San Diego police homicide detectives were investigating the death of a man who was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, a lieutenant said Sunday. Officers were called to the San Ysidro Port of Entry, at 720 East San Ysidro Blvd., at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Nariño. In developing the Comprehensive Intervention Strategy against Terrorism, run-oriented advance mechanisms that would reduce terrorist intentions, the police located a cache of explosives that would be used for terrorist attacks against security forces and civilians. The procedure took place in the village board Motilón Gomez Township, where officials of the Judicial Police Criminal Investigation […]
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Colombia Police reported: Valle del Cauca. The final destination would alkaloid departments Antioquia and the coffee, its market value would exceed 4.617 million pesos. In police operations conducted in the struggle against the micro traffic, in the last hours were seized more than 7 tons and a half of marijuana and captured three people, plus […]
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La-razon.com reported that the Justice of Chile extended by ten days the deadline for prosecutors Township Tarapacá Chile seek history in the case of the three detained Bolivian military while pursuing a group of smugglers vehicles. February 25 was the date set the hearing to be defined whether or not to open the trial of […]
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Staff Department of Arms Control of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces seized 53 firearms of various calibers in operations that were conducted in three provinces during the carnival festivities. Military actions were launched on major thoroughfares and second order of Cotopaxi, Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, where in addition to 56 […]
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Crimes against tourists Argentina According to mdzol.com, Mendoza, Argentina is known to be relatively safe for foreign tourists. However, their weakest area may be the main bus station known as, La Terminal de Ómnibus. This large bus terminal is a sea of humanity with lots of people and numerous foreign tourists coming from Chile and […]
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According to lanacion.cl, at least four gas stations robberies committed a criminal posing as Argentine tourist and was arrested by police from the SIP of the 1st station in Viña del Mar. As reported by the portal sitiodelsuceso.cl, Carlo Eduardo is CC (39), who had the particular “modus operandi” Argentine tourist impersonate order to confuse […]
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Elpais.com reported in what would be one of the hardest blows to the Army of Colombia since the start of peace talks with the FARC in Cuba, on Wednesday seven soldiers were killed in clashes with guerrillas of the Front 15 Jose Ignacio Mora Southern Bloc of the FARC, considered one of the strongest militarily […]
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Ricardo Camacho, a security expert said in an interview with Radio Centro, the question we must ask is: “Who is in control in prisons: the State or the people who are deprived of their liberty?. Thing happened in the Leakage of the Rock is an alert to know that in Ecuador who controls the state […]
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Elcomercio.com reported an investigation determined that the nine suspects posing as policemen and vigilantes Road Traffic Commission. So mobile checkpoints mounted in strategic places of peripheral channels of Guayaquil to assault truckloads of merchandise. They were arrested on 2 February in a raid in Bastion Popular (north of Guayaquil). The officers presented the alleged evidence: […]
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On February 12, 2013, G1 reported that police in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul concluded Operação Viagem Segura, a four-day operation meant to control crime during the annual Carnaval season. During the time period police arrested some 495 motorists due to driving under the influence. Police also monitored nearly 84,000 vehicles […]
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Report that escapees are members of the gang Los Choneros , major search areas: Daule, Perimetral, León Febres Cordero (Aurora) y Samborondón hoy.com.ec reported that the Ministry of the Interior announced on the escape produced on Monday 11 February, around 19h30, a group of 19 prisoners detained in the high security prison “The Rock”, escaped […]
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channel5belize.com reported that two well-known Belizean businessmen from the north are in lockdown in Mexico City after what is considered the biggest drug raid in Chetumal on Thursday evening involving one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels. Both men were caught in an alleged drug transaction at the house of a reputed Mexican drug lord […]
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Youth gangs are the main perpetrators of the crime in Central America, where the majority of the population has little confidence in the security forces, according to a survey released today in Guatemala by CID-Gallup. The survey, conducted last January a total of 7,200 Central Americans, ie 1,200 in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa […]
