A Toyota pickup truck was spotted along the road that connects Ñacuñán with General Alvear in Argentina. Police in Santa Rosa attempted to stop it, but the two occupants fled. After finally catching up the the truck after a brief chase, a search of the vehicle revealed 2.5 kilos of cocaine paste, Media MZA reports. […]
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Three raids around Paraguay, in Villa Elisa, San Antonio, and Luque, led to multiple arrests for drug crimes. In Villa Elisa, five family were arrested, according to La Nacion. One, Reyes Santa Cruz, possessed 60 doses of crack cocaine, marijuana, and two firearms. Another raid took place in the Achucarro neighborhood of San Antonio, where […]
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Seized 55 rifles “Rastrojos” with logos of the Venezuelan Armed Forces A total of 55 rifles logos of the Venezuelan Armed Forces who belong to “stubble” were seized by authorities in the municipality of Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander.The operation qe enabled this operation was made possible by information from the public, reported Tuesday, Defense […]
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Aguascalientes, Ags. – The mayor of Cosio, Pablo Cortes de la Cruz, said that in this and the other municipalities that border with Zacatecas, has dramatically improved safety for protection of its inhabitants, with a single control strategy and coordination between corporations of the three levels of government. He said the construction of the office […]
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A woman in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was surprised to discover 280 thousand dollars worth of drugs inside a vacuum her children gave her as a gift. Two pounds of methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine were hidden inside the machine. Police believe whoever put the drugs inside likely did so before it was shipped to […]
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Psychologist Yamal Antar Zawady Ospino (36) was caught in the Riohacha airport in Colombia attempting to fly to Aruba with 250 grams of cocaine. According to El Heraldo, the drugs were hidden inside latex gloves and balloons. The suspect claimed he had been commissioned by a woman identified as Dayana Buelvas to transport cosmetic materials. […]
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The National Guard in Venezuela seized 820 kilograms of high-purity cocaine in the south of the Apure state. The drugs were located on the banks of a creek, Entera Gente reports. The creek flows into the Meta River. Officials discovered the drugs in 23 bundles hidden in high tree branches. The drugs were transported to […]
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Four fishermen from Ecuador were captured by members of the United States Coast Guard with 360 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride. The drugs were found on board a boat named “Santa Martha,” La Hora reports, and was headed toward Costa Rica. The vessel had departed from the Esmeraldas province. The suspects claimed they were hired to […]
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After carrying out 12 operation in Jalapa, Guatemala, the National Civil Police, along with Special Forces and the Public Ministry, were able to catch and arrest an alleged assassin. According to a Siglo 21 report, Pedro Lima Cruz (21) was arrested for killing two youths that were suspected to be drug dealers. Their names were […]
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Police in Argentina arrested four men for trafficking drugs from a car mechanic workshop in Villa Lugano. During the operation, officials seized marijuana and cocaine, Diario Popular reports. 25 cellular phones, 18 thousand pesos, and three guns were also seized. The suspects ranged between 21 and 32 years of age, though their names were not […]
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Two women were arrested in the Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires after attempting to traffick cocaine into Europe. They had hidden over 4 kilos of cocaine in their luggage, a wig, and in the genitals of one suspect. According to Terra Noticias, the two were prepared to board a French airliner before being arrested. They […]
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A suspected FARC guerrilla who have kept in captivity French-Colombian politician and former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was captured in southern Colombia, reported Monday’s Office. Elvis Marco Patino (aka “Efren” or “Patequeso”), was arrested by the Army and the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) of the prosecution in the rural zone of Puerto Rico, Caquetá department, […]
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Ecuador’s judicial system is being used by the authorities to clamp down on indigenous and campesino leaders in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to prevent them from protesting against projects that will affect their environment and lands, said Amnesty International in a new report today. The report ‘So that no one can demand […]
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The president of the National Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Ecuador, Blasco Penaherrera, accused the government of President Rafael Correa to establish a mechanism for laundering money from Iran, which is subject to international sanctions. Penaherrera, who described Ahmadinejad as a “tyrant” and “obnoxious person”, said Correa “insists on maintaining relations with whom we […]
