The billionaire cocaine business has a new competitor. The feared Mexican cartels have already organized the first rounds to break into the European market through Spain, a territory already conquered Colombian traffickers, with the help of its partners Galicians, for almost three decades. If symptoms were noted in 2007 that the best example of organized […]
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169 kilos of coke were found in one of the centers of crystallization As part of the “Comprehensive Policy on Security and Defence for Prosperity” National Government, Cucuta Metropolitan Police (Mecuc), continues to attack the sources of funding for drug gangs with the destruction of two laboratories which would be processed monthly about 3.5 tons […]
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Larepublica.pe reported that the Dirandro found nearly 90 kilos of drugs in Chorrillos The product would be valued at $ 2 million in Spain. The Intelligence Group Address Anti Drug National Police (Dirandro) found more than 86 kilos of cocaine hidden in wooden furniture. After laboratory tests proved the high quality of the drug. The […]
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“Horse” is the legend discovered cocaine in packages of three important operating and now trying to identify the owners of the “brand” The track to reach “Horse”, the hallmark of drug trafficking in Argentina, may be behind Arthur and Fermin, two Colombian citizens have a direct connection with the 67 kilos of cocaine out of […]
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Elements of the Federal Police detained in Querétaro Hermosillo Noah Trujillo, aka “the Colt”, leader of the criminal group called “Line” operational arm “Juarez Cartel” Elements of the Federal Police detained in Querétaro Hermosillo Noah Trujillo, aka “the Colt”, identified as head of the Juarez Cartel square in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. According to intelligence reports […]
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Colombia police captured today in a rural area of Tarazá, the northwestern province of Antioquia, Germán Bustos Alarcón, alias ‘Puma’, leader of a criminal gang and requested in extradition by the United States. According to the official report Bustos Alarcón is the leader of the gang “Paisas” and was a member of the ultra-right Miners […]
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A total of 15 members of organizations weapon illegal das were captured in the last hours, by National Army troops in the departments of Antioquia, Atlántico, Magdalena and Cauca Valley. The military offensive early results in the city of Santa Marta, Magdalena, where soldiers of the High Mountain Battalion No. 6 Greater Robinson Daniel Ruiz, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that…people in this area prefer not to talk about it. Review, say some fishermen might engage, even after Colonel Paul Aguirre, Chief of Police of Manta, in those days, said an international criminal organization could be operating in San Mateo. Colonel Ramiro Mantilla, head of zone 4 of the National Police, recognizes that […]
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The National Police arrested 22 people in all the coffee that apparently were part of a network that supplied adulterated drugs to Humana EPS Living in Manizales, like to 17 drugstores in Pereira, Armenia and Northern Valle del Cauca . counterfeit, adulterated pharmaceuticals Latarde.com reported that this procedure was done through the company Hospi Medic, […]
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Army chief of Nicaragua (IN), Gen. Julio Aviles, admitted an intense movement of drugs through the country, located in the “corridor” of higher traffic narcotics across southern Europe and the United States, the largest consumer, according to statements released today in the local press. According to the staff of IN, seizures this year totaling 3.5 […]
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Informacionjoven.com reported that at least 20 suspected members of the criminal organization the Knights Templar were arrested during an operation in the northern part of the state, the state attorney general confirmed, Carlos Zamarripa. At a press conference, he explained that the suspects are linked to at least five murders in Irapuato and his arrest […]
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Bogotá. Army troops, deployed in the department of La Guajira, located in the last hours a cache with military equipment belonging to Bacrim. The operation went ahead in the village of Los Naranjos, in near the town of Dibulla where Infantry Battalion Mechanized N 6 Cartagena, assigned to the First Division, and log out operations […]
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Semana.com reported that CONFLICT Navy. The Ecuadorian Orlando Sigifredo Ibarra, 39, was freed in the town of Samaniego in Nariño. Sunday September 9, 2012 This Sunday, a member of the ELN was delivered with Orlando Sigifredo Ibarra, an Ecuadorian kidnapped by the guerrilla group in 2010. The release came after the guerrillas kidnapped and escaped, […]
