americaeconomia.com reported Ecuador will have until 2015 with eleven rehabilitation centers for drug and alcohol users, the president, Rafael Correa said.
“We are doing a comprehensive policy to combat drug use. By 2015 we will have eleven specialized centers of which two are for Quito to Guayaquil and two, which reach to have 600 beds, “said the head of state in his weekly report of work.
About mental health care, the minister Branch, Carina Vance, said the country will have a new strategy that involves the outpatient treatment of patients and support their families.
“We are setting a break with an outdated model where people with mental health problems were interned for life. We are working with the MIES (Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion) that in cases where families can welcome people with mental problems, they can integrate them, “he added. Read Article
TELESURTV.NET reported the Isaias brothers, two bankers wanted over defrauding the state, could be turned in by the U.S. The brothers fled Ecuador and are living in exile in the United States. The United States could help the Ecuadorean government to extradite the fugitive Isaias brothers, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced after meeting the […]
bbc.com reported the Bolivian ombudsman has said he is worried about a rise in sexual attacks against girls and women. Rolando Villena said that local, regional and national authorities were failing to act in the face of a growing number of increasingly cruel attacks on young girls. Last week, a four-year-old girl was raped and […]
bbc.com reported a Mexican security chief has been shot dead in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, officials have confirmed. They said Ricardo Nino Villarreal and his wife were killed on Saturday as they drove in the neighbouring Nuevo Leon state, but their bodies were only found by passers-by the following day. He was one of […]
bbc.com reported authorities in Brazil say they are investigating reports that off-duty policemen killed nine people on Tuesday night in the northern city of Belem in revenge attacks. The incidents happened hours after a policeman was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside his home. Witnesses say men on motorbikes went on a six-hour killing spree, […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic elnuevoherald.com reported a US man 55 years old was strangled in her apartment in the capital of the Dominican Republic, authorities said Saturday. Police identified the victim as Van Teasley and said his body was found Friday morning. He was handcuffed and gagged. Authorities said police were alerted by a friend […]
Elcomerico.com reported that armed assailants assaulted passengers on an inter-provincial bus traveling on the Quito-Cuenca-Loja route at 23:00 hours. Passengers reported, the Santa cooperativa bus line picked up three passengers the bus terminal located in Azogues. At about ten minutes after departing, one of the passengers picked up in Azogues approached the driver and pointed […]
One of the common crimes in Cuenca Ecuador is earring snatching. In this video you can see how fast the act happens. At about 9 seconds you will see a man come up behind a woman riding in the back of a trick when the thief strikes fast and is gone before she can react. […]
nytimes.com reported…But shades of the yearslong drug war that gripped this gritty part of Chihuahua State known as the Valley of Juárez remained intact. Abandoned buildings where broken windows reflected graffiti were common, and unmaintained streets and empty shops sat near the town square. The emptying of Guadalupe comes at a time when officials in […]
telesurtv.net reported U.S. federal agents allowed components for manufacturing grenades to illegally enter Mexico. The Department of Justice (DOJ) report indicated that the artillery parts were destined for drug cartels. U.S. federal agents allowed components for manufacturing grenades to illegally enter Mexico. The Department of Justice (DOJ) report released this week indicated that the artillery […]
latinao.foxnews.com reported a Spaniard wanted by authorities in his home country in connection with a shipment of 7,680 kilos of hashish found on his yacht in 2008 was arrested in Guayaquil, a city in southwestern Ecuador, Ecuadorian officials said. The suspect, identified only as Antonio Manuel C.G., was captured in Guayaquil by agents from the […]
latino.foxnews.com/EE reported Nuevo Leon, once considered one of the most dangerous and violent states in Mexico, has reduced its crime rate by using a security model that supporters contend can be implemented across the country. The northern state’s security model has focused on coordinating the actions of the security forces, increasing the level of professionalism […]
The Southbound Assault on Argentina by Organized Crime By Jerry Brewer/mexidata.info reported Much like Mexico in 2005, transnational organized criminals have stealthily and increasingly encroached into the Argentine homeland, engaging in violent battles for control of lucrative criminal turf and illicit contraband supply chains. As superior weaponry and espionage-like tradecraft emerged in a shootout in […]