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The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Colombia, Jordi Raich, admitted that the internal armed conflict is far from over and that the proof is in the battles being waged in Cauca. Raich said in an interview with the newspaper El Tiempo that the internal war “is far from over […]
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Authorities seized 190 packages of drugs in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The drugs were found on a truck travelling in the Valmiro León neighborhood. According to Noticia Al Dia, the packages were wrapped with plastic. Four people were arrested during the operation, although their names were not specified. The type of drug seized was not reported. Read […]
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A violent death every 74 minutes has earned Honduras the dubious title of ‘murder capital of the world’, with the government unable to control powerful cocaine cartels in parts of the country. The BBC’s Stephen Sackur went on patrol with police in the drug-plagued city of San Pedro Sula, dubbed ‘the world’s most lawless city’. […]
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Police in Peru located a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence in San Martín de Porres. Inside, officials discovered 100 kilograms of cocaine and chemicals used for drug production. According to Peru 21, the home belonged to José Manuel López Quispe, alias ‘Papita,’ who kept the laboratory in an area under the floor. Authorities believe […]
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Officials in Bolivia have confirmed the seizure of approximately 6,000 board feet of illegal timber in Cobija. The operation took place in Bella Flor, where officials found the undocumented timber that was to be sent to an unknown destination. No arrests were made. The illegal shipment contained several different types of wood. Read Article
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Elements of the Mexican Army shot and killed four criminals in Ciudad Victoria, including a central member the Los Zetas cartel Carlos Alberto Fernández Hernández, alias “Doble K.” According to Terra Noticias, Army officials had been attacked, leading them to open fire against the offenders. Fernández Hernández is known to have assisted in organizing vehicles […]
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A 52-year-old Romanian man was arrested by the Bolivarian National Guard in the Maiquetia International Airport in Venezuela after attempting to fly to Paris, France with cocaine. He had planned to then connect to Frankfurt, Germany. He was carrying the drugs in a brown suitcase with a false bottom, Noticias 24 reports. The total weight […]
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National Police in Honduras arrested three women near the Nicaraguan border in Choluteca. The trio had taped packets of cocaine to their bodies, La Prensa reports. The amount of the drugs was not reported. They were also carrying an unspecified large amount of money. The women were identified as Yohanna Hernández Medina, Joselyn Jarquin Moreno, […]
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Police in Costa Rica intercepted a shipment of 629 kilos of cocaine that was being transported from the capital to the port in Puntarenas. According to a El Nuevo Diario report, the drugs were in a car hidden inside a cooler used for seafood. Investigators continue to look into the case to determine the origin […]
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On June 7, 2012, a day after at Remedios and Segovia Vegachí murdered eight people in less than a day, one of the “boys” who participated in the killings, he called him “a part of” Operation his boss, alias “Pipón” ringleader “Rastrojos”. There were eight deaths set off alarms in northeastern Antioquia by the increase […]
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Mexico: An adult and three minors were arrested for extortion in Sonora Member of state police apprehended one adult and three minors for the crimes of extortion in Caborca, Sonora. The three aggressors extorted a family that worked in the agricultural region of Caborca. The family was said to do whatever the aggressors wanted otherwise […]
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On July 16th, 2012, a female U.S. expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador was attacked and stabbed by three men. According to the report taken from a social network the female was walking on the outer path of the Yanuncay River on Primero de Mayo in Cuenca when she was assaulted. She fought against the attackers […]
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Recently two America tourists were staying at Posada del Maple bed and breakfast in the Mariscal tourist area of Quito Ecuador. The two women inquired about the safety of the area before exiting the hostal, and an employee assured them that it was safe to walk in the area. After exiting the establishment they walked […]
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National crimes recorded by the National Police now also go through a process of analysis. Colonel Paul Rodriguez, a member of the institution of the order, said that the cities of Guayaquil, Quito, Santo Domingo, Esmeraldas and Manta are the most complaints recorded unlike small provinces where the level of complaints is low. In the […]
