On September 9, 2013, Globo reported that “Operation Esopo” detained 22 people for the act of diverting public funds through bidding and the contracting of services. Police report services were overpriced and never delivered. The operation took place in 10 states as well as the Federal District. The Federal Police report that the suspects worked with the Civil Society Organization of Public Interest as well as public officials, companies, and state and federal ministries. Over a five-year period, more than R$400 million was lost. Although many of the arrests were in Minas Gerais, several people were detained in Belo Horizonte including top public officials. The suspects are charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and corruption, facing 30 years in prison. Read Article
Veja.com.br reported on September 9, 2013 that the Federal Police report that about R$1 billion has been diverted in the public sector due to fraud and corruption. Police report such crime has surpassed that of drug trafficking and smuggling. Between January and August of this year, 20.7% of work by the Federal Police focused on […]
Globo reported on September 9, 2013 that the city of Campinas in Sao Paulo would buy a mini airplane (drone) as a means to combat environmental crime. Crimes include preservation, capturing wild animals and waste disposal. This aerial vehicle has been used by the Brazilian Air Force to provide security during the Rio +20 and […]
rijock.blogspot.com reported that…Readers of this blog have known for years that Hezbollah is moving money to Lebanon, through banks in the Republic of Panama, but new information confirms that the specially designated global terrorist organization actually maintains an office in Panama City. If I have this information, then certainly Panamanian law enforcement authorities also are […]
rijock.blogspot.com reported that…..Readers who were disturbed by last week’s article on Hezbollah Latin America’s financial operations in Latin America, where I disclosed that the designated terrorist organization has an office in Panama City; they’re not the only ones. Al-Qaeda also has a “representative office” in the republic of Panama, where it avails itself of Panama’s […]
rijock.blogspot.com reported that The United States Secret Service, which has jurisdiction over counterfeit American currency, has warned that state-of-the-art bogus one hundred dollar bills, and Euros, are being made in Peru by skillful criminal craftsmen. The figure officially quoted is $103m, in Peruvian-made counterfeits, that have been seized in the past ten years. Though the […]
opovo.com.br reported on September 5, 2013 that Federal Police arrested two foreigners from Sao Tome and Principe and Portugal for international drug trafficking. The suspects were arrested at the Pinto Martins International Airport with 7 kilograms of cocaine. The flight was destined for Lisbon, Portugal. Read Article
On September 6, 2013 Globo reported that the civil police removed a prostitution ring operating in Belo Horizonte and Minas Gerais. The police detained a couple accused of leading the ring, as well as confiscating two luxury cars, and more than 300 cell phones. Police received calls from the seized phones about potential customers receiving […]
It’s been a month of the seizure of 249.3 kilos of cocaine, registered with Integrated Control Police, in Mascarilla, so that a new seizure with similar characteristics is made in this place. Imbabura Police explained that at approximately 21:30 on Wednesday, in the control mask and for a routine operation, located 240.9 kilos of cocaine, […]
Eluniverso.com reported that NCB said early Monday Portoviejo traveling to Guayaquil on the bus when the cooperative Coactur two kilometers Chain sector, on the border of Guayas and Manabi, five people got up from their seats and threatened with guns. He noted that strangers stole two cell phones, personal documents, a suitcase with clothes and […]
WSJ.com reported that a senior Ecuadorian government official proposed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize insults posted on social networks, opening them up to receive similar treatment to those in the media. The head of the office of the legal secretary of the presidency, Alexis Mera, said he introduced the proposal to the Justice Committee […]
Lahora.com.ec reported that the National Aquaculture Chamber (CNA) recognizes, through a statement, that the statements of President Rafael Correa were positive, but there was little reaction from ministries in charge of security. The Executive Chairman of the CNA indicates that the shrimp sector feel unprotected against the ravages of crime. Despite the President’s statements, providing […]
Zone 8 Police yesterday seized a rocket launcher military use was in the interior of a home in La Garzota, north of Guayaquil, the officers acted on complaints that they realized reserved unusual movements of the occupants of the house. According to information from the police, the rocket launcher is branded Law, Rochet model HP66, […]