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Troops of the Second Army Division dealt two blows to the structures of the Eastern front war and ‘Dario Ramirez Castro’ ELN in Arauca offenders and southern Bolivar, by capturing two of their leaders. In the first action in the La Floresta Township Cantangallo, southern Bolivar, soldiers from Battalion Air Defense Artillery No. 2 ‘New […]
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Laprensa.com.ni reported the gang truce in El Salvador, which fell from 14 to 5.5 the average daily killings, six months meets on Sunday amid mistrust between the population and the breath of the OAS mediators and is seeking a permanent covenant. Under the mediation of Fabio Colindres military chaplain and former rebel commander Raul Mijango, […]
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An Assessment of Illegal Protection Markets – Eduardo Guerrero Gutiérrez Illegal protection encompasses a set of activities that involve coercion by any agent different from the State, usually sophisticated and violent criminal organizations (mafias). Illegal protection may be provided against deception by others, against competition, against the government or against a threat from the mafia […]
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Five counts of aggravated robbery, abuse of authority in July, three drug trafficking, falsification 4, 5 illegal searches, 7 embezzlement and one offense of conspiracy are part of the charges for which is judged from yesterday to 14 policemen. All are linked to a series of blows that apparently occurred in 2010 in Goicoechea and […]
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The Peruvian government draws a new strategy to control the gangs who run the illegal mining in the country and would have for the job with financial support from the IDB and the governments of Norway and the U.S., said Monday Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar . “There is interest from the IDB, the government of […]
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Agents Panel of the State Ministerial Police and the Mexican Army arrested Adalberto Montoya Iriarte, suspected member of an organized crime cell operating in northern Sinaloa. The alleged offender of 42 years and residing in the community Naranjo municipality of Sinaloa de Leyva, was associated with 22 homicides state and ministerial police, said the Attorney […]
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Torreon, Coahuila. – The information that the coal mines in the region are operated by organized crime groups from inspections by the Ministry of Economy, a situation that has been reported to the authorities, which has allowed the Navy to make some arrests. This was made known in this city Governor Ruben Moreira Valdez, who […]
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The great “quantum leap” in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in Central America must be the money laundering investigation rather than the use of force against members of criminal gangs, said today Costa Rican authorities. Security Vice Minister Costa Rica , Celso Gamboa said in a press conference with foreign correspondents that […]
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Siglo21.com.gt reported that a risk analysis of the Interior Ministry reveals a latent threat of drug trafficking groups that “intend to put together to make synthetic drug laboratories in the country,” said the head of this portfolio, Mauricio Lopez Bonilla. The official explained that “probably are trying to make natural drugs like cocaine,” that following […]
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The director of the National Police of Nicaragua, Aminta Granera, reported that it has been confirmed that most of the 18 people arrested yesterday in this capital itself are Mexican and they have nothing to do with Televisa and declare them to be arrested, but are allegedly members of the Michoacan cartel La Familia drug. […]
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Nicaraguan police found about $7 million in smuggled cash in vans driven by people posing as members of a Mexican television news crew, National Police chief Aminta Granera announced Friday. The 18 people travelling in six vans were detained Wednesday at Nicaragua’s northern border with Honduras, after they entered Nicaragua saying they had come to […]
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In a container transporting a coffee shipment from Ecuador to Europe, officials discovered 2.3 tons of cocaine. According to Hoy.com, the shipment departed from the port of Guayaquil, arrived at the port of Antwerp in Belgium, and then made its way to the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The drug operation was linked to the […]
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Seven people were arrested after officials dismantled seven illegal drug laboratories along the border between Colombia and Ecuador. In the Ecuadorian town of San Lorenzo, officials discovered an illicit chemicals marketing scheme was operating under the cover of a lumber company. According to El Nacional, the supplies were taken to Colombia to produce drugs, where […]
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Austrian officials detained a 43-year-old Mexican citizen, supposedly a member of a drug trafficking organization, that was wanted by the U.S. DEA. After receiving information that the suspect was in Austria, he was finally arrested in the Vienna airport, Excelsior reports. He was wanted for transporting large amounts of cocaine from South America to Central […]