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She is a native of Salta and imprisonment denounced his mother in Buenos Aires, to the Office of Luis Comparatore, sources confirmed to The Voice of the investigation. It is unclear how accurate the data came from the release of the house of Villa El Libertador where the girl was hiding, apparently inside a room […]
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elcolombiano.com reported the bodies of five people were found Monday in the village of La Bamba, the township Puerto Claver, in the municipality of El Bagre, located in the subregion of Bajo Cauca Antioquia, according to judicial sources. The victims, all African descent, were taken in a truck to the city morgue to the respective […]
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oem.com.mx reported in Córdoba, Veracruz. – Elements of the State Investigation Agency (AEI) with support from members of the Municipal Police Cosolapa, Oaxaca, managed the location and thus the rescue of a housewife that municipality, who was a victim of a virtual kidnapping after receiving calls from individuals claiming to belong to a criminal group […]
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. In a joint operation, which lasted more than 15 hours, were seized in Tumbes 3,000 gallons of fuel smuggled from Ecuador, valued at 30,000 soles, reported the National Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat ). The action, the result of a follow-up to the officers of the Customs Directorate of Tumbes, was conducted in coordination […]
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A report published today in the newspaper Granma explains that despite increased international threats and the complexity of the phenomenon of drug trafficking in the region, with a decade of implementing operations Breastplate Popular and Aché III, the drug strategy by the government deplegada Cuban shown great effectiveness. As a result of confronting these manifestations, […]
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On February 11, 2013, G1 reported that police in the state of Rio Grande do Sul performed over 4,000 breathalyzer tests on motorists traveling to and from Carnaval over the weekend. In the end, they took some 400 drivers off of the roads. Of those 400, 136 were processed and fined, as part of the […]
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A driver reported to authorities that while driving an ambulance for Omni Hospital he was assaulted and robbed by unknown individuals according to eluniverso.com. The express kidnapping happend at 16:30 hours last Friday when the driver was in the area of Avenida Americas, near the convention center. A gray vehicle intercepted the ambulance and at […]
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The Attorney General’s Office, through the Special Prosecutor for Crimes of Violence against Women and Trafficking (FEVIMTRA), said the country estate where they were arrested 24 members Defenders of the cult of Christ. Their leaders, the Spanish Ignacio González de Arriba, “The Master Phoenix”, the Venezuelan José Segovia and Tito Losanger Arenas Shoucri Mohamed Ahdalha […]
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Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas. – Elements agency group conducted an operation in the town of Frontera Comalapa, where they managed to rescue five Central American women, including a minor, who were victims of human trafficking. These actions were led by the Attorney General of the State (PGJE), in coordination with personnel from the Ministry of Security […]
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On February 8, 2013, the Polícia Militar of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul reported that it arrested a man yesterday with about 193 kilograms of marijuana in the trunk of his Hyundai. The arrest happened in Amambaí, some 350 kilometers south of Campo Grande, the state capital. The suspect said he picked the […]
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On February 8, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that between Friday and Tuesday of next week, police throughout the state of São Paulo will be conducting blitzes in order to enforce the Lei Seca. Aside from performing breathalyzer tests to catch drunk drivers, police will also have devices to test for marijuana and […]
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A Cheetah aircraft suffered Thursday afternoon January 7 a minor incident while conducting practice assignments Manta in Manabi coast of Ecuador. The aircraft had a failure after 14:00 in the brake system and when an issue arose landing, Geovanny said Espinel, head of the 23 Fighter Wing based at Manta Air Base. Read Article
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An official of the Attorney General of Mexico reported that soldiers arrested 17 men who were working on unfinished tunnel in the city of Tijuana, which is on the border with the United States. The tunnel was to cross the border and reach the port of entry at Otay Mesa, said the man, who declined […]
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On February 7, 2013, Terra reported that the Federal Highway Police (PRF) will deploy some 10,000 agents to keep an eye on the roads during the annual Carnaval celebration, in order to enforce Brazil’s new drinking and driving law, the Lei Seca. Anyone stopped who refuses to take or fails the sobriety test at the […]
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According tolatarde.com.ec the Second Court of Criminal of Azuay, issued the remand order for three individuals who were arrested yesterday in a military operation of gun control. Yesterday afternoon, we developed a successful arms control operating on the streets of Cuenca, by members of the Third Army Area Tarqui, leaving three people detained as a […]