Thomas Reuters Foundation/YouGov conducted surveys of 15 capitals and New York City regarding women’s overall safety on public transportation. Mexico City ranked 2nd worst after Bogota Colombia in the world. Here are the specific rankings for Mexico City. Confidence in Authorities How confident are you that authorities would investigate if you were to report harassment […]
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO (01 / NOV / 2014) .-informador.com.mx reported tTwo policemen injured, four arrested four burning vehicles, looted convenience store, service of Macrobús suspended … and Historical Center in chaos for three hours. It is the balance after a crackdown on piracy is out of control yesterday Guadalajara Police and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) […]
trust.org reported Mexico has questioned local police over the disappearance and killing of three U.S. siblings in the troubled northeastern state of Tamaulipas, the state attorney general said on Saturday. Erica, 26, Alex, 22, and Jose Angel Alvarado, 21, went missing on October 13 from the cartel-riddled border city of Matamoros. Their decaying bodies were […]
Trust.org reported /The poll was conducted in 15 of the world’s largest capitals and in New York, the most populous city in the United States. Polling could not be conducted in five of the largest capitals – Cairo, Dhaka, Kinshasa, Tehran and Baghdad – due to conflict or YouGov and its polling partners unable to […]
aljazeera.com reported Nicaragua has one of the highest rates of sexual violence against girls in the world that flourishes amid a patriarchal society, high levels of impunity, and discriminatory laws curtailing women’s human rights. Last year, forensic doctors examined 6,069 sexual violence victims – a 27-percent rise from 2010, according to new Institute of Legal […]
telesurtv.net reported the women of “Palabra Libre” radio station, produce, edit and conduct shows every week, which cover topics ranging from sexuality to environmental issues, and technological innovations. Operated by incarcerated women from inside the Latacunga Social Rehabilitation Center, Palabra Libre, meaning Free Word in Spanish, is a radio ran from behind the bars of […]
Two female Brazilian killers behind murders which shocked the nation have married and refused to be separated in jail, national media reported on Wednesday. Suzanne Von Richthofen, 30, was 18 when she was jailed for 39 years in 2002 after arranging for her then boyfriend and his brother to kill her parents in their luxury […]
hellenicshippingnews.com reported authorities in Mexico have been holding four Chinese ships and their crews since May as they try to end drug cartels’ involvement in iron ore sales. Some 95 Chinese crew members are on the ships, sources with knowledge of the matter say, and they are encountering health problems related to being stuck on […]
Venezuela’s president promises to revamp country’s police force Nicolás Maduro announces measure after two police were incriminated in murder of pro-government politician. Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has promised to launch a thorough purge of the country’s police force after two of its members were incriminated in the gruesome murder of a pro-government politician earlier this […]
theguardian.com reported Mexican cartel boss vows to fight to the death instead of surrendering Net may be closing on Knights Templar leader Servando Gómez, alias La Tuta, as he releases rambling online video message. The fugitive leader of one of Mexico’s most violent and bizarre drug cartels has said that he regrets choosing a life […]
bbc.com reported Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has met the families of 43 students who went missing last month. They travelled to Mexico City from the state of Guerrero, where the students disappeared after clashing with police. During several hours of talks, the families, angry at the official response, made 10 key demands. The president […]
EMILIOPALACIO.COM REPORTED On October 7, 2014, a deceased dog (Siberian Husky) was placed at the home of social media independent citizen journalist, Bolivar Loján. The dog apparently had been killed with a knife that was still positioned in the heart to the Siberian. Mr. Lojan (aka Cuy del Valle) is a well known critic of […]
Witnesses assert that the three U.S. citizens were arrested by agents controlled by the mayor of Matamoros. A Matamoros police squad which is in charge of the security of the mayor of Matamoros, Leticia Salazar, kidnapped three young U.S. citizens, asserted the mother of the victims on Tuesday. Raquel Alvarado asserts that her sons and […]
Mexican authorities searching for 43 students who disappeared after clashing with police last month are investigating a suspected mass grave. Mexico’s attorney general said the testimony of two arrested members of a drug gang had led them to the site. He said police officers had confessed to handing the students over to the drugs gang […]