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The Gulf cartel financed between 1998 and 2007 campaigns, a former governor and mayors of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the border with the U.S., as a protected witness, revealed yesterday by the newspaper Reforma. Read Article
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Ivan Valencia Jorge Valero, aka The Bearded, leader of the front Guática Heroes and Martyrs of the AUC, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a fine of 500 thousand legal monthly minimum wage, benefit after a plea bargain. The penalty was imposed by the First Criminal Court of the Specialized Circuit Deputy Pereira. […]
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The United Nations International Narcotics control reported that Africa has become a hub for drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe. According to an El Mundo report, drugs from countries such as Colombia enter Africa through the west coast. At the same time, countries in eastern Africa often serve as transit areas for drugs heading […]
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After a U.S. spy plane spotted a speedboat in Dominican waters, four Colombians were arrested: Aluchom Castro, Arechelleo Bocaleo, Rubén Bucaria and Micton Sretellea. They were trafficking one ton of cocaine, Diario Libre reports. The United States requested the extradition of the suspects. According to authorities, the suspects were members of a major South American […]
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Police in Chile arrested a drug dealer from Santiago as he was travelling to Valdivia to open new markets. According to Biobio Chile, he was travelling in a vehicle with three adults and three children. The suspect, José Alberto Martínez Cárdenas, was travelling at night. He was caught outside a bus station after detectives spotted […]
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The United Nations has reported that indigenous populations in Mexico are becoming more and more threatened by severe drought and narco-trafficking activity. Drug cartels in indigenous regions are reported to exploit these populations and implicate them in their illegal activities. According to Mi Morelia, the upsurge in drug trafficking also hurts indigenous livelihoods. The indigenous […]
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The United States sanctioned two women from Guatemala who laundered money for a drug trafficking organization associated with the Mexican Los Zetas cartel. The women were identified as Cristina Stetanel Castellanos Chacón and María Corina Saenz Lehnhoff, alias María Corina Del Pinal. According to Publimetro, the person running the organization was Marlory Dadiana Chacón Rossell. […]
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31 people were arrested in Spain after officials intercepted a cargo ship carrying cocaine off the coast of Cadiz. Over 100 bales of drugs were seized on board, weighing about 3,000 kilos. The ship was to be picked up by a Galician group, which would distribute the drugs in Spain. Colombians living in Madrid organized […]
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Anti-narcotics officials in Guatemala seized 80 tons of cocaine paste in the port of Puerto Quetzal. The shipment had remained unclaimed since its arrival on July 21, 2012, Siglo 21 reports. Documents indicated it contained varnish, but upon opening the container, it was clear that it was concealing cocaine paste. Officials believe the drugs originated […]
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The Attorney General of Justice (PGJ), Victor Antonio Carrancá Bourget, reported that about 21 victims of human trafficking have been rescued so far this year. He said the total, two were recovered during an operation that the authorities place last weekend in the capital of Puebla, the same that led to a preliminary investigation. “So […]
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Authorities in Colombia and the United States captured three Colombians involved in a drug-trafficking ring that operated between Colombia and New York City. The suspects, identified as Juan Fernando Mejía Saldarriaga, Germán Darío Estrada Montoya, and Roberto Bustamante Ballesteros, are reported to be the main contacts of the ring. The drug network is believed to […]
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Natalia Springer, political scientist and columnist in various local media, announced in an interview with RCN Radio some figures in the report “as sheep among wolves” to be presented in full on Wednesday against the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF). “Today, no fewer than 4 out of 10 fighters of the FARC and ELN are […]
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A narco-trafficker was arrested by the Mexican Navy in possession of a woman’s documents who was found dead in May 2012. The woman, Irasema Becerra, was an administrator of a local newspaper in Veracruz. She was found dead with three photographers. Arrestee Juan Carlos Hernández Pulido is reportedly a member of the Jalisco Nueva Generación […]