Juarez’s murder rate may be dropping, but the ripple effect from years of record-setting lawlessness continues. (As do the crimes themselves, at a rate of about ten times America’s homicide rate.) A woman calling herself “Diana, the hunter of bus drivers” is taking credit for the murder of two bus drivers in Ciudad Juarez — […]
Extra.ec reported that a citizen, who made a bank transaction around 16:00 yesterday, fell victim to a sacapintas he arrived at his home, located near the bank of which withdrew $ 2,000. The injured was intercepted by a man, who took the money withdrawn. Residents of Pedro Pablo Gomez and Babahoyo, downtown Guayaquil, police alerted […]
estadao.com.br reported on September 3, 2013 that the Federal Police launched “Operation Pronto Emprego” to combat the diversion of public funds (R$47.5 million) granted by the Ministry of Labor and Employment. The police arrested seven suspects including an aid to the secretary of the Ministry of Labor who was arrested in a hotel in Sao […]
Globo reported on September 3, 2013 that a 55-year old Argentinian tourist was raped in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro after visiting her daughters. Police located the suspect, a 31-year old man, after descriptions were given of the vehicle used. The victim was hospitalized after being found disoriented and with injuries. Read Article
The derailment of a cargo train, which killed 11 migrants hitching a ride across southern Mexico, was caused by the theft of railroad parts, authorities said yesterday. The accident was due to the “lack of continuity of the rail,” the transport ministry said in a statement. Authorities also updated an earlier toll of nine dead. […]
“There are about 200 people that claimed to have been defrauded by the company,” said Lino Proaño, Commanding General of the Metropolitan District of Quito. According to the complainants to access housing should cancel $ 200 in the first instance, which allegedly were used for administrative expenses. That value separate allegedly allowed a house. Subsequently […]
eluniverso.com reported that the goal of the Ministry of Interior and National Police until 2017 is to increase the number of staff in both institutions. But yesterday, José Serrano Salgado, Minister of Interior, who came to act as a delegate of President Rafael Correa and Suarez General Rodrigo Salgado, commander of the Police, only referred […]
Globo reported on September 1, 2013 that the Specialized Police Repression of Narcotics reported 1,900 kilos of drugs seized in Piauí between January and August of this year. One operation included the confiscation of more than 1,000 kilos of marijuana. More than 50 police investigations took place over this time period. Police report such success […]
Terra reported on September 1, 2013 that tourist areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro have showed an increase in violence due to the theft. The Public Security Institute reported the areas of Santa Teresa and Lapa to show a recorded high index of robberies. However, these areas are not on the top of […]
tnonline.com.br reported on September 1, 2013 that according to the Military Police, the number of arrests for drug trafficking in Arapongas increased by 32% compared to last year. Between January and August of last year, there were 87 arrests compared to 115 for this year. Police report the changing profile of traffickers and the increased […]
ARE YOU THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR? DO YOU LIVE IN ECUADOR? GET THIS BOOK Elcomercio.com reported the first reaction of Catalina Torres to board a yellow cab was curious. Since the seat back of the unit, he saw a camera located on the door that led to her and another to the driver. It […]
acritica.uol.com.br reported on August 28, 2013 that the civil police launched “Operation Free Fair” in Manaus to combat a gang suspected of drug trafficking activity in the region. Among the eight arrested include two teenagers charged with drug trafficking, association for trafficking, and conspiracy. The gang, led by two inmates, conducted such criminal activity with […]
Globo reported on August 29, 2013 that the Federal Police detained six suspects including the owner of the pharmacy, accused of selling abortion pills in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre. According to a forensic examination, the tablets were from Italy and are banned in Brazil. The pills were sold between R$100 and R$250. Fear of surveillance, […]
On August 30, 2013 Terra reported that 49 people and seven companies were indicted by the Federal Police for suspicion of fraudulent activity in Rio Grande do Sul. The suspects, accused of issuing false environmental permits, are charged with crimes of money laundering, forgery, and conspiracy among others. Among those arrested included businessman, public servants, […]
