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18 murdered in Jalisco Mexico over the weekend

This weekend at least 18 subjects died in Jalisco on facts related to organized crime, state police Friday night against subjects faced a wall guarding underground fuel Zapotlanejo killing one gunman dead.

On Saturday afternoon, police elements Tlaquepaque fought gun battles against subjects who were deprived of their freedom to a person with a delinquent balance and presumed kidnapped died also without life, and Zapopan were found the bodies of 3 subjects allegedly involved in a shooting they were all military retirees and finally between Friday night and Sunday night there were at least 7 runs. Read Article

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8 million dollars in contraband foreign origin veterinary drugs seized in Colombia

Asiescucuta.com reported that authorities seized contraband drugs for veterinary use with a commercial value of eight million dollars. The drugs were located in a public service vehicle driving between El Zulia and Cucuta. The driver did not possess lawful documentation of the medicines. The medications were of foreign origin. Read Article

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Peru: Six of seventeen inmates captured after escape from prison in Challapalca

Six of the 17 inmates who escaped yesterday from Challapalca on the border between Tacna and Puno, were recaptured after a clash with police in the area Ipiñuma in Desaguadero, said the provincial prosecutor Oscar Jimenez. At first, the criminals fled, but police in the town roads Mazocruz Puna and two posts were surrounded and […]

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Mexico: Military places battalion of 800 military in Sonora to help eradictate drug crops

A battalion of 800 soldiers from the center of the country is strengthening efforts to eradicate drug crops, interdiction of shipments of narcotics and special operations in southern Sonora from February 1, informed the commander of the Fourth Military Zone. Georges André Van Lissum Foullon said that strengthening the State arrived earlier this month and […]

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Six arrested with weapons and grenade launcher Rosarito Baja Mexico

Profusion of cartridges of various calibers, magazines handguns and long guns, a grenade launcher and at least one sports car and even a taxi, not to mention cable owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) allegedly stolen, and a total of six people arrested, is the balance achieved by municipal police officers were conducting a surveillance tour. […]

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Tijuana Mexico: Car thefts on rise

According to the statistics, it remains the car theft crime that is reported more in Tijuana, this week also showed the killing of a young woman at the hands of a stranger, who was arrested According to news reports of the Municipal Public Security Secretariat (SSPM), at week 45 vehicles were reported stolen, and there […]

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Colombia: Female police inspector alleged to have ties with FARC

Mariana de Jesus Rodriguez Tafur had 12 years in office Viotá (Cundinamarca). According to authorities, Inspector, 54 years old, was in contact with the guerrilla organization to give them information that could help to plan terrorist acts and extortion. Read Article

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Secret life of priest murdered in Colombia

One night in December of 2010, Father Rafael Rojas Reatiga failed to give his blessing to his parishioners at the end of the Eucharist. After delivering the sacrament of communion, he fell unconscious on the floor of the Cathedral Jesus Christ Our Peace of Soacha, where he was pastor since 2003. That moment of panic […]

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Two journalists killed in a week cause alarm in Brazil

The death of two journalists in a week in Brazil has sounded alarms and increased concern in the government of Dilma Rousseff. The murder, last Thursday, Randolfo Mario Marques Lopes, who was kidnapped along with his girlfriend at home and whose bodies were found in a street in Barra do Pirai in the state of […]

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At least 272 perish in Honduras prison fire

At least about 272 inmates died in a fire in a prison in central Honduras, officials said. The incident occurred in Comayagua Prison Farm, located 90 km north of Tegucigalpa. El flagelo comenzó a las 22:55 locales del martes (04:55 GMT del miércoles). The scourge began at 22:55 local on Tuesday (04:55 GMT Wednesday). Read […]

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Two convicted in Colombia for trafficking women to Panama for prostitution

According to research conducted by the Prosecutor in charge, sentenced today were part of a network that was trafficking women living in the coffee with false promises of work, the city of Colon (Panama), where they were forced to engage in prostitution. Read Article

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Women´s violence in Venezuela serious public health issue

Studies conducted by the Network of Latin American and Caribbean Women in Management, revealed that violence worldwide is the leading cause of death in women between 15 and 44 years, reaching over cancer and traffic accidents is why it is consulted on the matter to the Vice President of the National Institute of Women, Judith […]

