The Uruguayan government has launched a new strategy against washing whose accent is placed more on the real estate sector, public limited companies (SA) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The assessment concludes that the only sector with strong controls is financial, while others (casinos, real estate, etc..) Have medium controls, and associations, foundations and NGOs (sports […]
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Two suspects were arrested after officials discovered over 683 pounds of marijuana in Tijuana, Mexico. Univision Noticias reports the seizure and arrests occurred during an operation in which police pulled over a grey 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. Two passengers were identified as Leopoldo Aguirre Hernández (47) from Jalisco, and Francisco Villa Valencia (41) from Michoacán. Both […]
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Approximately 10 kilos of cocaine paste were found hidden in bags of potatoes and beans in Ayacucho, Peru. Agents of the Drug Enforcement Division seized the drugs during an operation that took place along the Los Libertadores roadway at kilometer 317, Diario Correo reports. During the operation, a bus belonging to the company Antezana Hermanos […]
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Joel Rosales Calixto (44), alias “Shiuri,” was caught by national police in Irazola, in the Padre Abad province of the Ucayali region in Peru on June 14, 2012. According to Diario Impetu, he had been one of the most wanted narco-traffickers operating in the Monzón Valley. He had moved to this area in order to centralize […]
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Recent captures of drug traffickers in Guatemala have been attributed to institutional improvements in the country, which has included a reformatting of investigative bodies, better systems for gathering and analyzing intelligence, and more coordination within and between institutions. According to Agencia Guatemalteca Noticias, these improvements have allowed officials to disband drug trafficking organizations, which has […]
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Two men were arrested accused of brutally murdering an elderly woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The victim, Delia Fernandez (83), had walked in on the suspects as they attempted to rob her house. Fernandez was found dead in her home with a smashed skull on May 21, 2012, prompting a search for the murderers. Officials […]
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Through a joint security effort, officials were able to find over 16 tons of synthetic drugs on board a vessel from Xin Yan Tai, South Korea that had made its way to the port in Manzanillo, Mexico. The chemical discovered was methylamine, which is used to create synthetic drugs. According to Uniradio Informa, the drugs […]
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Anyello Tavarez Basora (21) was impeded in the Santo Domingo airport as he attempted to board a plane to Spain with 38 small bags of cocaine in his stomach. He was investigated after security officials noticed suspicious behavior and a radiology test yielded positive results, Noticias Mundo Vision reports. He was taken to an Armed […]
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Security officials stopped a bus belonging to the Pullman Bus company travelling from Africa City to Santiago, Chile on June 16, 2012. During a baggage inspection, a drug-sniffing dog detected a suspicious odor coming from a sports bag belonging to a suspect with the initials J.D.R.O. According to Diario Chañarcillo, ten transparent nylon bags were […]
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Police injured three suspected members of the drug trafficking organization Los Zetas who were found during an operation that occurred in Constanza, La Vega, the Dominican Republic. The injured suspects were identified as Kelvin Lebrón Furcal (22); Ronny Suero (23); and Ezequiel Tejeda Rosado (24). Various weapons, including a knife, were found on the suspects. […]
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Around 2:30 p.m. on June 17, 2012, a van crashed into a San Remo vehicle in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The van driver had run a stop sign. The accident occurred at Street 20 and Letamendi Street. The van was spotted with license plate number GPC-0364, El Universo reports When police arrived, they discovered 10 packages of […]
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Police investigators in Chile discovered and seized 850 kilograms of cocaine bearing “made in Bolivia” labels, the largest cocaine shipment found in the country. According to Los Tiempos, the drugs made their way from Bolivia via an illegal border crossing and were discovered in the Mano del Desierto zone in Antofagasta. The shipment was disguised […]
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On June 15th during a routine checkup at the” Cereso Cieneguillas” Zacatecas prison, authorities got ahold of large amounts of drugs and communication equipment. According to the report there were more than 452 marihuana doses, 59 cocaine doses, three cannabis bags, eight radios, between 55-60 litter of alcohol, 30 cellphones and homemade weapons. Read Article
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Peru21.pe reported that new investigations by Peruvian Police confirm that a group of Australians killed the doorman of a building in Miraflores , in January 2012 after throwing him from the 15th floor of the department in which they lived, in block 2 of Malecón Cisneros. Originally it was believed that doorman Lino Rodriguez Vilchez […]
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Hundreds of indigenous Colombians remain blocked for a week Tres Cruces military base in the department of Cauca, to demand the closure of these facilities. The original settlers did not allow entry or exit of soldiers, and complain that civilians living near the barracks are targeted by internal conflict in Colombia 50 years ago. The […]
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At least nine peasants and seven policemen were killed Thursday during clashes in the region of Curuguaty Paraguay, 250 kilometers northeast of Asuncion, said Interior Minister Carlos Filizzola. “There are seven casualties on the side of the police and at least nine casualties among the occupiers” of land, the official confirmed. An estimated 80 people […]
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Miami Customs agents seize cocaine shipment from Puerto Plata Agents Customs and Border Protection Port of Miami in late May found a container with 459 to 169 pounds of cocaine bricks from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, although the shipment originated in Panama. According to the DEA in Miami, the ship carrying the drug […]