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Alis Pérez and Juan Carlos Clase, also known as Juan Gutiérrez, were arrested in the midst of a drug trafficking scheme in the Dominican Republic. According to El Dia, the two identified Carlos Augusto Paulino Clase as the owner of a drug distribution center in which they were involved. He remains at large. The couple […]
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Researchers in Buenos Aires, Argentina have determined that at least three planes carrying drugs pass over the Bolivian border each day. According to El Nacional, the majority of drug trafficking between the two countries appears in the northern area of Argentina. In Salta, approximately 90 clandestine flights occur per month. Narco-traffickers typically cross the border […]
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Officials stopped a plane in Gran Canaria that had travelled from Venezuela to the Canary Islands after Interpol alerted the aircraft might have been carrying drugs. The private jet was believed to have been transporting drugs disguised as humanitarian aid, according to El Nacional. Three people had been travelling in the plane. Dozens of packages […]
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Police in Mallorca, Spain dismantled an international drug trafficking network dedicated to distributing cocaine. Seven Colombians were arrested, Terra Noticias reports. Police discovered seven kilos of heroin in a laboratory as well. The operation had been planned for months, but only began after two vehicles were intercepted at the port of Palma. They had travelling […]
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Seven people were arrested after officials broke up an organization dedicated to drug and weapons trafficking in Guaymallén, Argentina. 20 kilograms of marijuana, 0.5 kilos of cocaine, body armor, bullets, and grenades were discovered in the Pujol neighborhood. The identities of the suspects were not reported. Officials did not state whether the suspects belonged to […]
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Seven drug laboratories along the border between Ecuador and Colombia were found and destroyed in a joint operation. According to La Hora, the discovery of the laboratories dealt a blow to a network that produced drugs with coca leaves from Colombia and chemicals from Ecuador. Officials determined that around 60 kilos of drugs had been […]
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The Mexico narco-trafficker Sandra Avila Beltrán, also known as the Queen of the Pacific, has been extradited to the United States. She was wanted for transporting drugs into the United States, Terra reports. She was accused in 2007 of assisting in the transport of cocaine from Colombia into Mexico. The Sinaloa Cartel would then send […]
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Isaías Flores Pineda, alias “El Crono,” “El Reyito,” and “El Maniaco” was arrested by Naval forces in Veracruz after a citizen complained to authorities about a vehicle with armed passengers. When officials arrived, the occupants of the vehicle attempted to flee, La Jornada Veracruz reports. They were finally caught in front of a hotel in […]
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The National Court Judge Eloy Velasco ordered the imprisonment of four alleged members of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who are accused of introducing 350 kilos of cocaine through the port of Algeciras (Cadiz) in order to distribute in Europe, legal sources .The National Court Judge Eloy Velasco ordered the imprisonment of four alleged members of Mexico’s […]
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Two Colombian women, 19 and 14, were arrested after officials caught them in a prostitution operation in Ecuador. They were travelling to a nightclub in the north of Ibarra to work, El Norte reports. The women were discovered during a routine traffic check after displaying suspicious behavior. Officials also noticed their Colombian accents. The two […]
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Mexico: Criminal Networks force women into prostitution According to the Commission for Human Rights, each hour 3 to 4 children disappear for the reason of sexual slavery purposes in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Human trafficking groups use particularly young girls introducing them into prostitution rings. The girls are forced to stay when aggressors warn them that if […]
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Three to four children disappear in Mexico every hour, from kidnapping, abduction, robbery, or voluntary departure from home. According to Infancia Hoy, organizations in Mexico have begun to mobilize themselves in order to minimize the number of disappearances. The largest number of disappearances are reported to be children and babies taken from hospitals. In one […]
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Experts estimate that over 80,000 individuals are trafficked each year, and that Panama has become a major transit country. According to TVN Noticias, many individuals involved in these operations pay high sums to be taken to a new country. Many of those trafficked in Panama come from Africa via the Atlantic Ocean. Security forces in […]
