On June 27, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that legal counsel for the Piura Anticorruption Front, Edgar Mendoza Chang, has called for the reopening of a human trafficking case against a schoolteacher working in the Rural Education Program at the Fe y Alegría School. Mendoza Chang described as incredible the fact that Prosecutor Ana Cánova Loro has closed the case against the teacher.
The teacher was accused of attempting to kidnap three children in order to take nude photos of them. The alleged incident occurred on the outskirts of the village of Miraflores, in the district of Tambogrande. Following the incident, the mother of the children, Esmeralda Ato Jiménez, asked the Provincial Prosecutor from Sullana to provide protective measures for her children. However, the case was later dropped. Read Article
On June 26, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that suspected pedophile José María Puerta Mellada, 69 years old, has been transferred from the National Police’s Human Trafficking Division to the Fifth Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Maynas. The suspect is being held on charges of sexual abuse of minors and child pornography. Puerta Mellada defended his actions, […]
On June 26, 13 RPP Noticias reported that the head of the Police Division in Sullana (Piura), Colonel Vicenzo Ieva La Marca, stated during a meeting of the Public Safety Committee that more drastic sanctions will be imposed for bars teeming with criminals and underage youth. Police have registered several trafficking cases at these bars. […]
On June 25, 2013 Tuteve reported that the rise in Peru of illegal mining, which generates around $3 billion dollars a year, has been associated with up to 20 related crimes, according to a report by the High Commissioner, Enrique Álvarez. For example, illegal mining promotes money laundering, smuggling, drug trafficking and organized crime. Álvarez […]
From El Comercio on June 27, 2013- The Interior Minister of Venezuela, Miguel Rodriquez, reported the capture of Colombian, Carlos Alberto Martínez Castaneda, and announced that he will soon be sent to Peru where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking. Interpol had issued a code red on the Castaneda on charges of drug […]
From Trome on June 27, 2013- More than 3 kilos of cocaine base and 250 grams of marijuana were found hidden inside pipes in a bathroom in El Milagro Prison, in Trujillo. Agents of the National Penitentiary Institute and the police conducted a surprise inspection in block “E” and found the drugs. According to the […]
From Terra Chile on June 28, 2013- Carabineros of OS-7 (national anti-drug police) seized more than 40 kilos of drugs in the Atacama region, and arrested two people for breaking the Drug Control Law. This was another operation under “Plan Vigía” and occurred at checkpoint on kilometer 985 on North Route 5. At the checkpoint, […]
On June 27, 2013, a police commissioner and a civil police investigator were both arrested during ‘Operation Destruction’ in Cuiabá for drug trafficking association. The two men are accused of protecting drug traffickers and assisting in negotiations to release them in return for benefits from the drug leaders. The investigation began seven months ago in […]
Globo reported on June 27, 2013 that Federal and Civil Police detained six people from the same family in Belem, accused of international drug trafficking. The investigation began in October 2012 in which police confirm the drugs were stored on an island about 40 minutes from Belem. Members of this family were arrested before in […]
Terra reported on June 27, 2013 that a Spaniard living in Brazil since 2009 was detained in Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, accused of drug trafficking on three different continents as well money laundering. Federal police arrested the suspect, Oliver Martin Ortiz da Zarate, during Operation Monte Perdido with the help of Portuguese […]
On June 27, 2013 El Hidalgo reported that police in Hidalgo, Mexico have arrested 9 Hondurans and 2 Salvadorans suspected of being linked to human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The group of 11 suspects was allegedly led by a Salvadoran who goes by the alias “El Fantasma.” A Mexican allegedly working with the suspects was […]
On June 25, 2013 El Nacional reported that police in La Vega, Dominican Republic have arrested a woman suspected of heading an international trafficking network. Anyely Margarita Méndez is accused of recruiting women under the false promise of jobs working in Lebanon as belly dancers in a nightclub. Instead, the Dominican victims were sent to […]