Globo reported on August 30, 2013 that police arrested in Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, a 38-year-old lawyer accused of association with drug trafficking. The lawyer was suspected of selling drugs with the gang as well as defending the drug gang for distributing drugs to certain cities within the state. Aside from the lawyer, police arrested […]
From lainformacion.com on August 29, 2013- Ecuadorian Narcotics Police seized more than four tons of cocaine in the city of Guayaquil making this the second largest drug seizure in Ecuador for 2013. The drugs were destined for the Belgian city of Antwerp. In addition to the drug seizure, authorities arrested five Ecuadorians. The seized drugs […]
From Terra on August 30, 2013- Agents of Chile’s OS-7 dismantled a drug trafficking network after 4 months of investigations in the city of Isla de Maipo in the Metropolitan Region. During the operation, which included raids on three houses, 17,500 doses of drugs (marijuana and cocaine) were seized and five suspects were arrested. In […]
HAVANATIMES.ORG reported — The type of missing person announcement you see here can be found at practically any bus stop or busy street in Quito. Friends from Cuba often ask me what has struck me the most about Ecuador so far. Well, there you go: its missing persons. I had expected something else to make […]
On August 29, 2013 Te Leemos Las Noticias reported the rescue of 14 women who had been victims of sexual exploitation in Ushuaia. The victims include both foreign women and Argentinian women from various provinces. During the rescue operation which included raids on a nightclub and a residential home, police arrested two men for suspected […]
On August 29, 2013 Noticias de El Bolsón reported that police in El Hoyo are investigating a possible case of human trafficking following the rescue of two sisters and two children from a home in the Catarata Norte neighborhood. During the rescue operation, police arrested a resident of the house identified by the initials “D.M.” […]
On August 28, 2013 Emol Noticias reported the sentencing of Manuel Espinoza and his daughter Paola Espinoza Provoste each to 5 years imprisonment. The sentence against the accused for the crime of human trafficking for labor exploitation is the first of its kind in Chile. Espinoza and his daughter were found guilty of trafficking approximately […]
On August 29, 2013 Aporrea Noticias reported that Ramón Perozo Escalona and Nanras Suárez Rubio have been indicted for their involvement in a prostitution ring in the state of Zulia. The two defendants had been accused of trafficking adolescent girls for sexual exploitation, involving an adolescent in committing a crime, and supplying harmful substances. The […]
On August 28, 2013 Terra reported that federal police in Operation AWB arrested two people suspected of international drug trafficking. The suspects are accused of sending drugs abroad through postal service Sedex. According to police, the drugs are destined mainly to Spain, the UK, and Australia. Read Article
Globo reported on August 28, 2013 that out of 154 deaths in the city of Teresina, 89 murders were related to drug trafficking activity. Police report the violence is due to increased seizures. The drug dealers are fighting for control of drug outlets, mainly cocaine that comes from other states. Innocent people, especially teenagers, fall […]
tribunadabahia.com.br reported on August 28, 2013 that a cocaine refining drug lab was discovered on a farm near the Industrial Center of Aratú in Fortaleza. On site, police seized cocaine base paste, cocaine, and other products used to refine the narcotics. Police arrested three men for drug trafficking and were sent to the Homicide and […]
Globo reported on August 27, 2013 that the mayor of Coari, Adail Pinheiro, testified against sexual exploitation charges. According to the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission of Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (CPI), Pinheiro was part of a network for sexually exploiting minors. Federal prosecutors report hearing contradictions in Pinheiro’s statements however wiretaps conducted by the […]
On August 28, 2013 La Página Noticias reported the rescue of three children during a police raid on the home of a couple in Santa Ana. As a result, police are now investigation two suspects, a Mexican male and his Salvadoran female partner, on suspicion of human trafficking. Although one of the rescued girls belonged […]
On August 15, 2013 Perú 21 Noticias reported the rescue of 5 foreign trafficking victims during a police operation in Cusco. The male victims, all from India, had been forced by a compatriot to work for the past year as food preparation workers at the San Pedro Hotel. The victims were unable to escape as […]
On September 26, 2012 El Comercio Noticias reported that police in Ecuador have identified the provinces of Pichincha, Imbabura, Sucumbíos and Guayas as the areas showing the greatest incidence of human trafficking in the country, particularly in terms of sexual exploitation. According to the police report, most of the trafficking victims come from Cotopaxi, Manabí, […]