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African frogs being trafficked in Mexico confiscated

210 African frogs, which were transferred on a bus, were located by the Federal Police in Monterrey, local media reported. Amphibians were carried in a container, the recipient was a pet shop located in the Federal District. Read Article

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Thieves in Florencia Colombia posing as firemen

Two cases of robbery in which thieves posing as members of the Florence Fire Department, put on alert to merchants of the city. to Fire Department sources, the method used by criminals is to pose as volunteers and relief agency require a large sum of money for services, such as firefighting safety issue certifications. After […]

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Two elderly Bolivians defraud government for over 100,000 dollars

Two elderly Bolivians defrauded the state more than one hundred thousand dollars over eight years using dozens of fake IDs to collect a monthly rent of $ 29, said the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Read Article

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Interview with Pastrana: FARC wants to return to guerrilla warfare

When the tenth anniversary of the breaking of the peace process with FARC, Semana magazine interviewed Colombian president Andres Pastrana on the possibility of future dialogue between the government and the guerrilla group. Pastrana also referred to the Conservative Party, the former president Alvaro Uribe and the government of Juan Manuel Santos. Week: Do you […]

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Guatemala, El Salvador discuss anti-drug strategies

The whole fight against organized crime is on the agenda of a meeting Monday between President of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, and his Salvadoran Mauricio Funes, said Interior Minister Mauricio López Bonilla. “It is very important to all the mechanics of communication and coordination relationships allows us to have a joint agenda in terms of […]

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Investigation leads to discovery of weapons-ammunition cache in Cuenca Ecuador home

On Saturday, at 22:00, started an operation between May 1 and Avenue of the Americas (in the south of the city) which concluded at 03:00. There, for five hours, the Judicial Police (PJ) of Azuay raided a house in which he found firearms large caliber projectiles with telescopic sights, cartridges, among other weapons. Colonel PJ, […]

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Ecuador, three criminal judges accused of malfeasance

The interior minister, José Serrano, filed a complaint of malfeasance against the three members of the Third Criminal Court of Azuay. These judges, on February 3 gave freedom to Johnny O., 25, who was detained in Cuenca Men’s Prison. He was involved accused of raping a child of four years, the previous year. Three days […]

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Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) Leader Captured by Peruvian Government

Peruvian Defense Minister Alberto Otárola, announced the capture of Jose E. Flores Hala, aka “Artemio”, the leader of the Maoist Sendero Luminoso. ‘Artemio’ would have been caught near the town of Tocache, San Martin (north) and had to receive medical care, as it is badly hurt. Otárola detailed in comments reported by the official news […]

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Tourists assaulted in Ecuadorian Amazon offered free trip to Galapagos Islands by President Correa

EXTRA.EC reported that President Correa is making attempts to arrest the individuals responsible of the recent assault of foreign tourists in Ecuadorian Amazon. The American, Irish, and Chilean tourists were intercepted and held hostage last Monday by six armed assailants. They were robbed of all their belongings in a nature reserve located in Sucumbios ABOUT […]

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Wanted U.S. suspected drug trafficker apprehended in ECUADOR

Extra newspaper print edition reported in the February 11th, 2012 edition a U.S. citizen was apprehended in La Libertad, Ecuador, during a routine police stop. According to the newspaper, Jack Daniel Malone Wallace aka James Martin Malone provided authorities an expired identification card from the United States. He was transported to a local police station […]

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Travel Warning Nogales, Rocky Point Mexico

The state department issued a travel warning for people headed to Mexico this week. It cautions United States Citizens about travel to Nogales, Sonora and Rocky Point or Puerto Penasco, blaming Mexico’s continuing drug violence. Read Article

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Mexican national arrested trying to enter U.S. with six kilos of methamphetamine in Nogales Arizona

More than six kilos (14 pounds) of methamphetamine were seized by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in southern Arizona, and a Mexican was arrested, authorities said. Agents working in the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales referred to a man of 30 years for a secondary inspection of his SUV when he […]

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Guatemala proposes decriminalization of drug trade to stop trafficking

The president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, said he would propose to the governments of Central America and the United States, “explore the possibility” to decriminalize drug trade as a strategy to stop drug trafficking. “The idea is to bring the issue to the table” with the Central American presidents during the next summit of […]

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Hondureas, abandoned narco plane destroyed by authorities