On June 25, 2013 La Voz reported that Susana Trimarco and the Fundación María de los Ángeles have inaugurated a third shelter in Cordoba, Argentina. The shelter will provide free and comprehensive legal and psychological assistance to victims of human trafficking. Fundación María de los Ángeles became operational in 2007. The house in Cordoba is […]
From Animal Politico on June 26, 2013- According to the recently released World Drug Report from the UNDOC, for the first time Mexico has surpassed the United States in the amount of methamphetamine seized. By more than doubling the amount of methamphetamine seized in a year, from 13 to 31 tons, Mexico also seized more […]
From Impacto on June 26, 2013- According to the latest World Drug Report from the UNODC, last year Panama seized 64 tons of cocaine which accounts for 89% of drug seizures in Central America. The report also shows that traffickers are beginning to change their transportation networks to using more Caribbean routes rather than Central […]
From the Venezuelan National Anti-Narcotics Office on June 26, 2013- Members of the Bolivarian National Guard have seized 20 tons 806 kilograms of different types of drugs in 2013 according to the press secretary for the Ministry of the Interior, Justice, and Peace, Jorge Galindo. Furthermore, authorities have detained 1,182 people for drug trafficking charges. […]
From tuteve.tv on June 26, 2013- According to a new World Drug Trade report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, although the production of cannabis resin is concentrated in Morocco and Afghanistan, the United States and Mexico seizes nearly 70% of marijuana globally. The report also highlights the difficulty of presenting an […]
On June 24, 2013 El Siglo reported that over the past four years, 4,757 victims of human trafficking, both labor and sexual, were rescued by the Rescue Agency of the Ministry of Justice. In the last three years, there were 76 convictions for the crime of sex trafficking in persons. This information comes from a […]
On June 23, 2013 Al Momento reported that police in San Cristobal have arrested a sex trafficking suspect. Tomás González Jene is accused of prostituting four girls aged 14 years. The Attorney General’s Office stated in a press release that the teenage girls were forced into prostitution during a four year period, with customers typically […]
On June 21, 2013 La Razón reported that authorities arrested in El Alto have apprehended three people involved in the kidnapping of two 17-year-old girls. The girls were rescued from the O’Higgins lodging house, where they supposedly remained locked up for two days on the third floor of the building. The suspects allegedly allowed the […]
From La Republica on June 26, 2013- More than 700 troops have moved into the jungles of Huanuco and Pasco to ensure the eradication of 6000 hectares of coca and to destroy clandestine airstrips that facilitate the shipment of drugs to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. According to locals, the drug traffickers contract native villagers to […]
From Terra on June 25, 2013- In Bajo Molle, Tarapaca, authorities stopped an interprovincial bus for a routine check. One of the passengers became very nervous and drew the attention of the police who then searched the passenger and found 9 kilos of cocaine between the passenger’s legs. The head of North Zone Drug Control, […]
From Terra on June 25, 2013- An anonymous phone call allowed officers of the national police (Carabineros) to dismantle a local drug network and seize 2 kilos 800 grams of cocaine. Authorities detained four men, Ivan Pino Ricardo Leiva, Juan Pablo Vergara Toro, Waldo Marcelo Morales Godoy, and Alfredo Arturo Guerra Serrano. The phone call […]
From Terra on June 25, 2013- Agents of the Anti-Narcotics Brigade (Briant) seized 2 kilos 220 grams of cocaine hydrochloride that was being carried by a man, and disguised as detergent in the town of San Pedro de la Paz. Patricio Guajardo of Briant said that they detained the Slavic man who belonged to a […]
From Red Noticiero on June 25, 2013- Soldiers from the Mexican Army were on a routine patrol on a road that connects Petatlán to the village of La Palma when they noticed some plant matter that looked like marijuana. Upon checking the area, the soldiers found 10 kilos of marijuana, 300 grams of marijuana seeds, […]
From Diario Correo on June 24, 2013- Agents of the Regional Intelligence Group (GIR) seized 73 kilos of coca paste during an operation at a checkpoint on the highway that connects Huanta to Guamanga. A truck caught the attention of police after the driver stopped upon seeing the authorities. When the police questioned the driver, […]
On June 19, 2013 El Occidental reported on a recent study by the Multisystems Industrial Security Group, which concluded that 80% of kidnappers in Mexico know their victims. According to the study, kidnapping is not performed solely for economic purposes, but also to commit other crimes such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and organ trafficking. […]