peopledaily reported police dismantled in Ecuador international bandwidth dedicated to card cloning Ecuador police cracked down an international band comprising four African and three Latin America, dedicated to the cloning of credit cards, said today the Ministry of the Interior. The foreigners were detained in “flagrante delicto” during operations made the day before in the […]
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(CNN) REPORTED: — Kyle Nolan did his research — his mother made sure of that. She didn’t want her 18-year-old son heading to the Amazon jungle at all — let alone, without learning everything he could about the supposed “medicine” with the bizarre name that he insisted would help him turn his young life around. […]
globalvoicesonline.org reported over the last three weeks, several Twitter users have been detained by Venezuelan authorities for making online comments that police allege tie them to the murder of 27-year-old Socialist Party deputy Robert Serra, who was stabbed to death in his home on Oct. 1, 2014. Serra’s assassination shook the country’s increasingly embattled political […]
telesurtv.net reported Four policemen were found guilty of involvement in the 2010 attempted coup against Ecuador’s President. On Wednesday, an Ecuadorian Criminal Court denied an appeal made by four policemen who were charged for their involvement in an attempted coup against President Rafael Correa on September 30, 2009. The policemen received sentences of 12 years […]
telesurtv.net reported Mauricio Rodas has admitted to knowing Ignacio Muñoz, who is accused of money laundering for one of the world’s major drug cartels, but he says they were working together on a project to build nurseries for children. Quito’s Mayor Mauricio Rodas has admitted to knowing the Mexican businessman Ignacio Muñoz, accused of money […]
hrw.org reported Security forces used excessive force to disperse largely peaceful demonstrations in Quito, Ecuador on September 17 and 18, 2014, arbitrarily detaining and beating protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on interviews and written testimony, dozens of detainees suffered serious physical abuse, including severe beatings, kicks, and electric shocks, during arrest and in […]
elcomercio.com reported Ecuador is considered according to the American Police Community (Ameripol) in a report entitled Situational Analysis of Drug Trafficking – a crossing of drugs and identifies Guayaquil (Guayas), Manta (Manabi) and Puerto Bolívar (El Oro) as vulnerable international drug trafficking. The narcotics agents require that the most common way to transport narcotics is […]
thetimes.co.uk reported children are being murdered, mutilated and recruited by gangs in Mexico’s brutal drug war in sharply escalating numbers, with at least 2,000 killed in the past eight years. Infants have been murdered in their car seats, shot in the head and dumped in fields or even killed in the arm…….READ ARTICLE/SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
laprensa.com.ni reported…. Nicaragua is the safest Central American country. And official discourse is accompanied by low homicide numbers in comparison with the region, but the apparent oasis of peace of the isthmus hides a drama that places the country at the same level of violence than the rest: the sexual and physical violence against women. […]
telesurtv.net reported the Ecuadoran President announces cyber attacks against his government originated in Colombia. At a meeting with representatives from various media outlets on Thursday, President Rafael Correa revealed that the hacks which have targeted members and institutions of his government were of Colombian origin. The cyber attacks “originated from Colombia, this is the work […]
confidencialcolomia.com reported according to the newspaper La Prensa that country reported Colombia is the main source of funds coming from abroad to banking center and the Colombian authorities want access to account information of its citizens, information that Panama is protected by law. A Panamanian banker explained that most of the funds coming from the […]
globalvoicesonline.org reported Citizen groups in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas reported yesterday that Twitter user María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio had been kidnapped and murdered. Although it is unknown who was responsible for her death, photographs of Fuentes Rubio’s body appeared on her Twitter stream. Her Twitter account @Miut3 was suspended shortly thereafter. After […]
indcatholicnews.com reported attacks on Roman Catholic priests in Mexico have increased by 80% over the past two years, according to a new report released by the Mexican Catholic Multimedia Centre (CCM). CCM reports that six priests have been killed and three others have been the victims of forced disappearances since President Enrique Pena Nieto came […]
