The Bolivarian National Guard in Venezuela confiscated 63 kilograms and 431 grams of cocaine at the Maracaibo port. According to a Noticias de Prensa Latina report, the drug shipment was to make its way from the port to the Dominican Republic. The drugs were concealed in two bags that were to be loaded onto a […]
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Officials were able to capture three narco-traffickers during a raid in San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Argentina. The suspects were not identified by name, although authorities reported a woman (24) and two men (28 and 32) were arrested with 56 packages of cocaine. Seven cell phones, a camera, a memory card, and other items […]
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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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The state attorney, together with the consuls of Honduras and Costa Rica along with the Mexican Red Cross, coordinate the search efforts of Central American migrants reported missing in this region. The head of the Attorney General of the State (PGJE), Rommel Moreno Manjarrez said that work together and permanently in the search for aliens […]
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The Mexican army said on Sunday the finding in a cemetery in the village The Villa Nueva, in the northeast of the country, a cache of 241 bundles containing 2.2 tons of marijuana. In a statement, the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) explained that two days ago for a land tour through the town of […]
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July 25, 2012 – Tourist from the U.S. was robbed of an Ipod stolen by a taxi driver from the tourist’s luggage. Larepublica.pe reported that there is growing insecurity at the Alejandro Velasco Astete airport in Cusco, Peru. In the last two months there have been four reported cases of aggravated robbery against foreign tourists […]
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Traffic Law The paragraph E of Article 145 of the Traffic Law states that the driver exceeds the speed limit outside the moderate range, in accordance with the regulations, shall be punished with imprisonment of three days, a fine of a unified base pay ($ 292) and ten points on the license. The passage of […]
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A Honduran police officer and two civilians were stopped and arrested as they were driving near the Guatemalan border with $10 thousand in a false compartment. The compartment was located between the back seats and the trunk. Drug-sniffing dogs detected traces of drugs inside the vehicle, leading to the search and seizure.The suspects were identified […]
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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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After intelligence work, officials constructed a traffic stop in the Ita Ibaté Corrientes area of Argentina. There, they stopped a van pulling a sports boat laden with around 267 kilos of marijuana. According to Al Sur Informa, the cover of the boat had recent signs of being altered. The drugs were found in a false […]
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Mexico: Woman victim survivor of sexual torture has received violent threats A Chilean woman(Valentina Palma) accusing officers for being responsible of sexual torture on 2006 receives a letter that has threatening messages directed towards her. Valentina Palma Novoa was one of the 49 female victims that were detained and raped by 26 state and federal […]
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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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Four individuals selling marijuana and cocaine in Francisco Villa, Ciudad Juarez, were arrested by police. According to Fronte Net, residents and locals of the area called officials to report the drug deals. After investigating the scene, two cars were located nearby. One, a 1999 Grand Prix, contained seven packets of cocaine rocks. The other, a […]
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Two boats carrying 12 Honduran citizens and 10 kilos were discovered off the coast of Honduras near Guanaja by members of the U.S. Coast Guard. One of the boats had sunk before the operation was complete, making it difficult to determine whether it was also transporting drugs. The suspects were moved to the Puerto Castillo […]
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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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The assault was frustrated last Monday in the center of the city of Loja, had been planned a few hours earlier, according to the conclusions derived from unofficial accounts that would have the offenders arrested to date. It has been known that the alleged robbery of mentalizing, whose name has not been revealed, have been […]
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Seventy-one percent of Mexicans do not trust their local police, which gives Mexico the worst showing of any nation among the five Latin American countries where the international GfK company conducts quarterly surveys. “Distrust in Mexico has grown more than in any other Latin American country due to the increase in violence, the corruption of […]
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A man from Colombia, who was arrested outside a bank in the municipality of Zapopan, confessed to having participated in 11 robberies perpetrated against account holders. The detainee is Javier Alejandro Martinez Steel, 40, residing in a hotel provisional Revolution Avenue in Guadalajara. He was arrested by local police after it was detected in the […]
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Crowd tries to lynch robbers Two youths were arrested by police who escaped death, and that groups of people tried to lynch the thieves after they tried to rob a young person. Crowd tries to lynch robbers in sector Villa Hermosa de La Romana.
