Ayna Police seized three guns and 12 kilos of cocaine base, the interior of a home. However, when police arrived they found no occupants because apparently had received the alert. After a thorough review identified a backpack containing four packages of PBC. They also found guns hidden in a short range of the drawers in the house. They seized a Browning pistol, a Taurus revolver and a Smith & Wesson pistol.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has added San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas to the list of Mexican states where it says Canadians should exercise “extreme caution.” The two neighbouring states in central Mexico are among those affected by “high levels of organized crime and urban violence,” the department says in an update to its travel […]
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Allegations of domestic violence increase in police stations. In Guayaquil, the Commissioner of women and family receive approximately 50 cases per day. The most recent case was given in Guayaquil, where a murderer with iron man his wife and then commit suicide.
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The National Police of Ecuador, through staff Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR) and in coordination with the Judicial Police and Prosecution of Azuay province, in the final hours to the arrest of several people who allegedly belonged to a criminal gang, who committed their robberies masquerading as messengers to select the homes that were later […]
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Florence. Troops of the Twelfth Brigade, assigned to the Sixth Division of the Army, left out of action two terrorists of the FARC and found two caches with explosives material abundant in developing offensive operations in the last hours in the department Caquetá. In the village of the municipality of Monterrey Puerto Rico, Infantry Battalion […]
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Ultimahora.com reported …. Not only the number of transnational crimes such as trafficking and smuggling of arms and drugs, which are declining these days, the weekend was reported very few acts of violence such as murder, robbery and drug dealing in Foz de Iguazu and hinterland. While on the Paraguayan side, trade in Ciudad del […]
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A package with almost four kilos of marijuana was found along Route 77 near the city of Chepes. Police stumbled upon the package during a routine patrol. The bags containing the marijuana were bound with ribbons that had “Paraguay” written on them, 26 Noticias reports. Officials stated the drugs were found in a rural area […]
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Nearly two tons of cocaine were seized in the Caribbean in two operations during the August 18, 2012 weekend. The first operation took place near San Blas Islands, Panama. According to Fox News Latino, a go-fast type boat was found by Colombian officials carrying 1,362 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride. No arrests were reported. The second […]
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203 kilos of cocaine were found on board a cargo ship in San Andres, Colombia. It had been shipped from Barranquilla, Caracol Radio reports. The drugs are estimated to be worth 6 million pesos. They were hidden in six containers, camouflaged within 34 barrels of stucco. No arrests have been reported, although officials continue to […]
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Officials in Madrid, Spain arrested two individuals who attempted to bring 16 kilograms of cocaine into the country. They had arrived in the airport on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Europa Press reports. Both suspects were of Brazilian nationality. They had hidden the cocaine in two cardboard boxes in their luggage. They intended to […]
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The Bolivarian National Guard in Venezuela seized over 92 kilograms of marijuana and over 4 kilograms of crack cocaine in Apure. According to El Tiempo, the drugs were found in a Ford 150 vehicle driven by a 61-year-old citizen of Tachira. The name of the citizen and whether the suspect was arrested has not been […]
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Security forces in Guatemala located an abandoned airplane located on a clandestine airstrip. The airstrip was found in El Manchon, Champerico, Retalhuleu, according to an Emisoras Unidas report. Officials suspect that the plane and airstrip was used by narco-traffickers. Several suspects fled the scene upon the arrival of security forces. An ATV was also abandoned. […]
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Nearly two months after three officers to assassinate three other colleagues at the International Airport of Mexico City, it has been known that the Federal Police has relieved its 348 agents at the airport. On Monday June 25 at ten to nine in the morning, three police officers investigating drug trafficking at the airport were […]
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The illegal sale of counterfeit goods grows unchecked around the country and about 336 were detected in 149 cities Saladitas with 23,212 marketing positions with Lomas de Zamora leading the ranking, according to a survey by the Confederation Argentina of Medium Enterprises (CAME). “The illegal trade growth in Argentina has no brake and the situation […]