telesurtv.net reported 3,858 archeological pieces and a bit more than 1,000 copies will arrive in Ecuador from Italy in mid-November. Sebastián González, head of the Technical Commission Against Illegal Trade of Goods, informed that before December they expect to have recovered at least 10,000 ransacked archeological treasures. To accomplish the 10,000 goal, the Ecuadorian government […]
Belén Marty/panampost.com reported On Wednesday, October 8, Ecuadorian officials from the Ministry of the Interior and National Police presented a new citizens’ manual that aims to better involve local communities across the country in crime prevention. The “Guide for Civilian Safety, Civilian Solidarity” was first introduced last week in the south Quito neighborhood of Solada, […]
Activists use GPS to track illegal loggers in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest theguardian.com reported…Hi-tech undercover operation used GPS tracking on timber trucks for the first time, as well as satellite and aerial images to reveal extent of illegal logging in Brazilian Amazon. Covert GPS surveillance of timber trucks by Amazon campaigners has revealed how loggers are […]
theguardian.com reported Mexico violence flares as fury grows over fate of missing students Demonstrators attack government building with rocks and Molotov cocktails in protest at alleged abduction by police. Firefighters tackle fires in Chilpancingo after city hall was set on fire by demonstrators in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters Hundreds […]
plazadearmas.com.mx reported The national police of Spain arrested nine members of an “office” of Mexican drug money laundering, who seized 385,000 euros in cash and nine vehicles. While California reported an investigation by customs agents from the United States that led to identify to a Mexican company of snacks that served as a facade to […]
elpais.com.uy reported police captured a gang of drug traffickers with thousands of dollars and weapons Police seized $84.203, cocaine, base paste, cars, a pistol, a rifle, a shotgun, a professional bow after a major raid carried out on a farm in Canelón Chico. Five detained. After several months of surveillance and investigation procedures, the Montevideo […]
PARTS OF ILLEGAL RIFLES COMING FROM THE UNITED STATES excelsior.com.mx reported for the first time in Mexico have been discovered and secured factories of high-powered weapons, which sold them to organized crime. The General Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Jalisco yesterday revealed that in this city were found two farms where it was manufactured […]
theguardian.com reported two gunmen walked into a radio station and killed a local activist while he was presenting his weekly radio programme, prosecutors in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa said. It was the first on-air killing in recent memory in Mexico. The victim, Atilano Román Tirado, headed a group of about 800 farm families […]
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Fulano.info reported…PLAYAS DE ROSARITO – The perception of crime and the difficult economy in Rosarito are the main worries among the Americans who live in this municipality, which are estimated to be some 14,000 Americans. When they saw the Tourism and Foreign Resident Assistance Protocol, American citizens who live n Rosarito said that, regrettably, many […]
A kilo of anfo had abandoned in the North of Bogotá package. The director of the Metropolitan Police of Bogota, Humberto Guatibonza, told Caracol Radio that the police regained control of the area and are looking at the surrounding elements that identify the source of this package bomb that was detonated in a controlled manner.The […]
Fulano.infor reported PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Quintana Roo – A foreigner was brutally beaten by a taxi driver early Tuesday morning on colonia Colosio, and then had his belongings stolen. Sebastien “N,” originally from France, had bruises and fractures which required emergency operations. The visitor said he was on vacation in this tourist destination when he […]
Two teenagers who were reported as missing last week were rescued yesterday by the police of a group of individuals who allegedly wanted to prostitution in Peru. eluniverso.com reported this would be a case of human trafficking, according to the first investigations carried out by the police and the Prosecutor’s Office. The last Tuesday, at […]
eluniverso.com reported scales for weighing drugs to objects for practicing witchcraft found the Intendencia de Pichincha police in an operation carried out early yesterday morning at a hostel located in the area of Las Casas, in the North of Quito. The operation was then the inhabitants of the sector denounced anomalous activities that would have […]
diariodehuila.com reported Farc would have used an explosive type Lapa, which was installed in the vehicle in which the official Hector Vargas is mobilized. Fortunately, this not detonated. When the representative of the municipality of Suaza, Héctor Vargas is mobilized in a vehicle Toyota Fortuner RZI 595 plate, on the path from the village of […]