On June 19, 2013 Caracol reported instances of sexual exploitation occurring near universities and schools in Chapinero. According to Mayor Mauricio Jaramillo, several gangs have been identified by authorities as specifically targeting universities and schools within the area. According to Jaramillo, trafficking networks particularly target universities with student populations coming from the provinces, as they […]
On June 18, 2013 El Mundo reported that the Attorney General and the Judicial Investigation Office of Costa Rica have dismantled a transnational organ trafficking network. The criminal organization operated primarily in Costa Rica, with branches in Eastern Europe, while receiving its direction and financing from Israel. During the operation, police also arrested Dr. Francisco […]
On June 20, 2013 Télam reported that authorities have broken up a gang suspected of trafficking women to Spain for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Last November, six women from Mar del Plata traveled to Spain while pursuing a lucrative job offer. Once there, they discovered the real nature of their situation but managed to […]
On June 17, 2013 Proceso reported that while human trafficking occurs virtually throughout Mexico, 13 Mexican cities have recently been identified as possessing the highest incidence of trafficking. According to a report prepared by the Center for Studies and Research in Social Development and Assistance (CEIDAS), six of the cities are on the northern border […]
On June 18, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that three people have been sentenced to 9 months in El Milgaro prison while awaiting trial for the alleged prostitution minors taken from the jungle areas of the country. Jover Cotrina Bautista, Alexander Alfredo Polo Velásquez and Eugenia María Vásquez Pirgo are the owners of a house in […]
Bbc.co.uk reported that this week, more than a million people took to the streets of 100 cities in Brazil to mark a rising wave of protest that has coincided with the country’s biggest sporting event for 63 years. The rallies, and the violence that followed, were not, however, sparked by the tournament. It was a […]
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 […]
On June 21, 2013, Terra reported that President Dilma responded to the increased use of violence in the protests, such as attacking public and private property, by promising a pact with governors and mayors to fulfill the demands of the protesters. This pact by the President will focus on three issues: that of public transportation, […]
Globo reported on June 21, 2013 that police operation “Combat II” with 76 arrest warrants, detained 45 suspects accused of drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons and firearms in Pará. This operation occurred in 20 cities in which police confiscated cocaine, marijuana, shotguns, gunpowder, ammunition, and cash among other items. Some of the cities […]
Terra reported on June 21, 2013 that a protest of about two thousand people in Belo Horizonte stopped traffic on the BR-040 for at least nine miles. The protest is a result of the increased price in bus fare in Ribeirão das Neves as well as the necessary change in social issues. The mobilization of […]
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From Trome on June 20, 2013- An anti-drug police dog uncovered about ten kilos of cocaine base hidden within wooden frames in the Hunter district of Arequipa. The police arrested Rolando Lapa who was carrying a sack full of the frames in the 2nd block of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Street, behind a bus stop. […]
From La Republica on June 21, 2013- Authorities seized around 700 kilos of counterfeit drugs in seven different pharmacies in near Maria Auxiliadora Hospital in San Juan de Miraflores. The operation was conducted by General Directorate of Medicine, Supplies, and Drugs (Digemid) of the Ministry of Health, the National Police, the National Superintendent of Tax […]
From lainformacion.com on June 16, 2013- In recent months, drug traffickers in Guatemala have been considered quiet by some; however extreme examples of violence still occur. Last week, about fifteen men armed with assault rifles and automatic pistols entered a National Civil Police Station in Salcaja and opened fire on the unsuspecting officers. Seven died […]
On June 18, 2013 Teletica reported on a series of police raids on various public and private hospitals in Costa Rica, as part of an investigation related to organ trafficking. Dr. Mora Palma, who works in the nephrology department at of Calderón Guardia Hospital, was arrested during the police operation. On May 27, the Mexican […]