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A Guyana’s NGO denounced that Venezuelan women are trafficked to work in mines and to engage in prostitution near Cuyuni River (in the disputed area, on the border with southern Bolivar state). The president of Guyana Women Mining Organization (GWMO) Simona Broomes denounced the case in the Guyanese newspaper Stabroeknews, and she also asked the […]
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Barquisimeto. – Around 580 people have been kidnapped since Sunday afternoon in Central Judicial Internship West Uribana prison in Lara, according to unofficial sources. In the prison, at the end of the visit, a group of inmates decided that visitors not to leave jail to protest the alleged procedural delay of victims. He said the […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that two chemical tests were performed in different nursing homes to determine the chemicals that caused the death of Ronald Veintimilla Alexis Diaz, 29, early Sunday, the day after his friend Rolando socialize with Leonel González Vélez assaulted them. Lorena Vargas Morán González’s wife, says they went to Junior’s nightclub in Alborada, where […]
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Colombian Navy troops found and destroyed two laboratories for cocaine processing capacity to produce two tons of alkaloids month, in the village of Santa Barbara in the district of Zaragoza, rural area of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. The first structure was later found that Pacific Coast Guard units and Fluvial Brigade of Marines, conduct an […]
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Troops of the Navy in the development of surveillance operations, interdiction and security River, seized 400 kilos of tungsten ore, which were carried by two men in a boat on the river unnamed Inírida, in the general area of Caranacoa, Guainía. The material seized by Fluvial Battalion Marine No. 50, product of illegal mining in […]
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Entrerriana Justice investigates a woman of 35 years offered by Internet sexual encounters with her two daughters aged 12 and 16, police said. The woman, who is pregnant, was identified by the Trafficking Division of Police, after an investigation initiated cyber and phone. The investigation began after a man reported to have been connected with […]
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Trafficking Division of Police recommended Entre Rios citizenship avoid family decals on vehicles, since “provide information to the criminals, who take advantage of any data for virtual kidnappings”, told AIM the second head of the area , curator Pablo Monzón. “It can be risky to provide sensitive information to malicious”. Decal families: the police should […]
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In La Paz, control over travel of minors concentrates only on the Bus Station. In the area of the cemetery, from where buses depart, minibuses and taxis to Copacabana, Desaguadero and other border points, no documents asked. Surveillance at the bus terminal was implemented by the Municipal Government since mid-July, in the wake of allegations […]
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A woman tried to enter the Lurigancho half a kilo of marijuana hidden in her vagina. The female was operated at the security post of the entrance door. Stopping Beatriz Aguirre Luzmila Salazar (41) was produced by averaging 10:05 am, when he tried to enter the prison to visit his girlfriend, who apparently is being […]
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lainformacion.com reported ….”This is a war, never been so bad,” said Marcela Turati, author of Mexican journalist “Crossfire” and who has covered drug crimes for years. “This is worse than Colombia , is unlike any other war: there are no fronts, no trenches, you never know who is involved with drug traffickers and who is […]
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Police in San Antonio, Panama seized drugs and cash during a home raid. During the raid, a drug known as “crispy” was found. According to Sucesos Critica, it was hidden inside an envelope. Another envelope of cocaine was also discovered in the residence. In addition, cash presumed to be the result of drug deals was […]
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A 41-year-old man died after attempting to smuggle drugs into the La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia. He had swallowed the drugs, leading him to display signs of physical discomfort, El Tiempo reports. He died shortly after, due to cardiopulmonary arrest brought on by decomposition of the drug. The man and the type of drug […]
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Officials seized eight kilos of marijuana found inside a van with license plates from Tamaulipas. According to an El Independiente de Hidalgo report, the drugs had been transported from Guerrero and were en route to Pachuca. Before being intercepted, the drugs had been moved via public transportation, on a bus belonging to the Estrella Blanca […]
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After examining the town of La Noriega, in Nayarit, Mexico, officials discovered a clandestine laboratory dedicated to the production of synthetic drugs. The operation, carried out by military personnel, was intended to limit illegal activity in the state. According to El Universal, 200 liters of clear liquid, 13 bags of white powder, multiple containers, washers, […]