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Two subjects of a well-organized gang of burglars posing as employees of the water company were arrested. The antisocial to commit the crimes in different homes of the capital city, got clothing with the logo of the municipal utility. Men carrying a briefcase and a notebook, came to the house, allegedly to inspect the meters. […]
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According to amprovincia.com, the operation was in the south of Buenos Aires. They arrested more than 50 people and seized 80 firearms. After a series of raids by police in the province of Buenos Aires in matches Avellaneda, Lanús and Almirante Brown, was arrested more than 50 people and seized 80 firearms and a grenade […]
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The Tuesday morning everything seemed normal for those who perform their day to day work in the hotel El Molino, established on Avenue 50, 8 kilometer road to Perijá, but about 9:30 am, they were surprised by four subjects carrying firearms, intimidated at least 30 workers, making steal their belongings. Amidst the situation, one of […]
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Authorities in Mexico said nine policemen were killed in an ambush in the state of Guerrero, to the southwest of the country. The state attorney’s office said that police officers were attacked during the night of Tuesday. Read Article
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lanacion.com. reported that the Chilean Navy announced today that it will initiate an investigation into a controversial video posted on YouTube shows the Chilean soldiers firing xenophobic chanting slogans against Argentines, Bolivians and Peruvians as they trotted in the coastal city of Vina del Mar.
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A retired Canadian military member was detained at Mariscal Sucre International Airport for transporting eight kilos of cocaine, reported extra.ec. The illegal drugs were located in her two suitcases. Drug dogs smelled the contraband. The drugs were wrapped in packing tape and foil. The suspect is Gol Ding Clarrissa May (sic?), age 52, listed as […]
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Two Ecuadorians were arrested in the Pacific Ocean in Guatemala, with 300 kilos of cocaine on a vessel carrying, authorities said Monday. The director of the National Civil Police (PNC), Gerson Oliva, told reporters that the capture came after receiving a warning about the presence in the Pacific waters of a boat that had left […]
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Presstv.ir reported that the US continues to militarize all of Latin America, spending enormous amounts of cash in order to prop up obedient regimes, train armies and militias, build new military bases, deploy more troops, and keep the military industrial complex fat and happy. “In the most expensive initiative in Latin America since the Cold […]
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Primary municipalities where violence occurred: Calera, Fresnillo, Guadalupe, Juchipila, Miguel Auza, Noria de Ángeles, Río Grande, Sombrerete, Valparaíso, Vetagrande, Villanueva, Villa Hidalgo y Zacatecas Fntrzacatecas.com reported that a total of 55 people dead, including four women, and 15 detainees is the bottom line of a very violent first month of this year, according to figures […]
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On February 4, 2013, O Dia reported that the Federal Police arrested a man carrying some 4,000 ecstasy pills en route to distribute them to various parts of southern Brazil. The man was caught at Iguazu Falls, which connects Brazil to Argentina. Police intelligence discovered the man, a resident of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, as […]
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On February 4, 2013, Gazeta do Povo reported that a police barracks in São José, Santa Catarina, was attacked last night as part of a recent string of incidents involving firearms throughout the state. In this attack, the gunmen shot at the barracks from a motorcycle and attempted to flee. Police recovered and captured the […]
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eluniversal.com.mx reported the Department of Public Safety reports that through inter-institutional work done in conjunction with members of the Ministry of National Defense, Navy of Mexico and Federal Police arrested 18 people who are related to his alleged role in high-crime impact and recent violent events in the Valley of Toluca….Salvador Neme Sastre, head of […]
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Major Areas of Disappearances Bogota, Valle del Cauca, Antioquia, Tolima According to caracol.com.co, the Director of Legal Medicine lamented that minors also are part of the missing records, and found that most occur in young people between 14 and 17 years. According Legal Medicine, this year 634 people have been reported missing and 316 women. […]
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radioformula.com.mx reported that the Ministry of Public Security of the Federal District rescued a businessman during a kidnap attempt. The Ministry of Public Security of the Federal District (SSPDF) rescued a businessman who had been kidnapped by three men who were trying to take him to a safe house in the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo. […]