The narcoavioneta was incinerated in Brus Laguna. Brus Laguna, Honduras A small plane found abandoned in the La Mosquitia, thank God, was destroyed yesterday by members of the Naval Forces of Honduras and the Directorate for the Fight against Drug Trafficking, DLCN. A source revealed that when the move was made to move the plane […]

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Five Ecuadorians arrested in Italy after 40 kilos of cocaine shipped in diplomatic pouch

Five Ecuadoreans were arrested by policemen from the police station Bonola (Milan), accused of introducing 40 kilograms of cocaine in Italy by diplomatic bag, police said. This is the director and playwright Cristian Loor, Jorge Luis Redrobán, Julio Jesus Manor Toro and Jean Paul Flores, all residents of Milan, who were arrested two weeks ago […]

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U.S. Department of State more detailed warnings for visitors to Mexico regarding safety

The U.S. State Department has issued an updated travel warning for tourists planning to visit Mexico, adding information on drug violence on a state-by-state and city-by-city basis. The new, more detailed warning comes in response to concerns expressed by Mexico tourism officials, who worried that previous travel warnings scared off U.S. tourists by generalized about […]

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Film Director victim of kidnap express in Buenos Aires Argentina

Bauer, director of Channel 7, Encounter and National Radio, was intercepted by a gang of robbers who caught him as he drove toward his house, the neighborhood of Saavedra. Three armed men got out of a car and pointed a gun at Bauer. Then he went into the back seat and there began to claim […]

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Guatemala extends mandate of commission against impunity

CICIG was conducted almost three years by the Spanish judge Carlos Castresana, who resigned on June 7, 2010 after reporting that it was “systematically targeted by groups who want to stay in power.” Guatemalan President Otto Perez announced it will extend by two years the mandate of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), […]

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Spain increases financial support Guatemala to fight impunity

The Spanish Ambassador Manuel Lobo Lejarreta announced Wednesday that his country will increase financial support for the fight against impunity in Guatemala through a commission established since 2008 by the United Nations for this purpose. During a ceremony, the diplomat said that “the act is a sign of commitment of the government of Spain to […]

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Guatemala, band of supsected kidnappers broken up

The Minister of Interior, Hector Mauricio López Bonilla, by the Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry (MP), Claudia Paz y Paz, reported the results of various operations conducted by agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) and Fiscal Public Ministry, which managed to capture six suspected kidnappers, including an agent of the Department […]

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Guatemala, suspected murderer of four gang members arrested

Security forces arrested a man who apparently participated in a crime where four suspected gang members killed in the neighborhood of La Alameda area 18 on August 15, 2010. Read Article

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ECUADOR, 20 foreign tourists held by six armed men for one hour, robbed of all belongings, cash

A gang of criminals held for one hour at a group of twenty foreign tourists who entered the lagoons of Cuyabeno wildlife reserve in the province of Sucumbios. The group of foreigners, mostly Europeans, Americans and Chileans, was surprised by six heavily armed men who intimidated them with threats of murder and stripped them of […]

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MEXICO, 13 women from other countries rescued from trafficking ring

The Attorney General’s Chiapas state police and rescued in the town of Teopisca in the highlands of Chiapas to 13 women of various nationalities, victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.Of the women who were rescued, five are from Guatemala, three in Honduras, three Mexicans, one of El Salvador and another of Nicaragua. In the […]

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47 known human trafficking networks operating in Mexico

The House of Representatives asked the three levels of governments to combat comprehensively the crime of trafficking, because in Mexico operate at least 47 networks dedicated to this crime, according to data from the National Network of Shelters. Según cifras de la red, al año hay 800 mil adultos y 20 mil menores víctimas de […]

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Guatemala, 360 police agents reassigned to high security risk zones of capital

Be reassigned 360 agents of the National Civil Police (PNC), which currently provide security to individuals, to protect high hazard areas of the capital, announced by President Otto Perez Molina. He also indicated that later seek the relocation of another 240 items that are also assigned to other tasks, so they are available to the […]

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Colombia, outboard engines stolen from fisherman, can be used in terrorist attacks

Meanwhile, the authorities reported that a group of armed robbers stole four outboard engines to several fishermen in the area of ​​Puerto Wilches Barrancabermeja. The authorities are on alert, because these elements can be used to perpetrate terrorist attacks. Read Article