theguardian.com reported Venezuelan champion racehorse poisoned by gambling syndicate Currency black market and illegal betting that circumvents state controls have led to increased criminality in the sport, say officials. It sounds like a paperback thriller: Venezuelan authorities claim a gambling ring has poisoned one of the country’s most popular race horses ahead of a key […]
bbc.com reported four more mass graves have been found near the southern Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing last month, officials say. There is no word on the number of the bodies discovered in pits on Thursday. The discovery came during a huge operation to find the students, who disappeared after clashing […]
thefederalist.com/By Jason Stverak….When Latin America lost Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last year, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa stepped in to fill the gap as socialism’s godfather. But Correa’s aspirations are coming at a huge price for Ecuador and its people. While Chavez lavishly doled funds from his petrodollar-stocked treasury to promote authoritarian socialism throughout the region, […]
quequi.com.mx reported a tourist who was walking in the avenida Rafael e. Melgar overnight was the victim of a lone thief, which snatched her handbag, which contained $600, same that it was aided by the tourist police, who on Board of a patrol carried out a tour of the area, while they were successful in […]
DAVID GALVEZ SR. WANTED AS SUSPECT IN CALIFORNIA MURDER BELIEVED TO BE HIDING IN ECUADOR ECUADOR HOTELS AND LODGING nbcbayarea.com reported…This is the second dismissal the DA has issued in less than a week. Dr. Baldeon was arrested in June and accused of hiring his friend, David Galvez Sr., of Tracy to kill his […]
telesurtv.net reported Protests will be held throughout Mexico in response to the alleged disappearance of student by police officials in collusion with organized crime. Students from the Teacher Training College of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, alongside family members of the 43 disappeared students, have issued a call for nation-wide protests and demonstrations for October 8 organized under […]
semana.com reported Monday, the teachers at the school found the playground covered in explosives. Inza in one of the municipalities of the country where armed conflict will suffer most. Nestled in a chain of mountains with a winding access road, the village is a geographical place for ambushes and sniper attacks. The insurgents often plant […]
theguardian.com reported the home of a Mexican journalist who covers crime and politics was attacked by gunmen who shot at his house while he and his family were asleep inside. Margarito Juárez González’s family narrowly escaped death or injury. He told his editors at the daily newspaper Página 24 in Fresnillo city that the bullets […]
Ecuador is freeing thousands of drug mules Globalpost.com reported President Rafael Correa has said his country’s harsh old drug laws were ‘imposed by the gringos.’ Now officials see small time smugglers as victims of cartels rather than as hardened criminals.In Latin America’s latest challenge to Washington’s “war on drugs,” Ecuador has quietly begun releasing thousands […]
telesur.net reported at least 22 candidates in Brazil’s general elections and 248 voters have been arrested under allegations of electoral misconduct. Brazil’s electoral authority has urged voters and candidates to play fair in Sunday’s elections, after a series of arrests were made across the country. Read Article
telesurtv.net reported the officers were arrested after officials exposed them for orchestrating a drug trafficking network between Peru and Bolivia. A band of Peruvian police officers involved in drug trafficking with ties to Bolivia was disjointed in Puno, announced the Minister of Interior, Daniel Urresti. The network was headed by commander Carlos Herrera and was […]
ABC.com/AP reported Voters across Peru are choosing mayors, governors and municipal councils following the most violent campaign since 2000, with hundreds of candidates suspected of ties to drug trafficking. Two mayoral candidates have been slain in gangland-style killings, both in cocaine-trafficking corridors. On Friday, two police officers were shot and killed in an ambush blamed […]
A clandestine grave holding an undetermined number of bodies was found outside the Mexican town of Iguala, where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and the disappearance of 43 students, officials said Saturday. Guerrero state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said the grave site was on the outskirts of the town, which is about 120 miles […]
xn-elislo-9za.com reported in a joint operation between units of the Navy, the Colombian Air Force and coordinated with CTI OTP, developed in the area of Arroyo de Piedra, located 13 kilometers north of Cartagena, was found a logistics hub for traffic of drugs to Central America. This important result because investigations conducted for several months […]