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strategic-culture.org reported the scandal over the «scientific team from the USA» broke out, despite attempts by the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia to kill it off. In June 2012, a team of team of specialists numbering 50 people came to the country, ostensibly to study the adverse effects of high altitude on humans and their capacity […]
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news.yahoo.com – Brazil’s Defense Ministry said it will recommend the government buy anti-aircraft defense systems from Russia pending advanced talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this month. The ministry said in a statement on its website late on Friday it hoped to acquire Russian anti-aircraft systems and would present a proposal to President Dilma Rousseff […]
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Guayaquil Ecuador Eluniverso.com reported that the Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR), along with thirteen prosecutors, captured eight adults and three children isolated early yesterday morning, which would be part of the band Flaco Édgar Edgar during the operation called Bastion, made in the north. Agents in charge of the investigation indicated that since last December […]
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cpj.org press release -Authorities in Colombia should ensure the safety of two journalists who have fled the northern city of Montería after being threatened for their reporting on criminal groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Amilkar Alvear, a reporter for the daily El Heraldo and its sister newspaper, Al Día, and Jairo Cassiani, […]
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police.gov.bz reported on Sunday, 27th January 2013 at approximately 6:30am, San Ignacio Police checked Cell No.3 where detained person – Jeffrey Donald FURGALA, 35 year old Canadian National, was seen in the cell lying face up and unresponsive. A physical check was made on him when Police noticed him to be apparently unconscious with blood […]
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Extra.ec reported that military intelligence achieved the seizure of explosives and arrested a pair of 41 and 43 years were given to the Judicial Police, Otavalo. It happened in the area of Magdalena, Angajalka community. Were involved together with a lead vehicle, PBC-5672 plate, where it was found pentolite units 256 and 354 cylindrical blasting […]
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In an article by Clarin.com, suburban Buenos Aires there are police, patrol and thousands of cameras to try to lessen the drama of everyday insecurity. The municipality of Tigre now adds a hint, at least, novel: a fleet of six “drones,” unmanned aerial vehicles are remotely operated. Robots transmit real-time images that are taken during […]
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On January 31, 2013, Gazeta do Povo reported that the state of Paraná announced its crime statistics for 2012, through its Public Security Ministry (SESP). The report found that Paraná registered 3,135 homicides, or about one every three hours. This number represents a rise of 1.6% from the year before. Curitiba, the capital, had a […]
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According to timesofisrael.com, Venezuela’s secret service, SEBIN, is spying on the country’s Jewish community, according to leaked documents said to be from the spy agency. Last week, Analisis24, a right-leaning Argentinean news website, released 50 documents attributed to the Venezuelan intelligence agency containing private information on prominent Venezuelan Jews, local Jewish organizations and Israeli diplomats […]
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spanish.china.org.cn reported that the Army and Navy of Colombia seized three tons of explosives and an arsenal in the department of Nariño (southwest), which borders Ecuador, according to reports released today on Radio Nacional de Colombia. “The first creek (hiding) consisted of 3,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 145 IEDs type landmine. Structure in wood […]
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SOURCE: http://yucatan.com.mx 1. In 2012 Labboun Rafic Mohammed (Muslim cleric) with alleged links to Hezbollah was arrested in Merida Mexico. He was also a fugitive from U.S. justice. 2. He arrived in Yucatan and apparently used a network of Lebanese government officials. These officials colluded with parties in Belize who provided a fake passport from […]
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The deputy mayor of the northern port city of La Ceiba Honduras, Angel Salinas, was shot dead today by unidentified Golosón near the airport, police said. Two men on a motorcycle shot while driving his car into the City Hall, was shot nine times and died while being transferred to a hospital, said local police […]
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noticierostelevisa.esmas.com reported that for the first time, Mexico’s military engineering collaborated on a work within the territory of another country. It is building a road in the area of customs with Belize, whose authorities requested support from the Mexican government. The largest German Homes Estrada, military engineer of the Department of Defense, explained that this […]
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The crew of a fleet of aircraft Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English) U.S. intercepted two boats in open waters carrying more than 1,700 kilos of cocaine worth more than $ 130 million. The CBP, based in Jacksonville (Florida), reported today that the seizure of the drug occurred in two separate […]
