Authorities indicated that drug traffickers […]
More than 20,000 poppy plants burned by soldiers in Carchi Plants were camouflaged in bean crops. Authorities reported second time crop of poppy plants have been discovered in Carchi Eluniverso.com reported that a farmer of 48 years was arrested Tuesday morning in the San Joaquin Look Canton, South Carchi because cultivation of beans between two […]
On September 16, 2013 Globo reported that three Peruvians were detained at the International Airport of Guarulhos, Campinas in Sao Paulo after attempting to steal a laptop and other electronic devices. Police report the gang specializes in stealing hand luggage at airports. The arrest was a joint mission between the military and civil police. Read […]
At least four Mexican drug trafficking organizations are operating in Panama and have been linked to murders, the La Prensa newspaper reported Monday, citing intelligence reports. Bureau of Prisons and intelligence reports “confirm the presence … of the Los Zetas, Beltran Leyva, Sinaloa and Juarez” cartels, which “use Panama as a base of operations for […]
A Catholic nun was denounced by the state National Association for Children of Costa Rica (PANI) for the alleged sexual abuse and rape of two girls, ages 3 and 6 years, Efe confirmed judicial sources. The nun was on the staff of a private children’s shelter of the order of the Sisters of Mary Help, […]
Elcomerico.comFor the first time in the Cotopaxi International Airport in Latacunga, police seized on Sunday September 15, 2013, 50 kilos of cocaine, according to agents abroad would be valued at U.S. $ 2.525 million. According to preliminary police investigations, the shipment arrived on a trailer from the Quito airport Tababela. The drugs were in a […]
Costa Rica News – Scammers are probably the best people you’ll meet in your entire life. Why? They want something that you have, and they are going to take it from you. These crooks look like anybody else you know; a friend, a trusted neighbor, or somebody posing as a relative, knocking on your doorstep. […]
Six people were killed and five injured in a stampede triggered when police raided a crowded bar in the Colombian capital Bogota, officials say. Officers were called to the venue after reports of a brawl. Chaos broke out after some form of gas was released and patrons tried to leave the premises, authorities say. Read […]
Cotopaxi Following an intelligence developed by the Provincial Narcotics Unit of Cotopaxi, last Sunday achieved the military seizure of 40 boxes that were camouflaged within a truck carrying flowers. The action took place at 06:30 on Sunday when the charge was intended to be entered, the staff helped the police with dogs Dog Training Regional […]
The Association of Relatives and friends of missing persons in Ecuador (Asfadec) plans a new seedling for this month with support from indigenous communities in Cotopaxi , after a seven-year old indigenous girl, missing for three weeks was found dead. The girl disappeared on August 20, inside his home in the south of Quito, along […]
Globo reported on September 14, 2013 that the Military and Federal Police confiscated 100 kilograms of marijuana in truck coming from São Paulo to Pernambuco. The truck driver admitted to being hired by two people five months to transport the drugs. The man is charged with interstate drug trafficking. The Federal Police believe the drugs […]
Police said yesterday they found three launchers of 66 mm in a house in the parish Malacatos (Loja Province). The weapons, which still investigating its origin and what it was to be used, was found during several operations that were conducted in Loja and in the parish aforesaid, to capture people who allegedly had links […]
Armed men in a Mexican state that is struggling to contain gang violence hacked a local congressman to death with a machete while he was being interviewed by a journalist, authorities said on Thursday. State prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan said the politician, Osbaldo Esquivel Lucatero, was giving the interview in his car […]
The Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of Loja will “declare war” on people who are dedicated to lend money and charge high interest rates, which are known as loan sharks. According to the police report made seven raids in different homes by an injunction issued by the court of Criminal second. Read Article Thinking of Moving […]
A total of 2 kilos 900 grams of “crystal” and $ 10,000 in drugs hidden compartment in a vehicle were seized by agents of the State Preventive Police (PEP) in addition to the arrest of two people, in response to an operation in the Otay Mesa delegation. Read Article
milenio.com reported the seizure occurred when two men tried to enter the United States with 14 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a van. Nuevo Laredo • Agents Customs and Border Protection arrested two people in possession of more than 14 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine valued at nearly a million dollars, they tried to enter the […]
dover-express.co.uk reported that MILLONS of pounds worth of cocaine was seized on a banana ship in Dover on Sunday. Officers seized 47 kilos of Class A drug from the cargo vessel at the port. Two men from Ecuador have been charged with attempted importation after the cocaine was found in the hold by the Border […]
theguardian.com reported that Grenada’s parliament has enacted a law that press freedom bodies believe will have a chilling effect on free speech. People who send emails and tweets or make comments on social networking and media websites that are deemed to be “offensive” face a potential punishment of a year in jail. The electronic crimes […]
On September 9, 2013 El Colombiano Noticias reported that in Medellín Colombia, sex traffickers have been distributing catalogs in which underage girls are “auctioned off” either to sex tourists or as prostitutes for criminal organizations. The victims are advertised as virgins between 12 and 14 years old, and come from both poor and wealthy neighborhoods. […]
rijock.com reported that….If you read any Latin American news, you know that Venezuela supports the Syrian Assad regime, and even delivered a tanker full of diesel to a Syrian port recently, helping to fuel the Syrian war machine. What you don’t know, however is that there is a substantial population of ethnic Syrians living in […]