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Seven Guatemalans and five Ecuadorians were arrested after officials discovered 405 kilos of cocaine inside a private jet. The five Ecuadorians were crew members on the plane, Siglo 21 reports. The other suspects claimed to be unemployed, and that they had travelled to Ecuador for work training. The suspects and the drugs were found inside […]
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U.S. customs officials arrested two drug traffickers in separate incidents along the border and seized over $800,000 worth of drugs. The first arrest took place between Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas. A vehicle that attempted to cross the border was sent to a second inspection, according to the Informador. Four packages were found in the car […]
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Eluniverso.com reportedThe group emerged from the project guards training prison guards, whose graduation was last weekend at the Army Polytechnic School (ESPE), in Quito. The guides are attached to the 480 custodians who received their certification in April. The guides will have a salary of between $ 650 and $ 700, “not counting overtime,” said […]
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Eluniverso.com reported Cirino Cordovilla Gabriel never imagined that the couple picked a passenger on Avenue Locks, south of Guayaquil, he had prepared an express kidnapping. It was 01:00 last Saturday. According to the complaint lodged by the prosecution, when Cordovilla had circulated two blocks “the woman pulled out a revolver and pointed me in the […]
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In Playas de Tijuana was detained a Russian citizen who had threatened to blow up the premises of the Court of San Diego, as well as judges and officers kill Americans. According to the Ministry of Public Security of the State (SSPE), agents of the State Preventive Police (PEP) arrested in this Chipunov Georgiy border, […]
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Two fans Millionaires died after being hit by a drunk driver, who was later captured by the authorities, according to Colonel Mariano said Botero, Bogota operational commander. The blue team’s fans were referenced Bogota near El Campin stadium where waiting to board the buses that travel to Medellín to watch the match between Millionaires and […]
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In the more than forty cases have been recorded this year for attempted bribery against Municipal Police, in order to not do their job or to vacate any detained , added two more tries bribery, this time from a man who offered 500 pesos to free two workers drunk, and a drunk who offered 400 […]
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Three People were arrested Friday afternoon after They Were Accused of Assault on Muu restaurant customers located in the Nunnery and the third in the cdla. Central Urdesa north of Guayaquil. The arrest came after a chase at 14:00 by That citadel. The Suspects Were Identified as Yimmy Welitom Pinargote Cevallos, 39, Guillermo Alfredo Davila […]
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Authorities in San Luis Potosi investigate five elements Matehuala municipal police for the murder of Mayor-elect Edgar Morales Perez and his partner Francisco Hernandez Colunga. Authorities in San Luis Potosi investigate five elements Matehuala municipal police for the murder of Mayor-elect Edgar Morales Perez and his collaborator Francis Hernandez Colunga. Read Article
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Between the morning and Saturday morning added seventeen people died violently in different parts of the Republic. In the state of Mexico five people killed were found in the municipalities of Nezahualcoyotl and Ecatepe. One of the findings occurred this morning in Colonia El Sol, in Neza, which were found the bodies of three men. […]
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Ojo.pe reporte…. Moments of panic and terror experienced by the passengers at least fifteen vehicles, being stripped of valuables and money by several armed criminals who had the audacity to close the road Fernando Belaunde Terry to match Tabalosos in Tarapoto route -Moyobamba, in the San Martin. Police said the assault occurred chain last Tuesday […]
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On July 30th, the Attorney General Office of Mexico City arrested warrant the 38 year old Noe Mendez Guzman accused of human trafficking. According to the victim after having a love relationship with Mendez, he tricked her into going to going to Tenancingo, Tlaxcala to meet his parents. The accused forced a woman into prostitution […]
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According to the organization Our Daughters Return Home the trafficking networks operating in the city of Juarez uses local shops and nightclubs to abduct their victims. Girls are transported to the United States for prostitution purposes. There have been at least 30 reports where citizens of Juarez have gone to the downtown area to work […]
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Ojo.pe reported a Mexican citizen was detained with counterfeit $ 520 000 dollars at Jorge Chavez ational Airport in Callao. Humberto Perez Medina abroad (34) entered Peru on August 2 in order to meet a guy who gave the illegal merchandise, according to the chief of the Division of the Dirincri Scams, Second PNP Colonel […]