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In the citadel October 4, in northwestern Tulcán (Carchi), was a new form of theft from homes. At 09:00 yesterday, three men disguised as police knocked on the door of the house of Ana V. with the excuse that his son had been kidnapped and had their whereabouts data. Inside the house, the unknown woman […]
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For alleged environmental crime, 50 people, including women and children were arrested the morning of Wednesday Pinazhún Area, Santa Barbara River, belonging to the canton Sígsig. Read Article
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On January 30, 2013, the Brazilian Federal Police announced that it will start a new international operation with Spain’s National Police aimed at combating human trafficking. Nicknamed Operação Planeta (Operation Planet), the operation is aimed at stopping the sex trade between Brazil and Spain, primarily in the business of trafficking Brazilian girls to Spanish clients. […]
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On January 30, 2013, NE10 reported that police presence will be increased this year for the state of Pernambuco’s annual Carnaval celebration. From February 3-13, authorities announced that over 42,000 police units will be deployed in the Recife Metropolitan Area, including over 32,000 policemen and 4,500 firefighters (firefighters are counted within the police ranks). This […]
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Elpais.com reports: “There is no curfew, but after nine at night, Torreón is a ghost town,” says Professor Robert Lopez Franco, former director of the School of Social and Political Sciences , alarmed by the breakdown of the social fabric. “Our youth is being annihilated by poverty, drugs and weapons,” he adds. The feeling of […]
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elpinguino.com reported that three months after the start of the demining process in the Laguna Figueroa, in the province of Ultima Esperanza, was finalized officially leaving the work clean the land of 1,400 explosives. In the latter area was withdrawn signage that realized the warning “minefield”, work that was attended by provincial and municipal authorities […]
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According to excelsior.com.mx, the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported the location of a foreign tourist who remained missing since last week in the east of the entity and who was found unharmed. The agency reported that the Australian citizen spotted Bojana Jokic, reported missing in the city of Valladolid after an operation by the Ministerial […]
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Nogalesinternational.com reported that a traffic stop in Nogales last week yielded 249 gun magazines for assault-style rifles that investigators say were likely meant to be smuggled into Mexico. According to Lt. Carlos Jimenez of the Nogales Police Department, NPD officers stopped a gold-colored sedan at approximately 3 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the intersection of […]
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Nogalesinternatinal.com reported that a Nogales, Sonora woman was allegedly busted with more than a half-million dollars worth of methamphetamine on Friday at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that its officers at the port discovered more than 33 pounds of the drug in a Hyundai sedan driven by 42-year-old […]
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Milenio.com reported that an armed commando killed this morning when police director Hostotipaquillo, Lucio Rosales Luis Astorga, the crime occurred in the intersection of Javier Mina and Ocampo in the center of that population. The melee, which was confirmed by the authorities, began at approximately 9:00 am this morning. Bodyguard and one of the assailants […]
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José Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala for part of its brutal civil war, will face trial for genocide for allegedly ordering the murder, torture or displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians after a March 1982 coup, a judge ruled Monday. A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala’s […]
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San José de Yanayacu, Loreto Peru Peruvian authorities arrested a suspected drug gang of five Colombian and Peruvian Amazon region in Loreto, reported the National Police of Peru (PNP). Spanish.china.org.cn reported that according to the police report, the men were seized when traveling in a speedboat in a suspicious manner in the vicinity of the […]
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According to Spanish.china.org.cn, the Ecuadorian minister of the interior, José Serrano, reported today that in the coming weeks will proceed to destroy airfields that were used for illegal activities such as drug trafficking. In an interview with state television TV Series, Serrano said that in coordination with the Armed Forces has been “intelligence work to […]
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JARABACOA. The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) reported yesterday that last night seized nine packets of cocaine weighing more than nine kilos during a raid at a bar Roquet Club, of this city. Regarding the fact arrested Jose Coronado Baez Garcia, Jose Hernandez and Rodriguez Alexander Yovanka Fermín Antonio Paulino. The DNCD in a press […]