telegraph.co.uk reported Argentina uses drones to root out wealthy tax evaders Drones deployed by tax inspectors near Buenos Aires found 200 mansions and 100 swimming pools that hadn’t been declared. The Argentine government has used drones to catch out wealthy tax evaders who had not declared mansions and swimming pools. Unmanned aircraft were dispatched over […]
By Marta Durán de Huerta/rnw.nl reported / Journalists in Mexico are increasingly publishing their articles anonymously. Attaching your name to a report, an article or a picture is an obligation and a right. But doing so in Mexico can cost journalists their jobs or their lives. The biggest danger facing reporters there is not being […]
theguardian.com reported a Texas girl reported kidnapped 12 years ago was found near Mexico City with her mother after authorities received a tip, and the mother was quickly flown to Texas and jailed on kidnapping charges, investigators said Wednesday. The FBI and Mexico authorities said 17-year-old Sabrina Allen, whose case was twice profiled on the […]
bbc.com reported a lawmaker from Venezuela’s governing party has been killed in the capital, Caracas. Robert Serra, 27, and his partner Maria Herrera were found shot dead at their home on Wednesday night. Mr Serra was a member of the National Assembly for the Socialist Party (PSUV) and well known for delivering passionate speeches. Read […]
lahora.com.ec reported Elcomercio.com reported ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING Animals along with orchids and bromeliads are under continual risk of being trafficked illegally out of Ecuador. Reptiles account for 45% of the trafficking, while birds equal about 25% of illegal exports. Authorities reveal that most of the animals destinations are Europe, Japan, and China. So far in […]
bbc.com reported Mexican authorities say they have captured the head of a drug crime syndicate, Hector Beltran Leyva. They say DNA testing is being done to confirm his identity. This is the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country and if confirmed will be seen as a victory for…Read Article
losandes.com.ar reported…Investigate possible trafficking case detected in the Mendoza airport This afternoon I noticed that two sisters who traveled with a man and say they did not know their destination. Two sisters traveling accompanied by a male were retained and assisted the Government in Mendoza Airport in suspected victims of trafficking. Doubts arose when when […]
losandes.com.ar reported an American citizen who serves as pastor of the Mormon Church was the victim of an “express kidnapping” in Ciudadela and suffered the theft of his truck, money and personal effects. This was reported by a source from the embassy of the United States and identified the victim as David Robertson Raul, 52, […]
Counterfeit Bills Being sent to the U.S. policiaecuador.gob.ec reported Fighting sending drugs or counterfeit money hidden in parcels continues by the National Police in Azuay, through its Chief of Narcotics, which carries out inspections daily emails parallel city. The hard work stopped as a result, the finding of fake $ 21,150, ranked 100 $ 100 […]
plenglish.com reported Ecuador”s ambassador to Cuba, Edgar Ponce, today highlighted here the role played by the Ecuadorian people in the failure of the coup d”etat perpetrated four years ago against President Rafael Correa. This attempt was frustrated thanks to the mobilizing will of a people that has taken control of its choices, rights and wealth, […]
uk.reuters.com reported while Mexico’s government says the country is getting safer, a record number of Mexicans were victims of crime last year, according to a survey by national statistics institute INEGI published on Tuesday. President Enrique Pena Nieto came to power nearly two years ago vowing to end drug violence that has killed around 100,000 […]
Remittances and the Impact on Crime in Mexico IADB.ORG PAPER Steve Brito, Ana Corbacho, René Osorio Abstract * This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico.The topic is examined using municipal level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances […]
Fann.com.mx reported…… Will be composed by specialized cells of State and federal officials to investigate cases already reported.City of Mexico.-the Attorney general of the Republic, Jesus Murillo Karam announced that the unit in charge will continue with the signature of agreements so that the country’s universities are specialists in forensic areas, as well as to […]
More control and patrols ordered in cerro Santa Ana Eluniverso.com reported the nightlife in the Santa Ana Hill is a tourist attraction in Guayaquil; However, the visitors take precautions to prevent crime through the 444 steps of this place. One of the latest cases took place on 17 September when six young intercepted on the […]
bbc.com reported a court in Cuba has sentenced the president of a Canadian transport company to 15 years in jail for bribery. Cy Tokmakjian, 74, was detained in Cuba in 2011 as part an anti-corruption operation. He denies the charges. The Tokmakjian Group said the court had seized its assets in Cuba, worth about $100m […]