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At least 6,000 women are kept as prisoners in Buenos Aires, Argentina, working as prostitutes. They are the victims of human trafficking, which is prominent in this city. They can be found working in saunas, bars, and luxury clubs, among other locations in which they would not be suspected, Diario Z reports. Girls engaged in […]
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The city of Alto Parana in Paraguay is one of the central areas involved in the crime of trafficking women. According to Diario Vanguardia, Paraguay is an exportation country when it comes to human trafficking. Alto Parana encounters particularly high rates of trafficking due to extreme poverty levels. Officials claim it is impossible to control […]
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Networks of human trafficking appear to operate in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Spain and the United States, according to Opinion. They recruit by using publications in the media, in social networks, employment agencies, with advertisements, or by kidnapping and abduction. Among the uses of trafficked persons, who are mostly women and girls, are labor exploitation, […]
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A Guatemalan court on Monday authorized the extradition to the United States of Waldemar Lorenzana, alias ‘The Patriarch’, one of the biggest drug lords in Central America, for their alleged involvement in drug delivery to the North American country and its alleged links with the Sinaloa cartel, as reported by the Guatemalan newspaper “Prensa Libre”. […]
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Perhaps because of the fame that has the Paraguay to have weak controls drug trafficking and its corruption, Mexicans decided to travel the country to establish a base of operations, as in Argentina, the gang’s ringleader, Juan Jesus Preciado , was being sought by police. The Sinaloa cartel in Mexico planned to set up their […]
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ojo.pe reported Carmen Masias, president of the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs , said that the most used to smuggle drugs in the country has been through the sea, and over 60% using this method. ‘In response, measures were taken in the main ports and harbors of the country, including Callao, Piura, […]
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Officials in Paraguay seized a drug shipment hidden in a vehicle along Route 7 in Ciudad del Este. 350 bricks of cocaine had been transferred from a gray Nissan vehicle to a white Scania truck, Color ABC reports. Authorities believe the shipment was ordered by a criminal gang operated by Tomas Rojas, alias “Toma’i”. Two […]
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Juan Carlos Muñoz Vargas (36), alias “El Pariente, was captured during a police raid in the city of Toluca, Mexico. He is believed to be a leader of the La Familia Michoacana drug trafficking organization, Antena 3 reports. He ordered at least 20 murders during his time in the cartel, according to officials. El Pariente […]
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National police in Alicante, Spain arrested a group of six narco-traffickers that transported drugs from South America to Europe. According to El Confidencial, one of the arrestees, a Belgian citizen, was wanted in Europe for trafficking drugs from South America. He had been involved in a shipment of 35 kilos of cocaine at the port […]
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64 kilos of cocaine were seized by Bolivian officials along the Caraparí – Bermejo route. They were found inside two vehicles, Los Tiempos reports. Four people were charged with the crime of narco-trafficking, and both vehicles were seized. Officials believe the shipment was to be received in Salta, Argentina, perhaps along drug route used in […]
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Officials have determined that the state of Apure in Venezuela is a crucial stop along a drug route from South America to the United States and Europe. Because the state is located along the Colombian border, most of the drugs passing through are related to FARC. According to La Patilla, 24% of cocaine that reaches […]
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After five minutes of chase was captured by members of the Unit for Combating Organized Crime (ULCO) Basalygin Grigory Russian citizen. Abroad, 28, had international distribution since August 2010 and has an extradition order passive N. – 22-2012, issued by the Russian Federation. On July 2 the President of the National Court of Justice, Carlos […]
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Police in Colombia have announced the discovery of two clandestine airstrips owned by the FARC organization for drug trafficking purposes. The airstrips were located in jungle areas of Balboa and Mercaderes, in Cauca. They were found through joint efforts of the National Police, the Attorney General, and the Colombian Air Force, Univision reports. The airstrips […]
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Cartels in Mexico have discovered that using undocumented laborers to cultivate marijuana plantations helps them avoid detection and arrest. By monitoring plantations in forested areas along the border, especially in California, cartel members working in areas such as Los Angeles, Sinaloa, and Tijuana are able to evade capture. According to Univision Noticias, many undocumented individuals […]