From lainformacion.com on August 27, 2013- Colombian authorities seized 226 kilos of cocaine on a FARC controlled farm in the Cauca Department in the southwest of the country. In addition to the farm, authorities discovered an underground complex complete with security systems. The complex had several rooms with 15 in. thick walls, remotely controlled doors, […]
From lainformacion.com on August 28, 2013- Authorities in Costa Rica dismantled an international drug trafficking gang that was using the postal service to send and receive drugs. The group was led by one Lithuanian and two Romanians who had recruited officials from the state-owned postal service. This organization shows the continued “diversification” of drug trafficking […]
From lainformacion.com on August 28, 2013- Mexican police arrested alleged drug trafficker Mario Nunez Meza in Ciudad Juarez near the U.S border. Meza is accused of leading a violent Sinaloa cartel cell in northern Mexico and is wanted by Mexican and U.S. authorities, as well as Interpol. Authorities claim that Meza is linked to hundreds […]
From Terra on August 28, 2013- More than 25 kilos of cocaine, valued around 500 million pesos, were seized by authorities in Santiago. The drugs were to be sold in the capital during the long weekend around Independence Day. The drug ring was being operated from prison by Omar Tormo, who is serving 15 years. […]
newsok.com reported that August Reiger went missing June 16 while hiking with his family in Ecuador. His parents have returned home to Oklahoma City without knowing what has happened to him. Chris and Randa Reiger came home from Ecuador without their son, August. More than two months after the 18-year-old valedictorian went missing while on […]
Eluniverso.com reported that a group of agents Guayas Judicial Police, casually, apprehended the alleged antisocial dawn on Sunday at least 280 watches stolen from a winery located in the Citadel’s Ceibos in Guayaquil. The goods stolen is Seiko brand. The value of the stolen property is approximately $ 180,000, according to authorities investigating the case.The […]
Eluniverso.com reported that a citizen who works as a taxi driver was injured by two people who snatched $ 1,500 that minutes earlier had withdrawn from a bank. The incident occurred at 11:55 am yesterday when the driver parked his car at a gas station located on the Ring Avenue, to use the toilet facilities.According […]
On August 22, 2013 La República Noticias reported that the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism presented a campaign against human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. The campaign began with the distribution of posters and brochures at the airport in Lima. There are […]
On August 26, 2013 Unomasuno Noticias reported a police operation involving several bars in Tlaxcala. The police operation is reportedly aimed at fighting human trafficking, drug dealing and other suspected illegal acts within the establishments. During the operation, police closed the “Very Good” bar due to safety code violations as well as for violating the […]
On August 24, 2013 Clarín Noticias reported a raid on the “El Gran Judas” cabaret in El Calafate in which police found irregularities in the work documentation of several women, prompting an investigation into possible human trafficking. During the operation, police also found condoms and other evidence that could suggest the presence of prostitution activities. […]
On August 26, 2013 Sur54 Noticias reported that in the last hours police conducted two separate raids in Ushuaia, including a nightclub and a private house. The raids occurred following a complaint the places were being used for human trafficking. As the investigation is still in the preliminary stage, police were unable to release the […]
On August 26, 2013 Informate Salta Noticias reported the rescue of two female trafficking victims in two separate police operations carried out in Salta. In the first case, a 19-year-old girl from San Ramón de la Nueva Orán was rescued in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz. The victim had moved to Puerto Deseado after accepting what […]
On August 26, 2013 NSS Chiapas Noticias reported the rescue of fifteen female sex trafficking victims from Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico. The women had been forced into prostitution at different bars in Pijijiapan Township, located on the coast of Chiapas. Authorities also found the women living in unsanitary and inhumane conditions. During the operation, police […]
From caracol.com.co on August 26, 2013- Metropolitan police arrested a 42 year old woman at the terminal of North Medellin for possessing three fragmentation grenades that are for military use only. According to the police, officers noticed the suspicious behavior of the woman and upon searching her belongings found the grenades in her luggage, wrapped […]
From Peru 21 on August 26, 2013- Authorities intercepted a truck that was transporting more than 300 liters of muriatic acid, a component chemical in drug manufacturing, hidden amongst pottery. The vehicle had no documents proving their ownership of or transfer authorization for the acid which is a controlled substance. It is believed that the […]