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Minister of Defense was quoted by Tuesday 21, said parliamentary Luis Iberico. Chief of staff said that narco-terrorists are supported by residents of the area. Exposed to danger. The death of five young soldiers of the Army Mazángaro counterinsurgency base, located in the district of Pangoa, Satipo province, Junin, “reveals that there was a real […]
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noticias.terra.com.pe reported the Joint Command of the Armed Forces confirmed through a statement that five soldiers died during an attack on narco Satipo, Junin. The attack was against Mazángaro Base, located in the district of Pangoa, Satipo province, Junin. Read Article
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Orizaba, Veracruz. – The Third Judge of First Instance in July Bouzas Garcia issued an order of freedom to the owner of “Juice California”, accused of child abuse perpetrated against a child 10 years of age, despite evidence and accusations that he had in his against. In this case as in others, in the Third […]
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In the vicinity of Playas de Tijuana was arrested an American man with three counts of sexual abuse of children, appears on a website as a sex offender and violated his probation. The Municipal Police arrested Russell reported that J. Weiss, a U.S. citizen aged 61, who has at least three processes for pedophilia in […]
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Police began investigations into a drug-trafficking ring operating in Valparaiso, Chile after realizing individuals from various cities would bring drugs from Calma to Valparaiso. Once forces were mobilized, authorities detained a vehicle matching the profile of the suspect, Pura Noticia reports. The woman with whom the driver was travelling was concealing several packages of drugs. […]
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Police in Chile arrested a drug dealer from Santiago as he was travelling to Valdivia to open new markets. According to Biobio Chile, he was travelling in a vehicle with three adults and three children. The suspect, José Alberto Martínez Cárdenas, was travelling at night. He was caught outside a bus station after detectives spotted […]
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Mirna Aguilar Martínez (50) was captured in Tiquisate, Guatemala for allegedly selling drugs in a playground for children. She was found with bags of marijuana and a cell phone, Prensa Libre reports. A resident in the area reported that she would call to children and offer them drugs. At the time of the arrest, Martínez […]
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Two men visiting a prisoner in the Charata jail in Argentina were arrested after it was discovered they were smuggling drugs to the inmate. According to Diario Primera Linea, the two visitors, one a minor, brought two packs of cigarettes and one bag of candy into the prison. After examination, it was evident the cigarettes […]
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After a raid in Las Heras, Argentina, police seized 20 kilos of cocaine, 1.5 kilos of cocaine, and two kilos of paco. They were found inside a residence operating as a drug kitchen, Mdzol reports. Inside the room rented to two, police also found equipment used to process drugs, including scales and a press. The […]
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Officials have determined that narco-trafficking clans operating in the north of Peru run universities and sports clubs. The Huancayo clan is especially suspicious and is believed to engage in money laundering for the Quispe Palomino clan. According to El Comercio, these organization attempt to traffick drugs to the north, where narco-sponsored universities and sports clubs […]
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One of the Ecuadorian who was caught offering their products on the street, and who asked to remain anonymous, expressed his opposition to what he described as “disproportionate use of police force against our Ecuadorian community, the only thing does is make a living in a dignified manner. ” He said that they, as Ecuadorian […]
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As narcocuotas responsible for the collection of dozens of vendors, three members of the criminal group “Los Zetas” including Julio Cesar Garcia Mateo (a) “Quesadilla”, were arrested by elements of the tourist police in the hotel zone when they were in a vehicle parked at kilometer 14 of Boulevard Kukulcan. “The Quesadilla” has been pointed […]
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As part of the control, prevention and security that executes the national government through the Department of Crime Prevention (DPD), the National Anti-Drug Office and the National Land Transport (INTT ) have been sanctioned to 182 drivers for alcohol and / or drugs in the country, when subjected to the tests that apply to drivers […]
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Peru21.pe reported that Canatur is warning about bus travel on the road stretch between km 500 and 600 of the Panamericana Sur has become a danger to tourists going to the city of Arequipa , by the constant assaults on interprovincial buses. The National Chamber of Tourism ( Canatur ) indicated that the most affected […]
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The United Nations has reported that indigenous populations in Mexico are becoming more and more threatened by severe drought and narco-trafficking activity. Drug cartels in indigenous regions are reported to exploit these populations and implicate them in their illegal activities. According to Mi Morelia, the upsurge in drug trafficking also hurts indigenous livelihoods. The indigenous […]