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Three containers with chemicals used for the production of synthetic drugs were found by authorities at the Santo Tomás de Castilla port on the Caribbean. According to Prensa Latina, two of the containers were shipped from Russia and contained 800 kilograms of sodium carbonate. The other, shipped from Shanghai, China, contained 19,600 kilos of sodium […]
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The Armed Forces in Colombia detained four citizens of Costa Rica in waters near San Andrés with one ton of cocaine. The arrestees had been sailing in a lobster boat, La Nacion reports. They were intercepted after officials detected a boat moving at high speed toward Central America. 81 bags of cocaine were found on […]
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The Navy in Nicaragua discovered 17 sacks of cocaine on a speedboat in the Sandy Bay Sirpi area. According to Zona Franca, four narco-traffickers were occupying the boat and fled when they saw Navy officials approaching. Once the boat was intercepted, the unidentified individuals fired shots, though none were struck. Authorities found and seized fuel, […]
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Authorities arrested three Peruvian citizens in the north of Chile as they attempted to cross the border with 65 kilos of cocaine. The drugs had been hidden inside rocks shaped like eggs, Peru 21 reports. Police in Chile found the suspects carrying 83 packages of drugs hidden inside 113 eggs. The eggs were discovered inside […]
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Omar Irám Guzmán Ortiz, “El Nueve,” was arrested by Federal Police in Tlaltizapán, Morelos, Mexico for involvement in a drug cartel known as La Familia. Guzmán Ortiz was responsible for ordering kidnappings and murders against members of opposing gangs, La Prensa Grafica reports. He is believed to have participated in the murder of seven people on […]
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Two Venezuelans, one 23 and the other 15, were arrested on July 14, 2012 after the Bolivarian National Guard found them with marijuana. The drugs were going to be distributed around the Colinas de Mara de Morón community, in which the suspects were found. According to Etorno Inteligente, the suspects face charges of drug possession. […]
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An alleged kidnapper detained in Nogales A suspected kidnapper who was wanted by the Government of Sinaloa was arrested in Nogales by members of the State Police Investigator. The Attorney General, through a press release, announced that it is Ezekiel Amador Beltran, who also called himself Ezekiel Amador N. and / or Alfonso Amador Beltran […]
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Hitmen killed a man traveling on a bus line 121. The victim was identified as Randi Sandi Miracle Torres, who recorded two arrests for cattle rustling and murder. It was 13:00 yesterday, when the micro earlier appointed GBG-611 board, with about twenty passengers, stopped at the Avenue of the Americas and Jaime Roldos Aguilera, by […]
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During an operation led by the Special Prosecutor for Environmental Matters Mother of God reported that machinery used by illegal miners operating in the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve, was destroyed. Through a statement, the prosecutor said the interdiction work was executed at kilometer 107 of the left bank of the South Interoceanic […]
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In six hours, antisocial sacapintas several bands took over $ 16,400 after robbing five people coming out of banks in different sectors of Guayaquil. A Wilmer P. snatched $ 1,500 in Florida, Rodolfo G., $ 1,900 on the road perimeter, Xavier R., $ 5,900 when he was behind the South Mall, Oscar M., $ 6,100 […]
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According to El Unviversal via Vanguardia, four people were killed and six others were injured on Saturday in the town of Cerro de Ortega, Tecoman, when an armed commando burst into a restaurant in this town bordering the Coahuayana population, state of Michoacan. The Attorney General of the State of Colima reported that the incident […]
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IXTAPALUCA, STATE OF MEXICO. – Underage Seven women were raped and assaulted by several young people not yet identified a subject who assaulted a summer camp for hours, reported the Attorney General of the State of Mexico (PGJEM). While the governor condemned Avila Eruviel facts. Occurred on Thursday night in a Ixtapaluca Township in central […]
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All seaports are vulnerable to coastal profile traffic of alkaloids, and the terminal port of Guayaquil Simon Bolivar in Ecuador is no exception. Wladimir Leon, head of the Narcotics Police of Guayas, indicates that in the first six months of this year the amount of drugs seized and confiscated exceeded all of last year. According […]
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Unknown shot dead a Swiss national in the fencing community, the San Francisco Vicentillo borough in Seibo. The victim was identified as Stahli Roland Eugene, about 61, who at the time of the incident, which occurred Friday night, was at his residence, located at kilometer 2 of the Closed-speckled road. Read Article