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COLOMBIA, Anonymous threatens to attack websites promoting bullfighting

The group of hackers Anonymous in Colombia threatened today to attack the websites that promote bullfighting or any other event relating to bullfighting. Through a video released on the online video platform YouTube, the group called “strongly reject any act which endangers life or being abusive to the voiceless.” “Anonymous pursue relentlessly and viciously punished […]

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Colombia, 105 kilos of cocaine seized in flower shipment for Valentines Day destined for Paris

Colombian police today found 105 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a load of flowers would be sent to Paris, where the flower industry of early Andean country’s export drive for Valentine’s Day. The director of Ports and Airports of the Narcotics Police, Colonel Pedro Rafael Rodelo, told Efe that this is one of the first […]

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Guayaquil, Ecuador 2200 telephone lines knocked out of service due to copper theft

Another theft affected facilities National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) as telephone wiring was stolen from one of its pipelines. Occurred early last Friday. The series affected by the fault to the herd yesterday was the 250-000, 250-999, 265-0000, 265-0999. The extension cable was stolen from a pipeline is 36 meters. The fire knocked out telephone service […]

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Catamarca Argentina: Most victims of sexual abuse are minors

According to data provided by Ms Graciela Beatriz Moreno, member of the team of psychologists belonging to the body of the province Interdisciplinary Forensics (ICF), in most sexual abuse cases reported, the main victims of this crime are under age. He also noted that the amount of sexual abuse of various kinds that work in […]

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Bogota Colombia: Ban on carrying firearms until May 1, 2012, effort to reduce crime

Until 1 May 2012, in Bogotá is restricted the carrying of firearms during the 24 hours in any public place in town. The standard adopted by the Thirteenth Brigade of the Army, at the request of Mayor Gustavo Petro Urrego, to assess the impact that the move could generate for reducing crime rates and to […]

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Colombia: Military discovers and destroys cache of weapons including mines and explosives belonging to FARC

Medellín. 453 antipersonnel mines, a grenade IM26, 50 plastic syringes, five great spell of double insurance and assault of two 5-gallon plastic timbo each with about 40 Kls of explosives, dangerous items were found and destroyed the creek by troops of the Group Machining Juan del Corral in the department of Antioquia. This abundant explosive […]

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Colombia: Six underground facilities used for manufacturing drugs destroyed by armydestroyed by ar

Six underground structures used by illegal armed groups for the production of alkaloids were destroyed by the army in various parts of the country. In a first action, soldiers of the Twenty-second Brigade located in rural areas of the town of Calamar, Guaviare, two handcrafted, inside which were hidden 120 gallons of sulfuric acid, 80 […]

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Canadian described as ringleader in plot to get Gaddafi’s son into Mexico

CHETUMAL, February 1 .- Personnel of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) Federal District moved to Chetumal to Cynthia Ann Vanier Canadian and Mexican Dávila Gabriela Huerta, accused of belonging to a network intended to illegally enter Saadi Gaddafi to Mexico, and operating with a discreet state-supported preventive elements entered the area of ​​women’s Social Rehabilitation […]

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Acapulco Mexico, Four found executed in back of taxi

A total of six people were executed in different parts of Guerrero, four of them were found “encajuelados” in an order of public service in a popular neighborhood of Acapulco and two others in the community of La Union, Municipality of Ayutla region of the Costa Chica. The Department of Public Safety and Civil Protection […]

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Dominican Republic: Ambassador to U.S. reveals Sinaloa Cartel maintains presence in country

The Dominican authorities have been detected in the north of their territory Mexican drug cartel cells of Sinaloa, the ambassador said Wednesday during a congressional hearing Caribbean United States. Ambassador Anibal de Castro said when he appeared before the Senate committee for the international control of drugs, a Mexican named Luis Fernando Castillo Bertolucci confessed […]

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Canadian citizen, Dane, 2 Mexican nationals imprisoned in attempt to transport Gadafi’s son to Mexico

As reported by BBC journalist in Mexico, Alberto Najar, the detainees had spent 80 days in roots, the legal form to define a police custody outside the jail. Now waiting for the start of a trial against him. The PGR accused a Canadian citizen, a Dane and two Mexicans of falsifying official documents, human trafficking […]