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Small wooden figurines stuffed with cocaine were confiscated by Chilean officials in Santiago before they were sent to the United States through private mail. They were concealing about 1 kilogram of cocaine, Municipios al Dia reports. The statuettes, wooden horses, were also packed with carbon paper, which helped conceal the drugs from X-rays. The drugs […]
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Nine former police officers in Venezuela were among 12 individuals arrested in 2008 for drug trafficking in Apure. Because of evidence produced at their trial, they have been convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 9-10 years in prison. According to El Nacional, they had used a clandestine airstrip to transport drugs. Some of the […]
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A Venezuelan man was caught transporting 98 kilos of marijuana on August 15, 2012. He was travelling along the Francisco Fajardo highway near San Agustín when officials stopped him and discovered the drugs in his truck, according to an El Universal report. The suspect, who was not identified by name, was placed in the custody […]
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Colombian officials hope to eradicate 5,000 hectares of illegal coca plantations along the Ecuadorian border by October 15, 2012. This plan calls for manual destruction of the crops, according to Fox News Latino. The areas in focus include Narino, Putumayo, and Guaviare, where officials say coca production increased dramatically between 2010 and 2011. In 2007, Colombian […]
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The United States sanctioned two women from Guatemala who laundered money for a drug trafficking organization associated with the Mexican Los Zetas cartel. The women were identified as Cristina Stetanel Castellanos Chacón and María Corina Saenz Lehnhoff, alias María Corina Del Pinal. According to Publimetro, the person running the organization was Marlory Dadiana Chacón Rossell. […]
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Five hours later in a bank, a guy surprised Rebecca Espinoza, 75, and took the $ 3,200 that was deposited. The stranger offered to help keep the elderly wait in line. Twenty minutes passed and Grandma could not locate the stranger, then told the guards and they turn to the representatives of the bank, eventually […]
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Experts report that drug trafficking between Paraguay and Brazil has reached new levels of intensity. Weapons and ammunition trafficking is also an issue between the two countries. According to Diario Vanguardia, marijuana was the most trafficked item, followed by crack, cigarettes, and weapons, consecutively. These items were found in Brazil after extended operations near the […]
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Félix Antonio Corcino Mercedes, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested after attempting to board a ferry from Santo Domingo to Puerto Rico. He was carrying close to three kilos of cocaine or possible heroin, according to a Vocero report. Officials stated he was displaying suspicious behavior, warranting the seizure of his car. A […]
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31 people were arrested in Spain after officials intercepted a cargo ship carrying cocaine off the coast of Cadiz. Over 100 bales of drugs were seized on board, weighing about 3,000 kilos. The ship was to be picked up by a Galician group, which would distribute the drugs in Spain. Colombians living in Madrid organized […]
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446 kilos of cocaine and marijuana were found inside a drug laboratory in Uyuni, Bolivia, according to Radio Kollasuyo. The drugs were hidden inside seven bags. No suspects were taken into custody during the operation; however, officials do say that the discovery was a major blow to drug trafficking in the area. In the nearby […]
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The Peruvian Army Patrol, along with anti-narcotics and terrorism police, located and destroyed a clandestine airstrip near the Palcazu River. The runway was found near Ciudad Constitucion, Diario Correo reports. It was 1,000 meters long and 50 meters wide. Trees and vegetation had been cut back to permit visibility. Officials presume the runway was used […]
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Anti-narcotics officials in Guatemala seized 80 tons of cocaine paste in the port of Puerto Quetzal. The shipment had remained unclaimed since its arrival on July 21, 2012, Siglo 21 reports. Documents indicated it contained varnish, but upon opening the container, it was clear that it was concealing cocaine paste. Officials believe the drugs originated […]
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Fuel stations were militarized Sucumbíos yesterday to neutralize the smuggling of gasoline daily escapes to Colombia and the informal market in the northern border. The measure is before the Committee on Energy Sovereignty of the province. Military personnel of the Special Forces group and 56 53 Ray Tungurahua that each car handles refueling only once […]
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One child under 9 years, according to his family was kidnapped on Saturday, said yesterday that two subjects Prosecutor Known aliases and the Skinny Chapulete forced him to rob a cooperative housing Balerio Estacio. The child was found by police on the roof of the house of Cesar Cedeno Cedeno Leonardo early yesterday morning. Read […]