On June 14, 2013 La Razón reported that a police operation using a deployment of 562 soldiers resulted in the apprehension of 826 people in the city of El Alto over a four day span. The suspects are accused of crimes including theft, fraud, reckless driving and travel with altered license plates, among others. The […]
On June 13, 2013 Jornada reported a study performed in coordination with the National Statistics Institute (INE) indicating that 848, 000 children aged 5-14 are currently working under dangerous conditions in Bolivia. Many of the activities include cane and chestnut harvesting, mining, fishing, bricklaying, the sale of alcoholic beverages, garbage collection, cleaning hospitals and security […]
Terra reported on June 19, 2013 that an assessment report by the U.S. State Department announced that although Brazil does not abide by the minimum standards necessary to combat human trafficking, it is making effort for improvement. The U.S. State Department claims that Brazilian law to prohibit trafficking is vaguely defined. Aside from human trafficking, […]
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br reported on June 19, 2013 that the Justice of São Pedro da Aldeia sentenced 11 military officers and 13 other suspects accused of drug trafficking in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. The military officers were accused of accepting bribes to not arrest and convict traffickers in drug communities responsible for supplying the […]
From lainformacion.com on June 18, 2013- Colombian police confirmed the capture of Carlos José Robayo, also known as “Macaw,” the last boss of the criminal gang known as Los Urabeños, on his way to a church in Alcala. Robayo had already served seven years prison time in the United States for drug trafficking, and now […]
From lainformacion.com on June 18, 2013- Three Dominican citizens were arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard after trying to smuggle 688 kilos of cocaine to the United States via Puerto Rico. The arrests occurred 195 miles south of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The value of the seized drugs was estimated at $24 million. […]
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 […]
From lainformacion.com on June 18, 2013- Last week Peruvian authorities arrested a Spaniard, a Mexican, a Bolivian, and three Peruvians for attempting to smuggle 11.9 kilos of cocaine to Spain. All six traffickers were detained at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima. The Spaniard was arrested with 2.4 kilos of cocaine hidden in handicrafts […]
From lainformacion.com on June 19, 2013- Forces from Panama and Colombia located a small drug producing laboratory and about two acres of coca plants in the Chucurtí sector of the Kuna Yala region in Panama. According to plant experts from the Colombian Army, the plantation could produce four to five harvests per year and the […]
On June 18, 2013 Milenio reported that Monterrey is now second only to Cancún in terms of the Mexican cities experiencing the highest increase in human trafficking. Half of the trafficking victims are in transit and later moved to other cities. Those who are kept in the Monterrey come mostly from other states, especially in […]
On June 17, 2013 Opinión reported that the Chilean government earlier this month granted humanitarian visas to 64 Bolivians who were working illegally in Chile and who were victims of trafficking. The victims were contacted in Cochabamba by subcontractor representative Paola Espinoza Limitada, who had promised them good job prospects but later entered them into […]
On June 17, 2013 Diario Expreso reported that the National Council for Crime Policy (Conapoc) has resolved to put more emphasis on combating human trafficking which, in addition to being associated with illegal mining, produces sexual exploitation (59% of cases) and labor exploitation (29%), with women comprising 94% of the victims. The council is now […]
On June 15, 2013 El Deber reported that the Bolivian Minister of Justice, Cecilia Ayllón, has been summoned by the Commission on Social Policy of the House of Representatives to give an oral report on the applicability of the laws in place to protect women. The three specific laws to be discussed deal with combatting […]
On June 18, 2013, Globo reported that the Federal Highway Police; part of “Operation Confederation Cup” meant to patrol the main highways of the country during the event, confiscated 936 tablets of marijuana (870 kg) in Fernão Dias, Minas Gerais. The driver who was arrested claimed the drugs were being transported to Belo Horizonte and […]