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National Drugs Control (DNCD) by seize box of straws stuffed with cocaine in mail…… sent from San Francisco de Macoris to a person resident in New York. Read Article
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No Drugs on Board: Two men missing from the plane, reported to have left with two suitcases. Eluniverso.com reported that….Mexican manufacturing various products, including adhesives cartons with eggs marketer of Sinaloa SA and a green bag Walmort brand, are the main evidence of the police to suspect that the HC-AMB plane that landed afternoon Sunday […]
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SOURCE: laprensa.hn Authorities indicate that 11 Honduran cartels are part of narcotics smuggling network. Five drug cartels from Colombia are using Honduras as a drop off point to transport illegal drugs on to Mexico with ultimate destination of the United States. Research by Honduran office of drug trafficking (DLCN) and the Honduran military working in […]
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Agents of the Drug Enforcement Tactical Operations Department of Dirandro (Depotad) Huanta, seized three kilos of cocaine alkaloid, camouflaged in a hydraulic jack. Police sources said the drugs were hidden inside the hold of a bus company “Cholito Bus” when control of the vehicle made during the operation developed in the district of Quinoa. Read […]
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A U.S. judge on Monday sentenced to 11 months in prison to a Venezuelan who pleaded guilty to a charge related to a cocaine trafficking case in which seven people are charged. Judge Robin Ronsembaum announced his decision at a hearing in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, in southern Florida. He pleaded guilty to making […]
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The drugs were hidden inside a vehicle. Staff assigned to Detachment 33 of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), belonging to the fixed checkpoint The Toll House, located in the municipality of Zulia state Baralt, seized 40 kilos of marijuana. The drug was represented in 40 panels of a kilo each, hidden from a double bottom […]
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Investigation reports by Lasemana.com of Colombia….. ECUADOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS OPERATING IN COLOMBIA ILLEGALLY Lasemana.com reported …… an account of a plot involving intelligence agents from Ecuador in making attempts to kidnap Fernando Balda Flores, a citizen from Ecuador and known opponent of Rafael Correa. Mr Fernando Balda Flores is a politician worked in the political […]
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Monterrey. – It was announced last minute, which has placed a number of calls “narcofosas”, confirming the discovery of five bodies, however, there is still no official information regarding that could be some of the bodies these elements of the band. Elements of Civil Force of Nuevo Leon, started operating in the town of Mina, […]
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rnw.nl reported that a political battle is raging in Venezuela following President Hugo Chávez’s failure to appear for his re-inauguration on January 10. The first victim of this conflict is the private television station Globovisión which could face sanctions for having read out on air the article in the constitution referring to the transfer of […]
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CARACAS. – At least 54 people were killed and over 90 were injured in a clash in Uribana Venezuelan jail in the country’s west, after a requisition made yesterday by the authorities, according to the head of the hospital said Central City Barquisimeto, Ruy Medina. Read Article
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On January 23, 2013, R7 reported that the rate of violent crimes in the state of Minas Gerais rose 7.8% in 2012 to 71,737 incidents, from 66,061 in 2011. The state’s Social Defense Ministry calculated the result using the number of murders, attempted murders, rapes, attempted rapes, robbery, kidnappings and extortion under sequestration. Ministry Secretary […]
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SOURCE: texasgopvote.com Closing Air Defense System on U.S./Mexico Border On January 17th, 2013, Exelis Systems Corporation sent out an email (see email below) to all of its employees informing them that on March 15th, 2013 all TARS Air Defense Mission Operations will permanently cease. These TARS Air Defense sites were under the control of the […]
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On January 23, 2013, Diário do Pará reported that numbers published yesterday by local civil police in the Brazilian state of Pará revealed that sixty people were arrested per day in 2012. In total, the civil police made nearly 22,000 arrests. This number represents a 15.5% rise in arrests relative to 2011. Close to 30% […]
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OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE MONITORING IN LATIN AMERICA – In the last hours in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta, explosives experts destroyed in a controlled four landmines, belonging to Jose Antonio Anzoategui 53 crew of the FARC. The first action was carried out by troops of General Francisco Landazábal N13 Artillery, where they found in […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported that three foreign and one Peruvian were arrested during the week for trying to smuggle drugs Lima International Airport bound for Spain, Efe reported sources of the Police Anti-Drug Directorate (Dirandro). Three foreign and one Peruvian were arrested during the week for trying to smuggle drugs Lima International Airport bound for Spain, Efe […]