From lainformacion.com on August 25, 2013- The leader of the FARC’s 57th Front, known only as “Silver” was killed in a Colombian military operation against a rebel camp near the Panamanian border. During the operation authorities seized 15 rifles from the guerrillas’ camp. Authorities noted that “Silver” was a key leader for drug trafficking from […]
From lainformacion.com on August 26, 2013- Costa Rican police National Guardsmen seized 300 kilos of cocaine hidden in the hull of a Colombian boat known as “Sant Lucía.” The boat originated in the Colombian port of Puerto de Turbo in Antioquia, and the boat was seized in the Costa Rican port of Puerto de Moín. […]
Terra on August 26, 2013- Police operations in two different Antofagastan cities resulted in two arrests and seizure of several illicit drugs. In Calama, operatives from OS-7 detected drugs in a vehicle operated by Juan Morales. In his luggage authorities found 25 kilos 750 grams of crack cocaine and 10 kilos of marijuana. The second […]
Plenglish.com reported that the Venezuelan intelligence services arrested two young men of Colombian nationality for their possible involvement in plans to murder Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, said today the Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Miguel Rodríguez. According to Rodriguez, Colombian-born citizens Erick Leonardo Huerta (18 years) and Victor Johan Güeche (22) entered this South […]
acritica.uol.com.br reported on August 25, 2013 that 200 civil and military police officers of Operation “Safe Centre” in Manaus, Amazonas seized more than R$40 million worth of pirated goods. The operation is designed to combat the trade of smuggled products as well as tax envision at businesses that sell these products. The products were confiscated […]
Globo reported on August 25, 2013 that the Military Police discovered a marijuana plantation in Campinas, São Paulo after receiving an anonymous tip. The police report the property had controlled-like conditions including a heated greenhouse, an automatic irrigation system, as well as photographs. Hundreds of marijuana plants were found with a placeholder to package the […]
Globo reported on August 25, 2013 that the Bolivian Senator who took asylum in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz since May 28, 2012 will not affect relations between both countries according to the Bolivian Minister of Communication. As Senator Roger Pinto arrived in Brazil on the 24th, he no longer has refugee status and […]
Credit Card cloners arrested, bank employees also being investigated Elcomercio.com.ec reported that a criminal enterprise elaborated from credit cards and identity documents to the stamps of banks to falsify ‘vouchers’ to buying electrical goods. Police said the operation “World Trade Center”, which took place early on Friday in northern Guayaquil, were captured five people allegedly […]
Authorities blame alcohol consumption as contributing factor in some of the deaths. Elcomercio.com.ec reported that since January this year until early August, Cuenca 15 violent deaths recorded. At least three are directly related to alcohol consumption and the acts were committed with a knife, according to the National Police. The consumption of liquor The Third […]
On August 24, 2013 El Diario Noticias reported that an Ecuadoran court has handed down a guilty verdict to three individuals accused of human trafficking. Defendants Carlos Aurelio Palma Minda, Juan Pedro Palma Minda and Zoila María Arce Minda were found guilty of exploiting children and adolescents to sell candy apples in Tarqui. The court […]
On August 24, 2013 Diario El Norte Noticias reported that Interpol has arrested a couple that had fled Argentina a year ago after being found guilty of human trafficking. María Marta Gómez was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and her partner Paul Picatto was given a sentence of six years after the criminal court […]
On August 24, 2013 Agencia Quinta Sección reported the arrest of a fugitive in Necochea who is accused of involvement in a sex trafficking network dismantled last month by police. Two other members of the gang were arrested last month in Tres Arroyos. The three are accused of sexually exploiting eight foreign women at a […]
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Globo reported that a woman was detained in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul for sex trafficking young people in Altamira and Vitoria do Xingu, Pará. The woman owned a nightclub in which she promised victims up to R$1,000 for work. The victims were locked inside bedrooms. According to police, the woman has been a […]
On August 23, 2013 Terra reported that the civil police arrested Josimar Ribeiro Sampaio, a teacher in Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia accused of paying kids and teenagers to have orgies with him at his home. The teacher paid each child R$70 for oral sex and offered the adolescents cocaine and alcohol. Police have charged the […]