On June 13, 2013 El País reported that Argentinian authorities have dismantled a Colombian crime network which had kept 225 Colombians enslaved in Argentina. They had been victims of labor exploitation and were found in furniture workshops in the provinces of Córdoba, Mendoza, Misiones, San Juan, Santa Fe, Jujuy, Salta, Chaco, Tucumán and Buenos Aires. […]
On June 16, 2013 Tiempo Sur reported that officers from the Narcotics and Complex Crimes Division of Santa Cruz have rescued three victims of trafficking and labor exploitation in Koluel Kayke. The three victims, two men and one woman, are all of Bolivian nationality. The rescue occurred during a police raid on at least two […]
On June 14, 2013 La Razón reported that the respective Interior Ministers of Ecuador and Bolivia, José Serrano and Carlos Romero, have met in Quito to assess their countries’ progress in policies targeting drugs and human trafficking, including migrant smuggling. According to a statement from the Ecuadoran Ministry of Interior, the two ministers also discussed […]
From abc.com.py on June 17, 2013- Narcotics police in Paraguay received information about a drug sale that was to occur on the banks of the Parana River. The authorities set up a surveillance area, but were discovered by the suspected drug trafficker. Upon discovering the police the suspect fled. The area was then inspected and […]
From Diario Rotativo on June 17, 2013- The Colombian Navy found 26 kilograms of pure cocaine in a boat that ran aground in the Bay of Cartagena. The drugs were hidden in a PVC tube, and were detected by a drug detecting police dog. The tube was given to the Coast Guard Station in Cartagena […]
From La Estrella del Oriente on June 18, 2013- Agents of the Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) led at least six operations that resulted in several arrests and the discovery of a workshop where luggage was being prepared to smuggle drugs. The workshop was discovered in Palmasola, and two people were detained during the […]
On June 13, 2013 Peru 21 reported that police have arrested 21 Peruvian and 28 Colombian females during a raid on a nightclub and a hostel in the district of Miraflores. Police charged the suspects with the alleged crime of human trafficking and illegal prostitution. Police first raided the club Tequila Rock, where Peruvian and […]
On June 13, 2013 24 Horas reported that police have arrested two suspects for human trafficking following a raid on an Indian restaurant in Providencia. According to the Attorney General, at least ten victims of Indian nationality entered the country to work at the restaurant under conditions of labor exploitation. During the raid on the […]
On June 14, 2013 Télam reported that Argentinian federal police in Comodoro Rivadavia have rescued seven women who had been victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. The freed women include Dominican, Paraguayan, Bolivian and Argentinian nationals. The victims are currently under the care of the provincial Human Trafficking Office. During the raid, police successfully arrested […]
Globo reported on June 16, 2013 that two Brazilian jurists will lead a committee by the United Nations this October in Rio de Janeiro, whose mission is to control and offer solutions in regards to increased urban violence in Latin America. The committee will include representatives from 19 countries. The committee will have 18 months […]
On June 17, 2013, Globo reported that a 29-year old from Paraguay, was arrested on Sunday (16) at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre. The man is accused for using books to hide and transport cocaine. The Federal Police seized 3.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a magazine as well as drugs found […]
diariodovale.uol.com.br reported on June 16, 2013 that the head drug trafficker in the favelas of Manguinhos and Mandela in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro was arrested on the Presidente Dutra Highway on his way to São Paulo. Wallace Carlos da Conceicao; known as “Churrasquinho”, is considered one of the most wanted criminals in […]
Globo reported on June 17, 2013 that an Egyptian man was arrested on Sunday (16) in the north zone of São Paulo, accused of killing a private driver and turning the victim’s car into a taxi. The suspect confessed to killing the victim; Adriano Lopes da Fonseca, to use his car to make money as […]
On June 13, 2013 La Republica reported that police have arrested Eugenia Vásquez Pirgo and her husband, Alexander Alfredo Polo Velásquez, on charges of pimping. The couple operated their pimping network out of their home in Trujillo, where police discovered ten female prostitutes, including three minors. Police are now seeking the whereabouts of Percy Nuñez […]