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Agate triggered operation in Paraná, whose aim is to combat crime in border regions, among them international animal trafficking. Within the actions of the operation in Cascavel, west of the state, IBAMA and the Federal Police seized 103 birds irregular tournament corner. Authorities arrested 35 people in the act and plowed 49 notices of violation, […]
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The first case of imprisonment for illicit traffic of cultural heritage took place in Arequipa ordered preventive prison for nine months against Jhony Narrea Ramos was arrested several times for committing the offense, reported the Regional Directorate of Culture. The Regional Director of Culture, Julia Bustinza Barreda said that the Public Ministry denounced Narrea for […]
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According to the capital’s Public Security Ministry and the Attorney General of the Republic, in Mexico City there are 1,700 points of sale of drugs, Iztapalapa, Gustavo A. Madero and Cuauhtemoc are demarcations concentrations of drug dealing over as a whole derive 49% of the total gain in Mexico City. A study called “The drug […]
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More than 11 kilos of cocaine seized, five arrested, including a woman who claimed to belong to the Sinaloa cartel, was the result of a raid by the State Preventive Police in the Central Zone of the city. According to data from the Ministry of Public Security of the State, the events occurred on Seventh […]
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TAPACHULA. – Three minors, victims of human trafficking were rescued by the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Immigrants (FEDCCI) when worked in the interior of the restaurant “Cangrejito Sandpiper” in this town on the border with Guatemala. Read Article
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The Attorney General of Justice (PGJ) reports that investigating officers of the Directorate General of Care for High Impact Crime (DGADAI), through various measures succeeded in obtaining from the judicial authority two arrest warrants against a gang of suspected kidnappers. Also, through an operation were arrested in the last hours, two more members of the […]
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The Attorney General of Justice (PGJ), Victor Antonio Carrancá Bourget, reported that about 21 victims of human trafficking have been rescued so far this year. He said the total, two were recovered during an operation that the authorities place last weekend in the capital of Puebla, the same that led to a preliminary investigation. “So […]
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One of Spain’s richest men has been implicated in the illegal bulldozing of a South American forest where the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon are hiding, following a recent raid by Paraguayan officials. Jacinto Rey González is President of ranching firm Carlos Casado SA, which is a subsidiary of Spanish construction and property giant […]
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Officials in Peru were able to detect and dismantle two drug laboratories located in the Monzon district. According to an Info Region reports, the clandestine laboratories were operated by the narco-traffickers known as “Pedro”, “Pillusco,” and “Jaime.” Two tons of coca leaves were neutralized during the operation. Gasoline, calcium oxide, kerosene, muriatic acid, and other […]
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Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala , municipality of San Luis Potosi State (North), has been murdered on Sunday morning with Juan Francisco Hernandez Colunga, who was the coordinator of his election campaign last July 1 . With the assassination of the mayor and his assistant, members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), closes a […]
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Four men spotted by officials in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic managed to evade capture after fleeing from an alleged drug sale point. The suspects were identified as John, Vichan, El Menor, and El Flaco, El Caribe reports. While fleeing authorities and escaping down an alley, they abandoned their stash of 5.5 kilos of drugs […]
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Authorities in Colombia and the United States captured three Colombians involved in a drug-trafficking ring that operated between Colombia and New York City. The suspects, identified as Juan Fernando Mejía Saldarriaga, Germán Darío Estrada Montoya, and Roberto Bustamante Ballesteros, are reported to be the main contacts of the ring. The drug network is believed to […]
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Santiago Martín Monforte (33) was arrested after attempting to fly to Portugal from Venezuela with 56 capsules of liquid cocaine. The drugs weighed a total of 1.277 grams, according to an El Carabobeno report. The suspect was found in the Caracas airport after displaying nervous behavior. He admitted he was carrying drugs in his stomach. […]
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Over 3.5 tons of high-purity marijuana, presumably from Paraguay, was discovered near Yapeyú, Argentina, along Route 14. The shipment entered Argentina from Brazil on a truck, Diario Epoca reports. The driver, a Brazilian, had left Bernardo de Irigoyen and was headed to the city of Rosario, in the Santa Fe province. The truck was supposedly […]