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U.S.: American sentenced to 85 years prison for producing child pornography, sex tourism in Nicaragua

An American was sentenced Tuesday by the federal courts of their country, to 85 years in prison for the crimes of producing child pornography and sexual tourism in Nicaragua, judicial sources said. Edgardo Sensi, 55, resident of Florida (Southeastern U.S.), had pleaded guilty in July 2010 on charges of conspiracy to produce child pornography in […]

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Colombia: Head of taxi company murdered in Medellin by assassins

This is Jorge Negrete Montoya manager Coopebombas taxi company. Gunmen on a motorcycle killed on Tuesday night the manager of the taxi company Coopebombas Medellin, Jorge Negrete Montoya when he was driving his truck. Montoya had 27 years as head of the company with a fleet of 6 000 vehicles, the largest city. Read Article

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Caracas: Seven diplomats victims of crime in last year and half

Mexico’s ambassador in Caracas, Carlos Pineiro Pujalte was plagiarized on the morning of January 29 with his wife . After paying a sum of money that has not been informed either by local authorities or by the embassy that represents both the ordeal ended when they were released unharmed. But his captors remain at large. […]

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Argentina: Attorney questioning controversial Terrorism Act

Amid the controversy over the installation of open-pit mining in La Rioja, Selene Herrera’s lawyer, defender of protesters detained in Catamarca in a protest against such activity, said environmentalists were “charged” by the highly controversial Terrorism Act enacted late last year by Congress with harsh criticism from opposition sectors and social movements Amid the controversy […]

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Vargas Venezuela: 17 murders recorded for January 2012, most for settling of scores

In the month of January, reported the stabbing death of the president of the state table tennis, Angel Chavez (47), which was found inside his home with a date of death of 72 hours. He was also shot and killed a dealer, Gilberto Camargo, where he waited for her 3 years at the door of […]

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Peru changes textbooks to reflect more accurate account of Shining Path, MRTA, terrorism

This school year will begin with new texts that are classified as terrorist Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA , as they explain the real criminal action developed, announced Education Minister Patricia Salas. Disappear also the terms “internal war” or “internal armed conflict” to refer to the violence unleashed by these terrorist groups, said Salas O’Brien […]

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Mexico’s ambassador victim of kidnap express in Venezuela

The Public Ministry is investigating the kidnap brief (express) from Mexico’s ambassador to Venezuela, Carlos Pujalte Pineiro, and his wife, Paloma Ojeda, who were kidnapped at about 12 pm this Sunday January 29 by four armed men as they were leaving a reception at the Florida High urbanization of Caracas. Read Article

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1,200 to 1500 Colombians arriving in Ecuador monthly due to violence

The number of Colombians entering Ecuador to escape violence in their country has risen steadily over the past two years to put in between 1,200 and 1,500 per month, the UN said today. Currently there are 55,000 recognized refugees in Ecuador, according to which the Government has provided the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the […]

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Chile, inmate shot, killed in attempted prison escape, riot ensues

An inmate died after being hit by a bullet in the head while trying to flee along with two other prison inmates Talagante, near Santiago de Chile, which resulted in a riot of another group of prisoners who had already been controlled. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the prison of Talagante, a town […]

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U.S. government knew of Argentina dictaroship’s plan to steal babies

Argentina’s dictatorship (1976-1983) had an accessory in their plan to rob the children of opponents and give them up for adoption related families: the United States. Elliot Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State in 1982 with the Reagan Administration, said Thursday before the court that his country Argentina “was aware that children were stolen from their […]

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Guatemala: Woman arrested for faking daughter’s kidnapping to extort money from child’s Godfather

The National Civil Police (PNC) Marina Perez captured Carreto, 47, accused of having faked the kidnapping of his daughter with the intention that the godfather of the lowest paid the ransom. Carreto Perez was arrested by agents of the PNC anti-kidnapping Command in Lot 5 of the colony’s economic, San Juan Sacatepequez, for the crime […]

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Illegal fuel seized Guatemala, believed to be from Mexico

The purpose of the operations was to capture illegal fuel vendors, but only managed to seize vessels with this product, possibly of Mexican origin. During the operation involved five police patrol car with 10, who moved it to the court seized the town of Santa Cruz Muluá. Read Article

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United Nations: In three years 1,400 victims of displacement, murdered