On June 13, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that police have rescued two minors forced into prostitution inside the bar “PK2”, located in Huamachuco city, capital of the province Sánchez Carrión. Inside the establishment, police discovered five women, two of them 17 years old, along with five bar patrons. The bar also contained six rooms divided […]
From rpp.com.pe on June 14, 2013- Agents of Peru’s National Police seized more than 18 kilos of cocaine base at kilometer 276 of Panamerica Sur Highway in the Ica region. The drugs were found in a plastic bags hidden in packets of wood, in the cargo hold of a bus owned by Andoriña Tours. Orlando […]
From lainformacion.com on June 10, 2013- The National Custom Authority (ANA) of Panama confiscated 559 kilos of Cocaine in the port city of Colon on the Caribbean coast of Panama. The drugs were found on a container carrying furniture that was heading to Valencia, Spain. During the operation, seven people were arrested who have not […]
On June 13, 2013, Globo reported that a businessman and an accountant were detained during “Operation Ethanol” in Salvador, Bahia for distributing and marketing counterfeit ethanol fuel. Six companies are suspected of involvement in the scheme. Such illegal activity has resulted in a loss of R$ 383.4 million which will be compensated through taxes. The […]
From Excelsior on June 13, 2013- Yesterday a total of 189 kilos of cocaine were seized in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The drugs were hidden under a bed and three Bolivian men were arrested. It is estimated that the drugs would be almost a million dollars on the black market, making it one of the […]
From CRIonline on June 13, 2013- Mexican Federal Police found 30 packets of cocaine amounting to 17 kilos hidden in the fender of a car in the Mezcalapa, Chiapas. Authorities were alerted when the car, driven by Nicolás Gutiérrez Gracián, did not stop at a checkpoint. Gracián and his partner Erika Liliana Córdoba Gutiérrez were […]
From La Tarde on June 13, 2013- According to the Chief Narcotics officer of the Azuay province, the practice of trafficking drugs through the mail has become more commonplace. One of the latest incidents resulted in the seizure of 1,012 grams of heroin hidden amongst various breads. The packaged was heading to Portchester, United States […]
On June 11, 2013 Perú21 reported figures from Peru’s Public Ministry indicating that, between 2009 and 2012, 59% of registered crimes dealing with trafficking in minors came from the Southern and Amazonian regions of the country. During the time period in question there were 1,276 registered complaints, with the highest percentage of victims being females […]
On June 12, 2013 América Noticias reported that Mexican authorities have arrested 12 suspects in connection with the murder of 11 young women whose remains were found last year near Juárez. The detainees include drug dealers, pimps and small business owners. In addition to drug trafficking charges, they are accused of forcing young girls into […]
According to a June 12, 2013 article by Publimetro, 1.6 million children work illegally in Peru, representing one fourth of the total child population. This makes Peru behind only Brazil and Mexico in terms of the most child workers in Latin America. In the central Andean region of Junín alone, 100,000 children work in agriculture […]
From El Mundo on June 12, 2013- Military sources have reported that a suspected drug dealer and thirteen others were arrested in a clash with security forces off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. After the clash, authorities confiscated weapons, money, and two boats. The incident occurred in the canal sector of Sanco in the department […]
From Prensa Mercosur on June 12, 2013- Paraguayan authorities have destroyed 6 hectares of marijuana in the village of Maria Auxiliadora in the department of Amambay. The marijuana fields were hidden amongst corn fields in the mountains 45 kilometers from Pedro Juan Caballero. According to authorities, this operation was a significant financial loss to the […]
From Correo on June 11, 2013- Police in Aucuyacu seized 8 kilos of cocaine in the office of Cespedes Express, a cargo transport company. The drugs were found in eight rectangular packages wrapped in plastic bags attached to two wooden headboards. The package came from Victor Alcantara Torres and the recipient was David Gonzales Rodriguez […]
From lainformacion.com on June 8, 2013- Authorities from the National Anti-Drug Ministry in Paraguay (Senad) have reported that in their country, the largest producer of Marijuana in the region, entire peasant communities on the Paraguay-Brazil border are dedicated to the cultivation of large plantations of the drug. These communities, between 40 and 60 members, engage […]