bbc.com reported a regional Mexican political leader, Braulio Zaragoza, has been killed by gunmen at a hotel restaurant in the popular resort of Acapulco. Mr Zaragoza was in a meeting with other politicians on Sunday morning when three gunmen approached his table and shot him several times in the back. He was the leader of […]
valleycentral.com reported Brownsville resident Eric Candanosa had been transporting used cards into Mexico for the past eight years. Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said this year alone, Candanosa had already crossed the border with vehicles at least 13 times. But on Wednesday night, Candanosa and another man were driving a vehicle on a highway just […]
foxnews.com reported a Mexican court has ordered the release of the nephew of deceased Sinaloa drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel. Officials earlier portrayed him as Coronel’s successor as boss. The Federal Judiciary Council said late Wednesday the court had acquitted the nephew and four other co-defendants because of procedural violations in the case. Martin Beltran […]
kentucky.com/AP reported figures released by Petroleos Mexicanos last week show the gangs are becoming more prolific and sophisticated. So far this year, thieves across Mexico have drilled 2,481 illegal taps into state-owned pipelines, up more than one-third from the same period of 2013. Pemex estimates it’s lost some 7.5 million barrels worth $1.15 billion. Read […]
Reuters reported Mexican federal congressman Gabriel Gomez, the most high-profile politician murdered in recent years, was likely executed by a drug cartel, a state prosecutor said on Wednesday. Gomez was kidnapped with an aide in Mexico’s second-largest city of Guadalajara on Monday. Their charred remains were found in a burned-out pickup truck the following day. […]
It was the 10th murder of a member of the Zapotec community in Oaxaca since 2013. The Oaxacan human rights advocate Jaime Lopez Hernandez, was killed by members of organized crime, according to the Indigenous Organization for Human Rights in Oaxaca (OIDHO, for its acronym in Spanish). Lopez, who was recently named secretary of the […]
telesurtv.net reported every month 1,835 people are being executed, according to Semanario Zeta, a weekly newspaper from northern Mexico. During the first 21 months of Enrique Peña’s mandate, 30,789 people have been killed, according to new data recently released by the Mexican government this Wednesday. The most violent region in the country, according to the […]
telegraph.co.uk reported the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro was robbed at gunpoint of his crucifix and ring by three armed men as he travelled through the city on Monday. Cardinal Dom Orani Tempesta, 64, was being driven through the Santa Teresa neighbourhood with a photographer and seminary student when his car was ambushed by the […]
bbc.com reported the Vatican has placed its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, under house arrest on charges of sexually abusing children. The former archbishop was defrocked in June after a Church tribunal found him guilty of abusing Dominican boys. Read Article
elcomercio.com reported Villagers blocked with large stones, the Pan American Highway connecting Imbabura and Carchi. September 22, 2014 19:07 From 06:10 until 19:00 today, September 22, the c arretera Panamericana, connecting Imbabura and Carchi in northern Ecuador, remained closed. The reason? Inhabitants of afros Chota Valley communities placed tires, rocks and logs, to prevent the […]
heraldsun.com reported members of a deadly Mexican drug cartel — responsible for kidnappings, beheadings and thousands of murders — have set up shop in Australia. Drug criminals from Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, the Sinaloa Federation, are basing themselves in eastern states to distribute hundreds of kilograms of drugs, including ice, heroin and cocaine. Federal […]
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ABC.es reported the main company of the country warns that last year there were 235 attacks, while in 2010 were 32. Two contractors working for Ecopetrol have just killed. The facts are not helping the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, to keep his speech of a negotiation process with the rebels. This week, Javier […]
The tenth Court of Penal guarantees of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, whose capital is Guayaquil, sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for the crime of rape to Jorge Glas old, father of the Vice President of the Republic Jorge Glas Espinel. The State Prosecutor’s Office reported the conviction in your Twitter account and said […]
telesurtv.net reported the artwork seized from drug lords and other criminals is supposed to be auctioned, but on their way to the auction house, hundreds have gone missing. The Mexican Office of the Attorney General (PGR) seized and then lost one thousand 120 works of art and archeological artifacts from 2006 to 2013, during anti-crime […]