Terra reported on August 23, 2013 that a businessman who worked as a distributor for Feijão Tozzo was arrested on Wednesday (22) for prostituting dozen of teens in Salvador, Bahia. The man is accused of committing the crime for the past 10 years and is arrested on charges of prostitution and sexual exploitation. During arrest, […]
Ecuador’s restrictive abortion laws put the health and even the lives of rape victims in danger, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In late August 2013 the National Assembly is expected to debate major changes to the criminal code. It is unclear whether a proposal from a 2012 assembly discussion of lifting […]
aljazeera.com reported that at least 15 inmates have been killed, many in a fire, in a battle among prisoners for control of part of an overcrowded maximum-security jail in in Bolivia’s east, the national police chief said. Chief Alberto Aracena said at least seven of the 50 injured were in critical condition after the melee […]
On August 23, 2013 Red Maule Noticias reported that Manuel Espinoza and his daughter Paola Espinoza Provoste have been sentenced on charges of labor trafficking. The two were found guilty of participating in the trafficking of over sixty Bolivians to work installing high tension towers. The prosecution has requested five years imprisonment for Espinoza and […]
On August 23, 2013 Excelsior Noticias reported the arrest of four suspects accused of sex trafficking in the Iztapalapa and Cuauhtémoc neighborhoods of Mexico City. The suspects were identified as Carlos Murrieta Argüelles, Alfredo Delgado Arteaga, Julio César Aguilar Delgado and Raúl Flores Castro. During the operation, police also rescued 18 women aged between 25 […]
On August 22, 2013 Noticias Terra reported that police have discovered a possible criminal network engaged in child sex exploitation in Viña del Mar. Authorities believe the gang to consist of three persons, with one of them overseeing the administration of the illegal sex services while the other two transported the minors to various sites. […]
On August 22, 2013 Yucatanall Noticias reported the case of David Mondragón Zamora who has been imprisoned since 2010 on charges of extortion and sexual abuse. Mondragón Zamora has since appealed his sentence, claiming the charges were an act of political vengeance after he accused local authorities of sexually exploiting women and children. It is […]
On August 22, 2013, Terra reported that a Brazilian couple was detained in Ibiza, Spain for international drug trafficking. The couple, who acted as “mules”, was part of a gang that transports cocaine and ecstasy from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and to Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Interpol with the help of the […]
On August 22, 2013 Noticias Peru reported that the Peruvian government has amended its laws concerning wiretapping so that police no longer have to apply for a warrant or judicial authorization to conduct wiretaps for suspected crimes such as kidnapping, human trafficking, child pornography, aggravated robbery, extortion and drug trafficking. The amendment to Law No. […]
Terra reported on August 22, 2012 that the British police will open a criminal investigation after seizing and analyzing documents from the Brazilian companion of Glenn Greenwald. Police report the information overseen is potent to public safety. The Brazilian, David Miranda, filed a lawsuit after being arrested and interrogated by police for nine hours. The […]
On August 22, 2013 Diario Atlantico Noticias reported the arrest of Jorge Alberto Melo during a traffic checkpoint along Highway 11 near Mar del Plata. The arrest was made following the issue of an APB for a suspected human trafficker. After the car driver initially presented police fraudulent documentation during the checkpoint, police demanded further […]
The head of Ecuador’s intelligence agency has asked the legislature to draft a bill that would outlaw the publication of classified documents, amid growing concerns over a government clampdown on the media. Pablo Romero, the director of Ecuador’s intelligence agency SENAIN, asked the Justice Committee of Ecuador’s National Assembly on August 8 to draft legislation […]
On August 21, 2013 La Hora Noticias reported that a judge in Cartagena has sentenced to pretrial detention four individuals accused of involvement in an international human trafficking organization. According to the investigation, the accused suspects allegedly participated in the transport of immigrants from Africa and Asia to Colombia and then to Panama, with the […]
On August 21, 2013 Terra Noticias reported the case of a woman who helped rescue her daughter from a trafficking network that had held the girl captive for nearly two months and forced her to work as a prostitute. Luisa López managed to find the address of the house in Los Hornos where her disabled […]