This was stated by Terry Morell, UN representative for displaced people in Colombia. He did it during the hearing of accountability in this displaced displaced citing that he had convened the Constitutional Court. Morell said that while the UN recognizes advances in clarifying the prosecution of cases by forced displacement, there is still impunity for […]

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Colombia: Urabeños and FARC share close alliance

One of the older men and bloodthirsty of the FARC, and that the Defense Ministry offered two billion pesos reward in October, proved to be the cousin of Juan de Dios Usuga, drug for which the ‘ Urabeños’ north of the country paralyzed for 20 days, after his death. Luis Carlos Restrepo Usuga, alias ‘Isaiah […]

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Colombia: 500,000 illegal, counterfeit medicines seized in warehouse

In the development of an operation by the police in the city of Popayan, reported the seizure of more than 500 000 drug smuggling that were stored in a warehouse and were distributed throughout the country. According to the official report, for the record to collection of contraband drugs were found, marked with stamps from […]

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Mexico Report: At least 43 innocent people killed 2011 in armed clashes between law enforcement and organized crime

In a report this afternoon before Congress, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) reported that at least 43 innocent people were killed in armed clashes in 2011 between the crime organized and law enforcement as part of the war on drugs waged by the government of Felipe Calderón. Raul Plascencia, owner of the agency, said […]

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Mexican Army seized two narco labs in Jalisco

Elements of the Mexican Army seized two narcolaboratorios Tlajomuco in the municipality of de Zúñiga, bringing the total to five such facilities dismantled so far this year. Through the Command of the 15 / a. Military Zone, the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) reported that the first laboratory was located on the ranch “The Gale” […]

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Colombia and Peru agree to increase joint operations along transnational border

The Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón, and his pair of Peru, Alberto Otárola, agreed today after a meeting in Bogota that both countries will increase joint operations and cooperation to cope with crime transnational border area between the two nations. “We will schedule joint and combined operations in coming months will be conducted, both […]

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Navy detains suspected criminals in Veracruz

One person was killed during a chase naval personnel to a group of men in the town of Amatlán. During the securing of 15 suspected criminals in the state of Veracruz, one person was killed and an element of the Secretary of the Navy of Mexico was injured yesterday. The institution reported that naval personnel […]

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Grenade attack on police station in Matamoros Mexico

A Mexican Army soldier was wounded police duties after a group of subjects threw two fragmentation grenades at the police headquarters town of Matamoros. The soldier, whose identity was not released, was hospitalized due to injuries he sustained and threatening his life. The assailants traveling in several vehicles from which threw the two grenades at […]

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Costa Rica: Entire southern border very porous

Deputy Minister of Finance Why is there no control on the southern border? For December, operating as part of Nicholas, reinforce the Fiscal Police presence there. In the second half of last year, established a series of measures to improve the operation. He appointed a new manager of the customs for the contest. Fiscal Police […]

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Guatemala: Son desecrates mother’s grave and removed remains in attempt to revive her powers

In Asintal, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, the subject, identified as Tun Jonah Gomez, 27, was arrested by the PNC accused of desecrating the grave of his mother and get the body to “revive” with their powers. (PNC). Residents living on the edge of the cemetery heard noises and went to check, to prevent any theft of articles […]

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Brazil: Drug dealer gives cocaine away to addicts for tattooing his name on their body

A Brazilian drug dealer is giving free cocaine to addicts in exchange for tattooing his name on their body, police said Monday. About 70 people in the village of Itapetinga have tattooed the name “Freudenthal” in the body, authorities said in the northeastern state of Bahia. Read Article

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Nicaraguans detected working with fraudulent papers in Costa Rica

he Directorate General of Immigration warning to all employers for the use of false work permits, which have been putting the final days by foreign persons who are seeking work in the country. According to migration, these permissions consist of a sheet of paper with a purported signature and stamp of the institution, indicating a […]

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Honduras: Horses being butchered and sold for public consumption in Tegucigalpa

Residents of the village of Matthew reported the discovery of many skeletons of mares and horses would be sold as beef markets in the capital. According to police reports from a couple of days have been denouncing the horse butchered by a gang dedicated to stealing cattle and then sell the meat in a clandestine […]

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Venezuela deports three narcotraffickers to Colombia, U.S., Canada