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It has been several times in prison for trafficking and possession of drugs. The police claimed to have captured in the last week to 21 criminal suspects involved, among others, the distribution and sale of illicit drugs and of being the perpetrators of robberies, especially of phones, in the center of the city. Among those […]
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Four alleged members of a gang of robbers bank customers were captured by agents Politáchira when loitering suspiciously by the agency of Banco Mercantil, at the intersection of Avenue 19 April with the La Guacara. The arrest was performed on Monday, shortly before noon, when it was known, through the Central Patrol, that in the […]
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Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC) executed, yesterday, a requisition to several lodges and hotels in the city, in which 30 people arrested had no identity documents at the time of his arrest, according to spokesman of the police, Juan Carlos Corrales. This police operation was conducted to identify suspects in crimes of trafficking in […]
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A relative of prisoner Mario Fabre (26), alias “Marito,” was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into a prison in Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina. The relative had left bread for Fabre, Elonce reports. Once officials inspected the bread, it was apparent the relative had hidden a package of cocaine inside. The family is under investigation. The […]
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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 stolen plastic injection machine was discovered inside a clandestine factory located in Zumaran Argentina. According to a La Manana Cordoba report, the machine had been stolen in 2010 and is worth $200,000. The report states the machine weighs 32 tons and must therefore be dismantled before attempting to remove it. It can be used […]
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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 shipment of 125, 45 kilos of marijuana, possibly abandoned, was found by the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad), in a wooded area of Wye, Concepción. The discovery of the marijuana was in the town of Paso Mbutu, Horqueta district. Until there came the agents of Senad, before presence information of the drug. Read Article
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Florence, July 23, 2012. In offensive operations in the last few hours, troops of the Twelfth Brigade in coordination with members of the Regional Military Intelligence Brigade Against Drug Trafficking, Southern Naval Force and Department of Caquetá Police, killed in military operations development alias “Julian,” gang member Hector Ramirez 49 of the FARC, seized while […]
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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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Members of the national drug control force in the Dominican Republic discovered a marijuana plantation in the midst of the J. Armando Bermúdez National Park. According to the National Directorate of Drug Control website, 120 plants were found at the site, which is located in Santiago Rodriguez. Other plants were in the germination process. Those […]
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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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An average of 150 vehicles are stolen each month in Guayaquil. This is evidenced by statistics provided by the Observatory of Public Safety Guayaquil (OSCG). Until mid-July this year 964 cars and 303 motorcycles were stolen from different parts of the city, becoming, along with burglary, an offense with the highest incidence during the second […]
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The National Drug Control in the Dominican Republic arrested two brothers that were attempting to traffick drugs to Puerto Rico. Yamell López Hernández and his unidentified younger brother were detained as they attempted to board a ferry. They were concealing several packages of cocaine in the transmission and mechanical areas of a black Ford vehicle, […]
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Officials seized and confiscated 250 panels of cocaine in the mountainous area of Las Queseras del Meta, in the state of Apure. According to Entorno Inteligente, the drugs were discovered inside a white pickup truck with the license plate 72BJAG. A drug press was also found inside the vehicle, along with aircraft accessories. No suspects […]
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Elements of the Mexican Army seized and dismantled a synthetic drug laboratory in the Aguajito de León area of the Mocorito municipality. The laboratory was discovered in the bushes while the Army unit was performing and observational tour in the area. 2,375 kilos of solid methamphetamine, 120,000 of liquid methamphetamine, and many kilograms of other […]
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Highway safety police managed to seize 4 kilos of cocaine paste that was transported on a charter bus from Huanta to Ica, Peru. The bus was stopped in the Espíritu Alto community and belonged to the Empresa Antezana Hnos bus company. According to Info Region, several bottles containing cocaine paste were discovered inside crates containing […]