On August 21, 2013 La Prensa Noticias reported that cosmetics distributor Copamar, which operates in La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Tarija, is being investigated on suspicion of trafficking approximately 200 young women between 18 and 25 years old. According to prosecutor Humberto Quispe, Copamar would investigate the social and family lives of the girls […]
From lainformacion.com on August 20, 2013- Guatemalan security forces seized 40 barrels (8338 liters) of chemical precursor for synthetic drugs in the northern part of the country. The seizure occurred at the Six Islands farm in the city of San Andrés, Petén Department, along the Mexican and Belizean borders. Authorities arrested José Antonio Galdámez in […]
From lainformacion.com on August 20, 2013- The National Air Service of Panama (SENAN) reported that it seized 1,396 kilos of cocaine on the coast of the Colon province in the Casa Blanca area. The drugs were hidden in a beached boat. SENAN found the stash on the boat after receiving intelligence from the Directorate of […]
On August 19, 2013, Globo reported that DENARC; State Division of Narcotics detained 24 suspects after a five-month investigation named “Operation Iapó” in Paraná. During the operation, police managed to seize 12 kilos marijuana, firearms, vehicles, 3 kilograms of crack cocaine, and R$7,500 in cash. In addition, the police report to have already arrested four […]
Globo reported on August 20, 2013 that the states of Salvador, Belo Horizonte, and Rio de Janeiro have the highest number of disappearance cases. In Salvador, 70 disappearance cases occur per month as 80% are solve through police investigations. Minas Gerais is second to Rio de Janeiro for missing cases of children and adolescents. The […]
On August 20, 2013 Listin Diario Noticias reported that authorities have arrested three alleged ringleaders of a criminal network that trafficked women from the Dominican Republic to Trinidad and Tobago for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The arrested suspects were identified as Martín Ogando García, Daisy Mota Guillermo and Osiris Hernández Morel. Dominican authorities reported […]
On August 20, 2013 Notife Noticias reported the opening of a trial for six defendants on charges of aggravated human trafficking. The defendants are accused of kidnapping a15-year-old girl and holding her captive for two weeks, during which time she was sexually assaulted. The defendants include police officer José Luis Maza, taxi driver Cristian Fabián […]
On August 20, 2013 La Razón Noticias reported the arrest of three individuals accused of defrauding and trafficking victims through the company Copamar. Attorney General Humberto Quispe informed last night that the suspects were initially charged with scamming young people with the false promise of joining the perfume-selling company in exchange for 2,100 bolivianos (around […]
On August 19, 2013 Dominio Ciudadano Noticias reported the identification of 13 “hot spots” in Mexico City with a high concentration of sex trafficking activity. The sites include La Merced, Garibaldi, Sullivan, Avenida de los Insurgentes, Reforma, Tlalpan, Plaza de la Soledad, the Santo Tomás and Manzanares alleyways, Zona Rosa, Buenavista, Roma and Condesa. This […]
On August 19, 2013 Minuto Nuequén Noticias reported that the police human trafficking division has arrested a 27-year-old male from Orán who was living with a 13-year-old girl, allegedly in an amorous relationship. Police became aware of the situation after the girl’s mother reported her daughter had suddenly moved out of their home to live […]
On August 18, 2013 Minuto Uno Noticias reported that the Salvador Mazza city council has granted a 90-day leave of absence to its mayor, Carlos Villalba, who was arrested last Thursday during a series of raids on a suspected human trafficking operation. The leave of absence request was passed despite heavy protest by provincial representatives […]
From Peru.com on August 18, 2013- Mexican authorities have reported the arrest of Armando Ramirez Trevino, leader of the Gulf Cartel. Ramirez Trevino is linked to armed attacks against police, organized crime, kidnappings, and drug trafficking. The U.S. Justice Department had warrants issued for Ramirez Trevino’s arrest on charges of drug trafficking, and offered a […]
From lainformacion.com on August 17, 2013- The Colombian Navy destroyed two clandestine FARC laboratories in the department of Nariño. Together, these two labs could produce around 280 kilos of cocaine a month. The two operations occurred in the villages of Satinga and Mosquera. In the Santinga laboratory, troops found 180 gallons of liquid materials and […]
From lainformacion.com on August 18, 2013- A shipment of 225 kilos of cocaine that was being transported by boat through the Caribbean Sea was seized in an operation that included U.S., Colombian, and Panamanian forces. The boat carrying the drugs was called the “Nina Darye” and was detected in the Colombian Caribbean by the Colombian […]