The Venezuelan government today deported three Colombian drug traffickers-one, one Canadian and Puerto Rican-requested third with Interpol red notice for Colombia, Canada and the U.S. respectively, and announced the capture of another required by Greece. Read Article

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Santos claims FARC has stolen nearly 90,000 hectares

During the Agreement for Prosperity is achieved in the city of Valledupar, and l Head of State revealed several emails from the FARC and the ELN to expose the land inventory of the two terrorist groups in various regions of the country and intends to legalize these properties. One of the mails of the FARC […]

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Police in Buenos Aires conduct large operation, seize 151 weapons, vehicles, marijuana, cociane

The Buenos Aires police seized in raids that amount of 58 weapons, plus a dozen vehicles, as well as marijuana and cocaine. There are about fifty people detained. Departmental headquarters Pilar, San Martin and Zárate-Campana conducted raids in the north of Buenos Aires province together in the past four days, according to the security minister […]

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Prison guard arrested for exortion of taxi drivers at Venezuelan prison

The prosecution succeeded against the custodial guardian of Sabaneta Penitentiary, Melvin Ocando (54), who was arrested on January 17 this year, when he allegedly extorted to the board of a line of taxis located in that prison in Maracaibo. Read Article

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Three adolescents arrested for extortion in Juarez Mexico

A group of three teenagers were arrested by State Police Investigator, specialized in research of juvenile offenders, when another student extorted Technical High School Number 19, located in Colonia Sites of San Jose. Read Article

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Mexico: Irish couples caught up in baby adoption scheme

An alleged baby-trafficking ring in Mexico, which sought to sell babies to 11 Irish couples, has been in operation for more than 20 years, authorities have claimed. Blanca Barron, of Jalisco state attorney general’s office, told AFP that the operation may have been in existence for over two decades and sent children to Italy as […]

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Peru: Woman struck in the head by bullet during assault of man on the street and survives

A woman was shot in the head, fortunately the wound was not serious. Manuela Rivas Villegas was 37 years assembling a swimming pool access at home near stop in the center of Lima when the incident happened. Near the house of Villegas 3 criminals were robbing a man when a friend of the victim fell […]

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Band of apartamenteros captured in Tulua Colombia

Three suspects were captured apartamenteros by police in the La Ceiba in Tulua. They seized firearms and items to subdue their victims, such as masking tape, and latex bands. Those arrested were a woman, a professional soldier and the caretaker of a renowned shopping center Tuluá, who apparently, according to authorities, were part of a […]

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Two childern tortured, murdered in El Salvador prison

The bodies of two children were found in the domestic sector “Hex” rehabilitation center under Resume (San Salvador), this morning, with apparent signs of torture, confirmed Inspectorate of Prisons. Around 7:00 in the morning reported the fact, after a routine surveillance conducted by security personnel. Until the end of the report, know the cause of […]

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Bomb hoax by two passengers causes evacuation of Aerolineas Argentina flight

By order of Captain passengers and luggage were evacuated at the bedside West runway. PSA staff intervened and Fire in the security operation. The threat would have been a prank by two young men came down from the plane in Neuquén. Flight 1992 departed from Aerolineas Argentinas Aeroparque on Tuesday morning with Neuquén and Calafate […]

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U.S. Consulate Matamoros Mexico evacuated for bomb threat

W1420.com reported that the United States Consulate General in Matamoros was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat at its facilities, officials said. The threat was received by an anonymous call to the 066 Emergency Services Command Center, Computer, Control and Communications (C-4), which states that a bomb would explode in the U.S. office located […]

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Guayaquil Ecuador: Victim robbed in elevator after making withdrawal at bank

Eluniverso.com reported that an individual withdres $1000 from a bank in Guayaquil. When the victim returned to his office in the El Palmar building, two thugs held the man up in the elevator. The assailants threatened the man and displayed a gun. Read Article ANALYSIS: While there is limited information in this article, individuals need […]

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Mexico: 7 out of 10 migrant women sexually assaulted taking La Bestia train north to U.S.