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One Quebecois was found dead three days in a rented room on the west coast of Costa Rica. The death of Serge Gravel, 60 years old, is now a mystery. He had three shots in the chest. local authorities and ruled out the hypothesis of theft and police believe rather that it may be a […]
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Mexican police arrested in the tourist resort of Cancun on one of the men most wanted by U.S. authorities, who remained a fugitive for 24 years. Legrend Vincent Walters is wanted in San Diego, California, and is accused of murdering a woman in 1988 kidnapped as part of an operation involving drugs. He also faces […]
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DEATHS OF US CITIZENS BELIZE – 2011 FROM NON-NATURAL CAUSES 11-10-2011 Belmopan, Belize Homicide 10-27-2011 Belize City, Belize Drowning 09-13-2011 Dangriga, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 08-09-2011 Dangriga, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 04-28-2011 Punta Gorda Town, Belize Suicide 04-27-2011 San Pedro Town, Belize Suicide 03-05-2011 Belize City, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 03-05-2011 Belize […]
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Deaths of U.S. Citizens Dominican Republic – 2011 Dominican Republic Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-24-2011 La Vega, Dominican Republic Vehicle Accident – Auto 12-24-2011 La Vega, Dominican Republic Vehicle Accident – Auto 12-19-2011 Higuey, Dominican Republic Homicide 12-10-2011 San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic […]
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One hundred kilos of marijuana were transferred to Cordoba and apparently final destination had been kidnapped in Chile Currents in an operation by the Police and Gendarmerie Cordoba. The seizure took place in the General Manuel Belgrano Bridge, which connects the city of Corrientes to Resistencia. Six people were arrested: four national of Argentina, Cordoba, […]
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Mexico: Minor is found guilty upon participating on a kidnapping in Chihuahua On June 6th, the child Javier Adrian C. “chanok” was found guilty for being a member and an accomplice in a kidnaping that took place in the city of Chihuahua. The child was identified by his victim and was sentenced to 15 years […]
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Mexico: In Chihuahua at least 112 bars were close with intents to avoid human trafficking The closure of 112 bars in Chihuahua and Juarez lead to a decrease in human trafficking, the murder and disappearance of women, and auto theft according to authorities. Clubs in Juarez have been identified as prostitution locations. Read Article
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Through an official statement issued by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or IMPI has been reported that a few hours ago, the Mexican government signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is not just a U.S. initiative and more countries that aims to protect and regulate intellectual property. Then the statement on the signing […]
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26 people in Brazil were accused of involvement in an illegal mining scheme. According to Globo.com, the mining activity took place in the indigenous Yanomami reserve. Seven of the accused individuals have not yet been found, but the search is ongoing. Five planes believed to transport miners to the site were seized during the operation. […]
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Reggaeton singer Arcángel and the Jowell and Randy duet are under investigation in the United States after officials discovered the three artists attended the wedding celebration of arrested narco-trafficker Camilio Torres, alias “El Fritango.” The singers were hired as entertainment at the party, El Universal reports. The party was to last several days at the […]
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Two people driving a private car were stopped and arrested after officials discovered they were transporting a pound of marijuana hidden inside a bag of corn. According to La Prensa Grafica, the suspects were arrested by the Armed Forces in the Tonacatepeque municipality, north of San Salvador. The vehicle the suspects were driving was seized. […]
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Police in Colombia announced the arrest of two minors, both 14 years old, for selling drugs. The two are accused of distributing drugs in grocery stores and tourist spots in Boca Chica, the Dominican Republic. One of the suspects was caught in the La Altagracia sector with a green drug assumed to be marijuana, El […]
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Officials discovered a cocaine kitchen ten miles from downtown Santa Fe, Argentina, where they seized over 12 kilos of cocaine. The kitchen was run by an ex-convict, who during the raid was discovered with various chemicals and materials used for drug production. Surveillance of the house began 40 days before the raid took place, La […]
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26.1 kilos of cocaine worth 1.3 million euros was discovered at the port of Le Havre, France hidden in containers of frozen mussels. According to the National Association of Customs in Chile, the drugs had arrived on a shipment from Chile without the knowledge of those shipping or receiving the mussels. Those responsible for packing […]