From lainformacion.com on June 11, 2013- During the past week, five people were arrested in the Lima International Airport for attempting to travel to Spain with cocaine according to the Peru Anti-Drug Police (Dirandro). Those arrested were of different nationalities including, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Bolivian, and Peruvian. Elias G.H., the Spaniard, was arrested with two […]
From Lainformacion.com on June 11, 2013- Agents of the Paraguayan counternarcotics brigade arrested a 26 year old Spanish, and a 50 year old Italian who were attempting to smuggle 6.1 kilos of cocaine to Amsterdam. The drugs were detected by a police dog during a routine check at the cargo area of the Silvio Pettirossi […]
On June 11, 2013, Globo reported that the Senate approved a U.S. $18 million loan s by Interamerican Development Bank to help fund programs to combat corruption in the public sector. The President submitted the application and the goal is to strengthen transparency within managers in the public realm. In addition, another loan was approved […]
correiodoestado.com.br reported that on June 11, 2013 that the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is the third state in Brazil; behind Bahia and Pernambuco, with the highest number of victims of human trafficking. According to a survey by the Federal Region Courts, many of the victims are natives who live along the border regions […]
otempo.com.br reported on June 30, 2013 that the Civil Police arrested three men and four women suspected to be responsible for at least eight murders in the region of Nova Venda. The investigation began eight-months ago. Police arrested the suspects after a fight about trafficking between two gangs in the region. The leader of the […]
Elcomercio.com reported that more details were revealed yesterday after the apprehension of excapitán from Earthforce, Telmo Castro , for alleged drug trafficking . Police Intelligence confirmed that other uniformed assets and passive belong to that criminal organization. “There some who go to rise (to since it leaves Castro). There’s everything military, civilian, of all …”, […]
Eluniverso.com reported that four guards in the women’s prison in Guayaquil were arrested yesterday. The guides Campoverde Henry Ulloa, Carabalí Ruben Ponce, Paul Mina Torres and Lourdes Torres would have dedicated Alcívar drinking with two inmates in work hours and apparently neglected the criminal safeties. Erika Guzman Zambrano, director of the prison, reported that at […]
Eluniverso.com reported that last Wednesday a taxi passenger in Guayaquil was robbed by the driver, when the victim was picked up in the El Fortin area to go to the International Airport. The victim described the taxi driver as being 60 years old with white hair and did not look like he would be a […]
From El Imparcial on June 10, 2013- In the past three months the National Defense Secretary has reported that more vehicles, rifles, pistols, and money have been seized from drug traffickers in Sonora. So far this year, 93 vehicles have been seized. 34 long guns have been seized along with 31 handguns in April alone. […]
From La Prensa on June 10, 2013- According to the head of the Honduran Armed Forces, René Osorio, the Honduran Army will be destroying at least 30 clandestine airstrips in the month of July as a part of operation “Hammer” or “Armadillo.” Orsorio said that military units have discovered the airstrips throughout the country, but […]
From El Universal on June 10, 2013- Colombian authorities arrested three women disguised as nuns on the Colombian island of San Andres where they attempted to breach airport security with six kilograms of cocaine attached to their bodies. The arrest occurred at the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla airport after the false nuns disembarked from the flight […]
On June 6, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that so far this year 291 people have been reported missing from the city of Chiclayo, Peru. This data was compiled by the Divincri Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit in Chiclayo. Divincri chief, Colonel Isaac Alvarado, stated that they deal with between 10 and 15 cases weekly, […]
On May 30, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that agents of the National Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dinincri) in San Martín de Porres have rescued a 17-year-old girl from an Asháninka indigenous community. The girl was an apparent victim of labor trafficking. According to department agents, the rescue operation occurred at the “Paúl” lodge, the same place […]
On June 4, 2013 CRHoy.com reported on the large number of tourism websites advertising sexual services in Costa Rica. Dozens of internet sites promote the country as a “perfect destination” for sex tourism, with some even offering advice on which areas are frequented for these purposes, as well as how to obtain a variety of […]