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On January 18, 2013, the State Police of Paraná concluded Operation Paraná Summer (Operação Verão Paraná), declaring it a success. Between December 20, 2012 and January 17, 2013, police interacted with more than 10,000 people, arresting about 400. It also seized 6 kilograms of marijuana, 81 grams of cocaine and 490 rocks of crack cocaine. […]
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prensa-latina.cu reported that the Venezuelan authorities Tucanos acquire 12 aircraft in order to strengthen their ability to face the traffic of illicit substances in the country, reported the National Anti-Drug Office. According to the agency, the Minister of Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, said the devices will join the Bolivarian Military Aviation to detect illegal […]
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According to rpp.com.pe, the U.S. military will train Mexican military in fighting organized crime with the tactics used to fight the terrorism of Al Qaeda. According to U.S. officials and military documents cited by the Associated Press, the Pentagon created for this purpose a new special operations headquarters on U.S. soil. The center, located in […]
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globalvoicesonline.org reported that Fadua Tapia, Cristina Campaña, Abigaíl Heras, Royce Gómez, Pablo Castro, Santiago Gallegos, Víctor Vinueza, Luis Merchán, Héctor Estupiñán y César Zambrano are the 10 from Luluncoto [es] who were detained on 3rd March 2012 in the Sol Rojo [Red Sun] [es] operative. Accused of wanting to threaten the security of the State […]
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According to lapagina.com.sv a 15 year old victim of trafficking was forced to “sell” her virginity at a price of $ 10 at one of the brothels in San Salvador in mid-2011, as reported by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). Smyrna Salazar, head of the special unit of smuggling and trafficking of FGR, relates the […]
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A total of 158 municipal police officers were arrested Friday in Durango State, northern Mexico, for his alleged links to organized crime, according to the prosecutor Sonia Yadira de la Garza . The operation affected the municipal Public Security addresses of the locations of Lerdo (150,000 inhabitants) and Gómez Palacio (350,000) and was attended by […]
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On January 16, 2013, São Paulo Police reported that a large drug refinery was discovered in the North Zone of the city of São Paulo. Police discovered the refinery after arresting a suspect on the street who presented false documentation. While held, the man admitted that he was a manager of a drug trafficking ring, […]
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On January 9, 2013, the Brazilian Federal Police (Polícia Federal) concluded a massive anti-drug campaign in the state of Paraná, Operation Ajubá. Over six months of investigation, Federal Police seized four tons of marijuana, 136 kilograms of cocaine and 336 bottles of inhalants. They also arrested ten people: eight men, two women. The gang maintained […]
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greenpeace.org reported that trucks filled with timber from illegal logging operations in the Amazon have been stopped in their tracks by an indigenous village protesting the continued exploitation of their lands. With little or no support from the local or federal authorities, the Pukobjê-Gavião people in Maranhão state, Brazil, are refusing to stand aside as […]
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On January 17, 2013, G1 reported that an 18 year-old man was arrested in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, on charges that he killed a man in a local LAN house. The footage came from video surveillance within the LAN house. The killer, whose name was not given, was wanted for four other murders before […]
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On January 17, 2013, Diário do Pará reported that police arrested a man, Sandro Rodrigues, involved in an illegal deforestation scheme in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Pará. Police found the man in Bacarena, a small town close to Belém, the state capital, and he led them to the site, where they also […]
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thedialogue.org – Author, Julie Lopez In September 2012, Belize made international headlines, as it rarely does. The country’s name surfaced when Rafiq Mohammed Labboun Allaboun, allegedly a Lebanese terrorist associated with Hezbollah, was arrested in Mexico. He held a Belizean passport, driver’s license, and birth certificate in the name of a person who died in […]
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Move over pseudoephedrine, rosewood is now the hottest commodity. There were three busts of rosewood made today which signals that its illegal exportation is a brazen, lucrative and well organized scheme. Late this evening, two containers stored at Belize Engineering Limited adjacent to the Customs Compound on Caesar Ridge Road were opened at the request […]
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