Seven out of ten women are raped But if something really irritates you is to talk about migrant women, the most vulnerable, the most unprotected: “It’s rare that is saved from being raped,” says circumspect. I ask what data you have. I look and reflect. That it is difficult to get reliable statistics because women […]

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Homicide leading cause of violent death in Colombia

A report published by the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, through its National Reference Center on Violence, states that the homicide was the leading cause of violent deaths in Colombia during 2011. According to the report, during 2011 there were 23,742 violent deaths across the country. The 60.54% of these, 14,374 words […]

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Guatemala: 8 killed in armed assault at disco

Eight people were killed in an armed attack occurred on Saturday night at a disco in a town south of Guatemala City, one of the most violent in this country, said yesterday the bodies of relief. In the place of attack, a nightclub called El Rancho in the municipality of Villa Nueva, about 25 km […]

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Acapulco Mexico: Eight murdered at funeral

Eight people were killed in an ambush against a funeral in a rural area of ​​Guerrero, of the total of 13 deaths recorded during the weekend in the southern Mexican state plagued by drug-related violence, said police. According to a police statement Atoyac de Alvarez municipal seven people were killed and two wounded on Sunday […]

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60 detained in police crackdown Otavalo Ecuador

OTAVALO. During the night of Saturday the curator Andres Rojas, accompanied by 11 police officers conducted a security operation to prevent, where 60 people on the street libaban were deprived of their liberty. The operation. The managers of control toured several areas of the city of Otavalo. After asking people who consumed alcohol in the […]

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Tulcán Ecuador: second money changer robbed

Tulcán Ecuador: Armando Villareal Jose Narvaez is the second victim of crime, stolen in the same place, same time and same modality Hector R, assaulted on Tuesday. The history. Jose Narvaez was approached by three men who asked 7 000 $ 950 change. Due to the large amount of money, the subjects suggested the transaction […]

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Mexico: Four police murdered so far 2012 in Ciudad Juárez municipalities

Officers of the Municipal Public Security Ministry and the Attorney General, a red alert live after a series of attacks by gunmen in the latest attack caused the death of ministerial commander, José Luis Ruelas Arriaga. The police chief, was commissioned in the town of Guerrero on the western area of ​​the state and came […]

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Venezuela: Little control over individuals entering nightclubs with weapons

Odalis Caldera, Secretary of Public Order and Security, said there are few reports received from the clubs because intoxicated people carry guns. “The owners of the premises allow entry of these people for fear of losing them as customers for fear of being attacked. Several procedures have recovered handguns that hide beneath the bars.” Those […]

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Mexico: Bullying nationwide problem in schools

To better understand the problem of bullying and what it represents this serious problem in schools across the country, teachers and primary school pupils Francisco I. Madero talks given by the Department of Public Safety. Read Article

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Brazil: Anonymous attacks government websites

Rio de Janeiro. Anonymous group of hackers attacked early Saturday the government websites of the Federal District of Brasilia and a Brazilian singer to protest against the closure of Megaupload.com. Anonymous posted Twitter messages telling attacks that lasted two hours to one hundred sites Brasilia ‘df.gov.br’, belonging to the government of the federal capital from […]

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Santa Cruz Chile: Over 800 marijuana plants seized

The first procedure was performed in the La Mina district of Santa Cruz, after detectives from the FBI in Santa Cruz conducted an intensive search in a private estate, alerted by residents of the area, finding in an inaccessible island five plantations of Cannabis Sativa, with a total of 456 plants to 2 meters 20 […]

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Tarapacá Chile: Number of homicides up tied to drug trafficking

In less than a month there are four homicides that have rocked the region of Tarapaca, why Investigative Police, PDI, does not rule out that these acts were performed by bands of gunmen linked to drug trafficking which would be most minors. The common pattern that characterizes the criminal acts occurred in Iquique and Alto […]

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Ecuador: Assassins advertise their services online in classified advertisements

The following information was submitted by an anonymous source. Scanning the online classified advertisements in Ecuador reveals a chilling aspect of criminal behavior. Assassins appear to be openly advertising their services to eliminate anyone for a price. Here are a few examples: Phone numbers and emails have been removed. One of the advertisements claims they […]

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Ciudad Juarez Mexico: Couple arrested for prostituting four minors under age fifteen

A couple was arrested by police in Ciudad Juarez on the border between Mexico and the United States, forcibly prostituting four children under 15 years old, said Friday the local government. The detainees, a 31 year old man and a woman of 28, “were accused of forcibly retaining several underage girls, to whom they forced […]

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