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POLICE/MILITARY TO ENGAGE IN JOINT PATROLS The governor of Guayas, Viviana Bonilla announced that the strategies are being defined to resume joint patrols of the armed forces with the National Police. This part of the meeting of the Provincial Security Council held this Friday in the city. The governor met with security officials and other […]
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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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Marco Tulio Alvarado Jimenez (63), Ricardo Luis Ascencio Miguel (34), and Héctor Trujillo Paredes were arrested after police caught them travelling with cocaine hydrochloride by the Cancas toll. The suspects were travelling in two vehicles: a Toyota van and a Toyota station wagon, Diario Correo reports. Alvarado Jimenez had been driving the van, in which […]
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The District Attorney of La Paz reported that, pursuant to instructions issued by the Attorney General, opened a case to investigate a possible coup attempt led by police officers who participated in the riot that lasted from 21 to 27 June. “We and the prosecutor investigating, according to the instructions, the prosecutor assigned is Dr. […]
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Cops take $360,000 to release man with drugs, sub-machine gun Less than a week after Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell warned corrupt ranks to turn in their badges, five TSU ranks are under investigation for allegedly collecting $360,000 to release a man whom they had nabbed with drugs and a loaded sub-machine gun. Kaieteur News […]
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At least four persons were confirmed dead and several others were injured as Police opened fire in Linden on the first day of a planned five-day protest against electricity rate hikes. In the wake of the deaths soldiers and police have been sent to the town in efforts to bring calm, Police headquarters said last […]
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Two people were arrested after officials discovered a drug laboratory in La Granja, Monzón, Peru. One of the suspects, identified as J.A.A. was 16 years old. The other, Juver Miguel Fernández Quispe, was 33, Info Region reports. After dismantling the laboratory in which the two operated, officials burned 1.5 tons of chemicals used to produce […]
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Anti-narcotics police in the Tocumen International Airport in Panama arrested a 31-year-old Panamanian man after arriving on a flight from Europe with hashish in his stomach. He was travelling in the company of a 55-year-old Italian woman, Hora Cero reports. X-rays revealed several tablets in his stomach, which after expulsion, totaled to 23. The drugs […]
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Traffic police in Colombia arrested José Martínez Quirá (24), who was travelling on a public transport vehicle on the Ipiales-Medellín route. He had been transporting six kilos of cocaine hidden inside a block of wood, El Diario del Otun reports. The drugs were discovered after a routine baggage check, during which the suspect’s bag appeared […]
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A Toyota pickup truck was spotted along the road that connects Ñacuñán with General Alvear in Argentina. Police in Santa Rosa attempted to stop it, but the two occupants fled. After finally catching up the the truck after a brief chase, a search of the vehicle revealed 2.5 kilos of cocaine paste, Media MZA reports. […]
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Three raids around Paraguay, in Villa Elisa, San Antonio, and Luque, led to multiple arrests for drug crimes. In Villa Elisa, five family were arrested, according to La Nacion. One, Reyes Santa Cruz, possessed 60 doses of crack cocaine, marijuana, and two firearms. Another raid took place in the Achucarro neighborhood of San Antonio, where […]
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Seized 55 rifles “Rastrojos” with logos of the Venezuelan Armed Forces A total of 55 rifles logos of the Venezuelan Armed Forces who belong to “stubble” were seized by authorities in the municipality of Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander.The operation qe enabled this operation was made possible by information from the public, reported Tuesday, Defense […]
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Psychologist Yamal Antar Zawady Ospino (36) was caught in the Riohacha airport in Colombia attempting to fly to Aruba with 250 grams of cocaine. According to El Heraldo, the drugs were hidden inside latex gloves and balloons. The suspect claimed he had been commissioned by a woman identified as Dayana Buelvas to transport cosmetic materials. […]
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The National Guard in Venezuela seized 820 kilograms of high-purity cocaine in the south of the Apure state. The drugs were located on the banks of a creek, Entera Gente reports. The creek flows into the Meta River. Officials discovered the drugs in 23 bundles hidden in high tree branches. The drugs were transported to […]