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A drug ring operating in Caracas, Venezuela was foiled after four individuals, all Colombian, were caught planning to fly to Portugal with drugs. The drugs were hidden inside a double-bottomed suitcase, Noticias 24 reports. The drug operation, planned to occur at night, was intercepted after intelligence work. The four suspects were caught after leaving a […]
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A homemade semi-submersible was found and destroyed by members of the Colombian Army in a rural area near the Gulf of Urabá. According to El Universal, it was discovered inside a secluded drug workshop large enough to contain 25 individuals. The semi-submersible had been packed with 6 tons of cocaine. When officials arrived at the […]
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Spanish police assisted in bringing down an international drug ring consisting of Dominican Republican citizens who attempted to introduce cocaine to Spain via German ports. According to Al Momento, investigations concerning the organization began in August 2011. During the recent operation, 135 kilos of cocaine were seized and 9 people were arrested at the port […]
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After extensive intelligence work, the police in Nicaragua have determined that its area of the Caribbean is used by narco-traffickers, particularly those belonging to Colombian cartels. Sucesos Critica reports that last month Nicaraguan officials disbanded a drug trafficking organization operating between Panama and Honduras. Authorities also combated gunfire in the Caribbean with other criminal groups. […]
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The National Drug Control in the Dominican Republic arrested two individuals who were in possession of 3,933 capsules of a drug resembling ecstasy, 265 grams of cocaine, and a pistol. According to El Nacional, the suspects were identified as Erickson Frangely Pérez (Fernandito) and Johanna Paulino. They were arrested during a raid on their residence […]
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A vessel belonging to the Navy in Chile fired bullets after a Peruvian boat entered Chilean waters and engaged in a drug transaction. The Peruvian boat, docked at Caleta Vitor, was transporting 38 kilos of pressed marijuana. It had docked late at night, when four individuals arrived in a van to receive the shipment, Soy […]
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A Spaniard and a Venezuelan were arrested after officials in the Maiquetía airport seized two drug shipments. The first occurred when the Spaniard was caught with 12.5 kilos of cocaine taped to his body. He attempted to board a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt, Germany, Correo del Orinoco reports. The 41-year-old Venezuelan citizen attempted to board […]
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The National Drug Control seized 12 packages of cocaine in the port of Boca Chica, the Dominican Republic on July 25, 2012. The shipment was to be sent to Secre, Venezuela, authorities believe. The drugs originated in Curaçao, but a mechanical issue forced the boat to seek land. The vessel is registered with the name […]
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Police in Chile arrested a man for transporting 50 million pesos worth of cocaine paste in his car along Route 5. According to 24 Horas, José Pulgar Cárdenas (55), who had been travelling with his 12-year-old son, was arrested. He had been driving a Peugeot 206 when police stopped and searched the car with X-ray equipment. […]
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According to the U.S. State department, 79% of aircrafts transporting cocaine stop in Honduras. The department claims that drug shipments by air from South America often make their first stop in Honduras. Drug-trafficking continues to increase in the country, according to Tiempo. When the U.S. released this statement, President Porfirio Lobo sent a representative to […]
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Officials arrested four alleged Los Zetas members in Puebla, Mexico and seized drugs, money, firearms, and vehicles. Among those arrested was William de Jesús Torres Solórzano, alias “el W” and “el Come Gusanos.” He is known to have transferred drugs and money between Mexico and Guatemala, Sin Embargo reports. During the operation, cocaine and 830,000 […]
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A drug trafficking gang called “la banda de la frontera,” or the Border Gang was usurped after officials arrested four men and three women in La Matanza, Argentina. The organization is known to traffick drugs between Argentina and Paraguay. A large quantity of marijuana, two vehicles, firearms, and cash were seized during the operation, Online […]
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Six people were arrested in Trujillo, Peru, after officials caught them with 36 kilos of marijuana hidden inside three suitcases. The suitcases were being transported in a van along a highway, RPP noticias reports. None of the six suspects claimed responsibility for the drugs, though they did admit the shipment was to be delivered to […]