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Tuseguridad.com reported Quito and Guayaquil are the cities that will not stop car theft. A study by the Faculty Latinomericana of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in 2008 revealed that 58% of complaints was for car theft. The Attorney General’s Office indicated that in 2006, nationally, there were 7904 reports of this crime, while in 2007 there […]
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The man says he feels insecure. “There are so many kidnappings, robberies, murders, which I’m afraid to walk to the center of the city, because you never know when you are going to steal,” he says. Ramón Moreira also concerned by the increase of crime give the province. “Every day we feel more insecure. I […]
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Chile’s president signed an anti-discrimination law Thursday following the killing of a gay man beaten by attackers who carved swastikas into his body. The law was approved in May after being stuck in Congress for seven years. President Sebastian Pinera had urged lawmakers to speed its approval after the slaying of Daniel Zamudio in March […]
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$ 10 cost to “Crispy”, which is already available. Cause damage to the body. A new drug is distributed in Manta. His name is “Crispy”. According to police, he would be in the hands of consumers in the city. “Crispy” is a more powerful marijuana that produces hallucinations, which has a greater percentage of psychoactive […]
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The Bolivarian National Guard, with help from the NationalAnti-Drug Office in Venezuela, discovered and destroyed an international drug trafficking campsite located in the state of Apure. According to officials, the site consisted of a rudimentary hangar and three huts. The campsite was located in the Morichales forest, La Patilla reports. A clandestine laboratory was also […]
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Assassins entered an abandoned house previously used for drug sales and killed three people, including two women, Narco Violencia reports. Residents in the north of Monterrey, where the murders occurred, identified the victims as “El Pete” (30), “El Miguelito” (15), and “El Cristo” (16). The triple assassination took place on Contrabajo Street in the San […]
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A woman was arrested after a drug seizure took place on a bridge between Texas, the United States and Reynosa, Mexico. She was spotted driving a 2001 Ford Focus by customs officials, according to Metro Noticias. After checking her documents, officials sent her to a secondary inspection, where vehicle discrepancies were noticed. With the help […]
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Over 20 thousand chemicals used in drug production have been seized, and 23 clandestine drug laboratories have been discovered so far in 2012 in Jalisco, Mexico. According to an El Universal report, 292 people have been arrested in association with drug production in the state. Many weapons were also seized during this time period, including […]
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Five people aged 18-44 were arrested after a home raid in El Chumical, Veracruz, Panama. Police seized many packages hidden in black and blue bags, El Siglo reports. Inside were 221 packages of marijuana and the cocaine variants of crispy and pegón. A Nissan Urban vehicle was seized during the operation. Authorities believe the car […]
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Cristina Reyes Peterson, also known as “La Loca Cristina,” was arrested in Chile with 124 packets of pressed marijuana, 103 of cocaine paste, and six of cocaine hydrochloride. She is known to have sold drugs in the Plaza O’Higgens in Valparaiso, which is located in the shadow of the National Congress building. She had left […]
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On July 11th, the border patrol agency seized 400,000 dollars hidden inside a secret panel of a vehicle crossing the border of El Paso Texas and Juarez. The driver was identified as a Juarez resident. The shipment was detected when K9 dogs sniffed the money inside the vehicle. Read Article
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Wicner Juver Grados Tello (35), wanted for crimes of drug trafficking, was captured in Tacna, Peru in an operation organized by police. The suspect had a long history of drug trafficking and was wanted for at least seven counts of that crime, Diario Correo Reports. He was finally spotted driving a motorcycle and was subsequently […]
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Two of the top 24 members of the Sinaloa cartel suspected to operate in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico were arrested along the border by officials. Fernando Arellano-Romero (24), also known as “Rayo”, “24”, “Gamma,” and “Blue Demon” was identified as one of the suspects. The other was identified as Daniel Franco López, alias “Micha,” […]
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Three suspected drug dealers were arrested in the Arroyo Hondo district and Los Girasoles in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. According to Hoy Digital, the suspects were identified as Nelson Alexander Hilario, José de los Santos Ferreras, and Tomás de la Cruz Soriano. The first two had 35 and 22 packages of cocaine, and the […]
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The Bolivariana National Guard discovered and dismantled a clandestine airstrip in the Apure state of Venezuela. The airstrip is believed to be the take-off location of a plane stopped and captured at the Punto Fijo airport on July 6, 2012. The illegal airstrip was 1.4 kilometers long and was located near the Juriepe river. 220 […]