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Four fishermen from Ecuador were captured by members of the United States Coast Guard with 360 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride. The drugs were found on board a boat named “Santa Martha,” La Hora reports, and was headed toward Costa Rica. The vessel had departed from the Esmeraldas province. The suspects claimed they were hired to […]
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After carrying out 12 operation in Jalapa, Guatemala, the National Civil Police, along with Special Forces and the Public Ministry, were able to catch and arrest an alleged assassin. According to a Siglo 21 report, Pedro Lima Cruz (21) was arrested for killing two youths that were suspected to be drug dealers. Their names were […]
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Police in Argentina arrested four men for trafficking drugs from a car mechanic workshop in Villa Lugano. During the operation, officials seized marijuana and cocaine, Diario Popular reports. 25 cellular phones, 18 thousand pesos, and three guns were also seized. The suspects ranged between 21 and 32 years of age, though their names were not […]
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The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Colombia, Jordi Raich, admitted that the internal armed conflict is far from over and that the proof is in the battles being waged in Cauca. Raich said in an interview with the newspaper El Tiempo that the internal war “is far from over […]
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Authorities seized 190 packages of drugs in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The drugs were found on a truck travelling in the Valmiro León neighborhood. According to Noticia Al Dia, the packages were wrapped with plastic. Four people were arrested during the operation, although their names were not specified. The type of drug seized was not reported. Read […]
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Police in Peru located a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence in San Martín de Porres. Inside, officials discovered 100 kilograms of cocaine and chemicals used for drug production. According to Peru 21, the home belonged to José Manuel López Quispe, alias ‘Papita,’ who kept the laboratory in an area under the floor. Authorities believe […]
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Officials in Bolivia have confirmed the seizure of approximately 6,000 board feet of illegal timber in Cobija. The operation took place in Bella Flor, where officials found the undocumented timber that was to be sent to an unknown destination. No arrests were made. The illegal shipment contained several different types of wood. Read Article
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A 52-year-old Romanian man was arrested by the Bolivarian National Guard in the Maiquetia International Airport in Venezuela after attempting to fly to Paris, France with cocaine. He had planned to then connect to Frankfurt, Germany. He was carrying the drugs in a brown suitcase with a false bottom, Noticias 24 reports. The total weight […]
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National Police in Honduras arrested three women near the Nicaraguan border in Choluteca. The trio had taped packets of cocaine to their bodies, La Prensa reports. The amount of the drugs was not reported. They were also carrying an unspecified large amount of money. The women were identified as Yohanna Hernández Medina, Joselyn Jarquin Moreno, […]
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Police in Costa Rica intercepted a shipment of 629 kilos of cocaine that was being transported from the capital to the port in Puntarenas. According to a El Nuevo Diario report, the drugs were in a car hidden inside a cooler used for seafood. Investigators continue to look into the case to determine the origin […]
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Mexico: An adult and three minors were arrested for extortion in Sonora Member of state police apprehended one adult and three minors for the crimes of extortion in Caborca, Sonora. The three aggressors extorted a family that worked in the agricultural region of Caborca. The family was said to do whatever the aggressors wanted otherwise […]
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Three containers with chemicals used for the production of synthetic drugs were found by authorities at the Santo Tomás de Castilla port on the Caribbean. According to Prensa Latina, two of the containers were shipped from Russia and contained 800 kilograms of sodium carbonate. The other, shipped from Shanghai, China, contained 19,600 kilos of sodium […]
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The Armed Forces in Colombia detained four citizens of Costa Rica in waters near San Andrés with one ton of cocaine. The arrestees had been sailing in a lobster boat, La Nacion reports. They were intercepted after officials detected a boat moving at high speed toward Central America. 81 bags of cocaine were found on […]
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The Navy in Nicaragua discovered 17 sacks of cocaine on a speedboat in the Sandy Bay Sirpi area. According to Zona Franca, four narco-traffickers were occupying the boat and fled when they saw Navy officials approaching. Once the boat was intercepted, the unidentified individuals fired shots, though none were struck. Authorities found and seized fuel, […]