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A family that modeled themselves after the Italian mafia was broken up after police arrested 12 members. According to La Segunda, the family owned various houses in Santiago and along the coasts in Chile that are valued at $600 million. They were arrested for crimes of drug trafficking. Authorities have stated the family paid their […]
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A Greek, two Romanians, and one Russian were arrested at the Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru. They were attempting to fly with 7.3 kilos of cocaine to Spain, according to El Tiempo. The Greek, identified as Constantinus K.M. (44) carried two kilos of drugs impregnated in clothing that was hidden in a backpack. The […]
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Luis Antonio Rios Perez (27) was detained in the Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala after flying from Barranquilla, Colombia with liquid cocaine. He had swallowed 46 capsules of the drug to evade detection, the Government of Guatemala website reports. However, after passing through security controls after arriving in Guatemala, officials noted his nervous […]
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General Julio Cesar Aviles, head of the military in Nicaragua, has announced that the army has seized approximately 120 tons of cocaine since 2000. The General claimed that Nicaragua discovered the most drugs in the Central American area with the least amount of resources. He also stated that drugs remain the largest threat to national […]
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Police in Antofagasta, Chile arrested two men after intercepting a drug trafficking scheme. According to Soy Chile, a vehicle was spotted as it travelled south on Route 5. Police searched the vehicle using a new truck scanner, which revealed 10 packages of cocaine base. The financier of the operation, who was to receive the drugs […]
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After large drug seizures in the Coronel Oviedo, Caazapá, and Villarrica areas of Paraguay, officials have noted that the destination of these shipments was Caazapá. From there, the drugs would enter Argentina, according to a Color ABC report. The shipments are believed to leave Caazapá via clandestine airstrips. Anonymous sources claim a low-ranking police officer […]
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All religious sculptures sent by mail, especially those of the Virgin Mary, must be scanned in Peru do to an increase of drug trafficking. Narco-traffickers have lately been sending their merchandise hidden inside these statues, Peru 21 reports. They have also been using funeral urns to transport drugs. Authorities announced that drugs have also been […]
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Alcides Gamio Mallqui (44), one of the most wanted narco-traffickers in Peru, also known as Jaime Gamio, was arrested in Tingo María. He was wanted for trafficking over 500 kilos of drugs each month, RPP Noticias reports. His principle areas of operation included Caunarapa, Chipaco, and Maravilla. The suspect also constructed his own cocaine processing […]
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Police in Álamos, Mexico discovered 31 kilos, 600 grams of marijuana hidden inside an abandoned ranch. According to El Regional de Sonora, investigators found the site of the drug stash after detecting it from an air operation. Once searching the ranch, 32 packages containing the marijuana were discovered. Officials also confiscated a press. No arrests […]
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Alexánder Montoya Úsuga, believed to be the second-in-command of the Los Urabeños gang, was arrested on July 17, 2012 in Honduras. He was wanted for flying on an aircraft previously stolen from the El Dorado airport in Colombia, UPI Español reports. He is also believed to have been responsible for ordering and renting airplanes used […]
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National drug enforcement police in Moin, Costa Rica discovered and seized a shipment of drugs that arrived in the city’s port. According to Infosur Hoy, the drugs arrived from Colombia and were to be shipped to Europe after stops in Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. The exact final destination in Europe is unknown. The shipment […]
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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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The Mexican drug cartels are having an increasing presence in Silicon Valley, a town located in the county of Santa Clara, California, warned by the district attorney, Patrick Vanier. The situation is occurring because the gangs have ties to people in Mexico, who have relatives living in the county to receive the operating, said the […]
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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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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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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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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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