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Lesther Alexander Choxon Cifuentes (28) was captured in the Cartagena airport in Colombia as he attempted to leave the country with 600 grams of heroin in his stomach. A Guatemalan citizen, he was preparing to board a plane en route to Guatemala with a stop in Panama, El Universal reports. He was arrested after authorities […]
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After receiving intelligence that an important drug shipment would pass through the Navarrito Pampa sector of Talavera in the Andahuaylas, Apurímac province of Peru, officials located a station wagon carrying backpackers. According to Nuevo Ojo, the suspects began to fire at the police, who returned fire. The crossfire lasted 30 minutes. Three suspects were killed, […]
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According to the Attorney General report, seven family members were found dead in a house located in the municipality of Malilo Fabio Altamirano in Veracruz.. The family constituted of 3 adults and 4 minors. The victims were decapitated according to the police. It is presumed that the murder occurred 72 hours previous to the finding […]
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Mexico: Oaxaca the destination of human trafficking During the past two years Oaxaca has rescued a total of 21 women and 5 indigenous children that were victims of sexual and labor exploitation. Oaxaca has turned into a state of transit, origin and destination for human trafficking. There has been 5 000 minors detected in situations […]
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Between two and five years imprisonment and a fine of 5% of unified basic salary is the penalty for a pedestrian who, by his imprudence, causes an accident that leaves people killed or seriously injured, according to the Regulations of the New Law Transit. Jenny Chalco, pedestrian, recognizes that, despite the recommendations and driver education […]
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Natalia Springer, political scientist and columnist in various local media, announced in an interview with RCN Radio some figures in the report “as sheep among wolves” to be presented in full on Wednesday against the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF). “Today, no fewer than 4 out of 10 fighters of the FARC and ELN are […]
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Stolen in Bogota, on average, six vehicles a day According to a report supplied by the Research Center on Coexistence and Citizen Security (CEACSC) of the Mayor of Bogota, this year are 1,338 thefts of vehicles and motorcycles in Bogota. The report reveals that between January and April this year in Bogota 804 stolen vehicles. […]
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Eltiempo.com reported that a band of thieves have been detained who used the drug scopolamine to overcome their victims. Numbers of taxi drivers were part of the organization that has victimized 640 people so far in 2012. The name of the gang is the “Tomaseros” and would often steal phones, cash, and personal items from […]
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The Fourth Criminal Judge in Bucaramanga, with functions of knowledge, sentenced to 27 years in prison and a fine of 94 million pesos to David Ruiz Mosquera, who attacked with acid Nubia Patricia Carreño and minor daughter, who left with permanent deformity on face and body. Ruiz Mosquera was found responsible for willful injury in […]
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This is a new mode of transport of drugs discovered by the Highway Police Corcona area at the kilometer 48 of the Central Highway. In the hold of interprovincial buses, the company Junín, were two sacks of corn, of which 75 contained packages with the drug. The packages were shipped in the city of Huancayo […]
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The specialist in this issue of gender violence, Borselino Silvia said that the attacks against women are becoming more serious and that the 20 to 30 years is what has most affected numerically. Speaking to THE LIBERAL, the university professor said that “the forms of gender violence are taking a much more bloody and brutal, […]
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Urban violence causes diaros fifteen homicides and nearly 3500 were wounded. NGOs warn that 800 000 illegal weapons circulating in the country.The violence in Guatemala has killed 2,887 people from January to July this year, equivalent to more than 15 homicides a day, said an official source. Of all the murders during that period, 2,403 […]
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There were 64 murders in the first six months of 2012, of which 43 cases are made of femicide, the report said Manuela Observatory Center for Information and Development of Women (ICW). Of the 43 cases of femicide registered in the country, 12 cases occurred in the department of Cochabamba, 10 in the municipality of […]
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100 kilos of drugs were found in Salto, Uruguay along Route 3. Two cars headed toward San Jose and Montevideo were stopped during the operation, El Diario reports. The vehicles and drugs were sent to the highway patrol. Two suspects were arrested: a 25-year-old and a 50-year-old. Their names were not released. Officials believe the […]
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