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Authorities arrested three Peruvian citizens in the north of Chile as they attempted to cross the border with 65 kilos of cocaine. The drugs had been hidden inside rocks shaped like eggs, Peru 21 reports. Police in Chile found the suspects carrying 83 packages of drugs hidden inside 113 eggs. The eggs were discovered inside […]
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Omar Irám Guzmán Ortiz, “El Nueve,” was arrested by Federal Police in Tlaltizapán, Morelos, Mexico for involvement in a drug cartel known as La Familia. Guzmán Ortiz was responsible for ordering kidnappings and murders against members of opposing gangs, La Prensa Grafica reports. He is believed to have participated in the murder of seven people on […]
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Two Venezuelans, one 23 and the other 15, were arrested on July 14, 2012 after the Bolivarian National Guard found them with marijuana. The drugs were going to be distributed around the Colinas de Mara de Morón community, in which the suspects were found. According to Etorno Inteligente, the suspects face charges of drug possession. […]
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During an operation led by the Special Prosecutor for Environmental Matters Mother of God reported that machinery used by illegal miners operating in the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve, was destroyed. Through a statement, the prosecutor said the interdiction work was executed at kilometer 107 of the left bank of the South Interoceanic […]
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Mexican police arrested in the tourist resort of Cancun on one of the men most wanted by U.S. authorities, who remained a fugitive for 24 years. Legrend Vincent Walters is wanted in San Diego, California, and is accused of murdering a woman in 1988 kidnapped as part of an operation involving drugs. He also faces […]
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26 people in Brazil were accused of involvement in an illegal mining scheme. According to Globo.com, the mining activity took place in the indigenous Yanomami reserve. Seven of the accused individuals have not yet been found, but the search is ongoing. Five planes believed to transport miners to the site were seized during the operation. […]
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Two people driving a private car were stopped and arrested after officials discovered they were transporting a pound of marijuana hidden inside a bag of corn. According to La Prensa Grafica, the suspects were arrested by the Armed Forces in the Tonacatepeque municipality, north of San Salvador. The vehicle the suspects were driving was seized. […]
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Police in Colombia announced the arrest of two minors, both 14 years old, for selling drugs. The two are accused of distributing drugs in grocery stores and tourist spots in Boca Chica, the Dominican Republic. One of the suspects was caught in the La Altagracia sector with a green drug assumed to be marijuana, El […]
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Officials discovered a cocaine kitchen ten miles from downtown Santa Fe, Argentina, where they seized over 12 kilos of cocaine. The kitchen was run by an ex-convict, who during the raid was discovered with various chemicals and materials used for drug production. Surveillance of the house began 40 days before the raid took place, La […]
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The Bolivarian National Guard, with help from the NationalAnti-Drug Office in Venezuela, discovered and destroyed an international drug trafficking campsite located in the state of Apure. According to officials, the site consisted of a rudimentary hangar and three huts. The campsite was located in the Morichales forest, La Patilla reports. A clandestine laboratory was also […]
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A woman was arrested after a drug seizure took place on a bridge between Texas, the United States and Reynosa, Mexico. She was spotted driving a 2001 Ford Focus by customs officials, according to Metro Noticias. After checking her documents, officials sent her to a secondary inspection, where vehicle discrepancies were noticed. With the help […]
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Over 20 thousand chemicals used in drug production have been seized, and 23 clandestine drug laboratories have been discovered so far in 2012 in Jalisco, Mexico. According to an El Universal report, 292 people have been arrested in association with drug production in the state. Many weapons were also seized during this time period, including […]
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Five people aged 18-44 were arrested after a home raid in El Chumical, Veracruz, Panama. Police seized many packages hidden in black and blue bags, El Siglo reports. Inside were 221 packages of marijuana and the cocaine variants of crispy and pegón. A Nissan Urban vehicle was seized during the operation. Authorities believe the car […]