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A Venezuelan man was stopped and arrested as he was travelling the Cucuta-El Vigia route with 11 kilograms of cocaine. He had been travelling with public transportation, Venezolana de Television reports, and was caught by the Bolivariana National Guard in Tachira. According to officials, the suspect had been carrying drugs in the false bottom of […]
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After two operations along routes to Ayachucho, Peru, officials admit this area is part of a new drug route in the country. After receiving intelligence, police were able to learn about and intercept a shipment of drugs travelling in the region, Info Region reports. The first operation occurred in the town of Rosario. Magno Huamán […]
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Most dangerous cities in Mexico / U.S. Citizen Deaths Mexico by Non-Natural Causes – 2011 Mexico Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-31-2011 Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Suicide 12-25-2011 Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico Vehicle Accident – Motorcycle 12-22-2011 La Guamuchilera, Sinaloa, Mexico Homicide 12-22-2011 Panuco, […]
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A SUNSHINE Coast man has spent almost two weeks in a mosquito-infested Ecuador prison – all because he overstayed his travel visa by three days. Roger Keays, 32, was touring Ecuador with his girlfriend when authorities accused him of staying in the country illegally. He was thrown into prison for 13 days with no legal […]
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Two women who were abducted in the provinces of El Oro and Manabi, and demanded money in exchange for their release, were rescued by members of the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit (Join) of the National Police. The first case was in the city of Machala, where he was detained eight days Maryuri Dussan Sepulveda (39 […]
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The Prosecutor of Pichincha investigates a member of the National Police would let out a woman who met arrest.On Sunday, police confirmed that a villa Villaflora sector, south of the city, was not Jenny Munoz Estrada, who was serving house arrest.The Gabriela perform Ladino, the custodian said he did not know at what point there […]
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The scale trafficking of drugs, robberies, assaults and even prostitution are among other major problems afflicting the sector of La Mariscal in Quito. According Victimization Survey Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), La Mariscal ranks ninth among the ten most dangerous neighborhoods considered Quito. To this is added which is the sector with the greatest impact […]
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Municipal Preventive Police (PMP), Sanchez Dolores Huerta arrested 65-year-old accused of stealing her purse from a woman who ate at one of the restaurants located in the base area of the city. At the time of the adult female was arrested bag containing his victim’s money and cell phone. Dolores Sanchez after having walked to […]
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The Ecuadorian authorities yesterday arrested German citizen Dirk Bender, who allegedly tried to smuggle from the Galapagos land iguanas Conoluphus four subcristatus, a species considered “vulnerable”, said today the Galapagos National Park (DNPG). For this reason a criminal judge in the Galapagos ordered the preventive detention of Bender. German tourist’s arrest occurred Sunday at the […]
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Officials arrested an individual travelling to Iquique, Chile along the route to Santiago who was carrying more than 142 doses of marijuana. The drugs were worth over 710,000 pesos, Soy Chile reports. He was arrested after officials stopped the charter bus in which he was travelling. With the aid of drug-sniffing dogs, four wrappers and […]
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Customs officials at the Port of Arica in Chile intercepted a drug shipment intended for Spain. According to Informe 21, 350 kilos of cocaine were found inside four massive fake rocks. The rocks had been hidden in containers that had been shipped from Bolivia 15 days previously. The weight of the rocks alerted customers officials, […]
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The tunnel discovered on July 7, 2012 between Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, the United States has confirmed to have been used as a means of transporting weapons. According to Vanguardia, the tunnel was also used to transport money and drugs. This information was released after intensive intelligence work performed by the Mexican Army. The tunnel […]
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José Alberto Félix Herrera, who worked for the prison system in Peru, was caught attempting to bring drugs into the prison in Ancón. According to a La Republic report, he had hidden the drugs in his shoes. The type of drug was not reported. His own colleagues reportedly caught him with the drugs. He continues […]
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Seven U.S. citizens, including three police officers, attended the party of Colombian drug trafficker Camilo Torres, alias “Fritanga.” Torres had been arrested on July, 2 2012 shortly after his wedding. He had organized the celebration party on a Caribbean island to follow the ceremony, during which he was arrested. The U.S. citizens present at the […]
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The National Drug Control in the Dominican Republic captured a couple responsible for organizing and recruiting drug mules who would fly to the United States and Europe. The couple was arrested in a home raid, where 22 grams of cocaine, firearms, ammunition, radios, and a Hummer were also seized. According to Diario Libre, two passports […]
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A Belgian citizen was arrested before boarding a plane to Paris, France with five kilos of cocaine hidden in a suitcase. Another individual, from the Dominican Republic, was also arrested before attempting to fly to Madrid, Spain, with capsules of cocaine in the stomach. Both suspects were flying from the Las Americas airport in Santo […]
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Official in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico have arrested 2 individuals caught with 313 kilos of marijuana. The drugs were separated into 29 packages, according to San Diego Red. Soldiers, acting on an anonymous tip, travelled to a house in the Ampliación Lucio Blanco neighborhood, where they discovered the drug. A firearm and 3 […]
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1,484.9 kilos of drugs have been seized in various locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia so far in 2012. The total value of these drugs is valued at over $190 million, El Universo reports. Several notable seizures include one that took place in the Milan, Italy airport in January, when police arrested five people […]
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The products identified as the most adulterated are suffering alcoholic beverages and canned brands, especially sardines are imported to other brands and labels are changed Bolivia. In the case of the conserved “lyddite” the authorities of the National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) have detected X marks importing the product and to […]
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Last year there were 246 complaints and in 2010 there were 37 cases. But in 2009 there were 43 events. But police said that in 2011 prevented his investigators are paid USD 2,388,053 USD for extortion and 5,543,500 required in cases considered as plagiarism. In 2011, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Ecuador arrested 34 people for […]
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The letter dictated by the executive of Peru noted that as of July 9 will be extended for 60 days a state of emergency due to the presence of the paramilitary group the Shining Path and people involved in drug trafficking. The Executive Branch of Peru, the extension of the state of emergency for 60 […]
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Homes-security-located in the southern colonies of the city were raided by members of various police forces that are behind the search for two men and a woman who led a crime on Wednesday at noon in the outside a home located in the subdivision Los Alamos II Ceibas exactly in the streets and Pines. An […]
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A narcotúnel that connected to a home in Nogales, Sonora to another in the neighboring state of Arizona, was discovered in the border region for public safety elements of both sides, who also located and arrested suspected drug traffickers in drugs. Around 19:30 am on Monday, corporations of Nogales, Sonora received an anonymous message to […]
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The Mexican Ministry of National Defense informed the detection of a tunnel the border of Sonora going into San Luis Arizona. The tunnel had a depth of 18 meters and a length of 230 meters, and was used to transport drug packages across the US border. Read Article
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Near midnight on Tuesday 3 July 2 antisocial entered the Pizza Hut facilities located in Chile on October 9th and Grand Passage building to escape $ 6,325.83. Jose Arias, supervisor of the business, said the offenders entered, threatened the cashier and fled with the money. According to the complaint, one of the crooks came to […]
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The Dian discovered a new form of money laundering through the traffic of gold. This would be part of a “carousel” mineral entry, as reported the director of tax administration, Juan Ricardo Ortega. On Wednesday, officials from El Dorado Airport, direction Bogota Customs Branch, seized 626 grams of gold that were hidden in a shape […]
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Customs officials in Hong Kong announced the seizure of 649 kilos of cocaine, the largest drug discovery ever made in the city. The drugs were found inside a truck that was traveling to the industrial zone of the city, Diario Hoy reports. The shipment had arrived in the country on a ship at the Kwai […]
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A driver abandoned his vehicle at a shopping center in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, after police attempted to stop him. The vehicle was transporting 551 kilos of marijuana and 1 kilo, 65 grams of crack cocaine. According to Ultima Hora, the shipment of drugs was heading toward Foz de Yguazú as its final destination. The […]
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