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Cristina Reyes Peterson, also known as “La Loca Cristina,” was arrested in Chile with 124 packets of pressed marijuana, 103 of cocaine paste, and six of cocaine hydrochloride. She is known to have sold drugs in the Plaza O’Higgens in Valparaiso, which is located in the shadow of the National Congress building. She had left […]
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On July 11th, the border patrol agency seized 400,000 dollars hidden inside a secret panel of a vehicle crossing the border of El Paso Texas and Juarez. The driver was identified as a Juarez resident. The shipment was detected when K9 dogs sniffed the money inside the vehicle. Read Article
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Wicner Juver Grados Tello (35), wanted for crimes of drug trafficking, was captured in Tacna, Peru in an operation organized by police. The suspect had a long history of drug trafficking and was wanted for at least seven counts of that crime, Diario Correo Reports. He was finally spotted driving a motorcycle and was subsequently […]
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Two of the top 24 members of the Sinaloa cartel suspected to operate in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico were arrested along the border by officials. Fernando Arellano-Romero (24), also known as “Rayo”, “24”, “Gamma,” and “Blue Demon” was identified as one of the suspects. The other was identified as Daniel Franco López, alias “Micha,” […]
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Three suspected drug dealers were arrested in the Arroyo Hondo district and Los Girasoles in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. According to Hoy Digital, the suspects were identified as Nelson Alexander Hilario, José de los Santos Ferreras, and Tomás de la Cruz Soriano. The first two had 35 and 22 packages of cocaine, and the […]
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The Bolivariana National Guard discovered and dismantled a clandestine airstrip in the Apure state of Venezuela. The airstrip is believed to be the take-off location of a plane stopped and captured at the Punto Fijo airport on July 6, 2012. The illegal airstrip was 1.4 kilometers long and was located near the Juriepe river. 220 […]
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A Venezuelan man was stopped and arrested as he was travelling the Cucuta-El Vigia route with 11 kilograms of cocaine. He had been travelling with public transportation, Venezolana de Television reports, and was caught by the Bolivariana National Guard in Tachira. According to officials, the suspect had been carrying drugs in the false bottom of […]
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After two operations along routes to Ayachucho, Peru, officials admit this area is part of a new drug route in the country. After receiving intelligence, police were able to learn about and intercept a shipment of drugs travelling in the region, Info Region reports. The first operation occurred in the town of Rosario. Magno Huamán […]
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A SUNSHINE Coast man has spent almost two weeks in a mosquito-infested Ecuador prison – all because he overstayed his travel visa by three days. Roger Keays, 32, was touring Ecuador with his girlfriend when authorities accused him of staying in the country illegally. He was thrown into prison for 13 days with no legal […]
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The Prosecutor of Pichincha investigates a member of the National Police would let out a woman who met arrest.On Sunday, police confirmed that a villa Villaflora sector, south of the city, was not Jenny Munoz Estrada, who was serving house arrest.The Gabriela perform Ladino, the custodian said he did not know at what point there […]
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The Ecuadorian authorities yesterday arrested German citizen Dirk Bender, who allegedly tried to smuggle from the Galapagos land iguanas Conoluphus four subcristatus, a species considered “vulnerable”, said today the Galapagos National Park (DNPG). For this reason a criminal judge in the Galapagos ordered the preventive detention of Bender. German tourist’s arrest occurred Sunday at the […]
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Officials arrested an individual travelling to Iquique, Chile along the route to Santiago who was carrying more than 142 doses of marijuana. The drugs were worth over 710,000 pesos, Soy Chile reports. He was arrested after officials stopped the charter bus in which he was travelling. With the aid of drug-sniffing dogs, four wrappers and […]
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Customs officials at the Port of Arica in Chile intercepted a drug shipment intended for Spain. According to Informe 21, 350 kilos of cocaine were found inside four massive fake rocks. The rocks had been hidden in containers that had been shipped from Bolivia 15 days previously. The weight of the rocks alerted customers officials, […]
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The tunnel discovered on July 7, 2012 between Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, the United States has confirmed to have been used as a means of transporting weapons. According to Vanguardia, the tunnel was also used to transport money and drugs. This information was released after intensive intelligence work performed by the Mexican Army. The tunnel […]
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