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A Costa Rican citizen identified as Gibb and a Jamaican identified as Owens caused a car accident at an intersection in La Suiza de Turrialba, Cartago after attempting to flee from police. Upon seeing the police checkpoint, the two attempted to escape, but crashed their car into an oncoming truck shortly after, La Nación reports. […]
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Yanith del Socorro Selveda Quintero, identified as the girlfriend of the drug trafficker known as “Megateo,” was captured by police in Vega de San Antonio, Norte de Santander, in Colombia. She is being investigated for crimes of conspiracy, possession of drugs and arms, as well as trafficking of drugs and arms. The arms in question […]
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Security officials intercepted a van along National Route 14 near the town of Alvear, Argentina. Upon perceiving the driver’s nervousness, the van was seized and searched. Several cardboard boxes were found in the rear, which contained 370 kilos and 524 grams of marijuana packed into bricks, Radio Dos reports. While officials were detaining the driver, […]
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Police in Spain thwarted the formation of a new drug route from Panama to Spain when they arrested six individuals, Panama America reports. The suspects had attempted to create a route by storing and shipping drugs inside ship parts and industrial equipment. 17 kilos of cocaine were found and seized during the police operation. Read […]
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Australian police discovered around 55 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in Mexican beer bottles at the port of Melbourne. 44 of the 700 cargo boxes on the shipment contained the bottles, which were hiding the drugs in liquid form. According to Octavio Dia, the drugs were worth $14.5 million, and one man, 27, was […]
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Mexican authorities had told reporters Thursday the prisoner Gregorio Villanueva Salas, known as “piracy czar ‘, alleged member of the cartel” Los Zetas “and charged with several grenade attacks. Villanueva was arrested by soldiers on 11 June in the city of Monterrey in the north, along with three other members of his gang, who were […]
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Excelsior.com.mx reported that Juan Pablo Guijarro Fragoza, alias “El Monico,” he made it easy to upload to your Facebook account activity stating tht he kills people. Obviously, now he is running not only from the DEA, but Mexican authorities, as the Attorney General’s Office offers 15 million pesos for information leading to his capture. Know […]
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A base of Jalisco State Police was attacked Thursday morning with fragmentation grenades, an action that left at least two people injured. Early reports state that the attack was against the base located in Chamizal police and Revolution, a short distance from downtown Guadalajara. Read Article
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A 17-year-old high school student was arrested on June 11, 2012 with drugs contained in 17 small wrappers. 10 wrappers contained marijuana and seven contained cocaine, Diario Nuevo Día reports. The drugs were discovered in the right pants pocket The student had been searched after being spotted by security officials on Santa Ana street in […]
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A combine harvester originating in Rosario, Argentina was shipped through several European cities before 67 kilos of cocaine were discovered in Bulgaria. The drugs were found at a port along the Danube river in Bulgaria and were destined for the port in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to Clarín, the drugs were worth approximately 50 million […]
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Héctor Fabio Carvajal Zapata, 37, student at the Universidad Libre, was caught in the Matecaña airport in Colombia for attempting to traffick drugs. The anti-narcotics police in Pereira surprised him at the airport where he intended to fly with 57 packages of cocaine to the San Andrés Island, The Archipielago Press reports. The drugs were […]
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Antonia Reyna Rivera, 41, and her 15-year-old son were arrested after a raid revealed a stash of drugs including marijuana and crack cocaine in their home. The two resided in the El Porvenir neighborhood in La Gomera, Escuintla, Guatemala, the government reports. 55 bags of marijuana, 45 stones of crack cocaine, 4 inhalation tubes, weapons, […]
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On June 11, 2012, officials discovered a cocaine kitchen during a home raid in the El Cazador neighborhood of Escobar, Argentina, where they seized 740 kilos of cocaine. A few days later in the same area, another cocaine kitchen was discovered, according to La Nación. Police involved in the raid stated that both discoveries were […]
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Federal and state agents stopped a courier truck headed to parts of the Yucatan and Quintana Roo, including Cancun, that was carrying a shipment of marijuana in its trailer. Two drivers were arrested: Armando Nava Villegas and Jesús Luna Granados, Reporteros Hoy reports. The marijuana weighed 769 grams. The truck belonged to the company “Estrella […]
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Guatemala’s military on Wednesday destroyed 983 weapons of various caliber that had been seized in the last two years to the crime, pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court, said its president Thelma Aldana. Read Article
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Venezuelan officials seized almost 80 kilos of cocaine in the Ureña zone of the Táchira state that runs along the border with Colombia. The discovery occurred after drug-sniffing dogs belonging to the Bolivarian National Guard detected the cocaine in two vehicles. Two individuals were in the first vehicle, 55 and 20 years old, both of […]
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Anti-narcotics agents of the police force seized a white Mercedes Benz vehicle headed toward the city of Rosario, Argentina. Inside, they found 322 bricks of marijuana at a weight of about 300 kilograms. The drugs were wrapped in cellophane and hidden in different compartments of the truck. The driver, 42, from Villa Gobernador Gálvez, was […]
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Anti-drug special operations agents discovered five drug laboratories in the La Victoria area of the Santa Rosa district in the La Mar, Ayacucho province in Peru. The laboratories were described as rustic, and all five contained cocaine paste, Diario Correo reports. Other chemicals were found on the sites, including 893 gallons of 84 octane gasoline, […]
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On June 6th, two former Federal Police agents were detained while driving with 29 grams of methamphetamine inside their vehicle. The two suspects will be held for 45 days in “La Mesa” center in Tijuana. Read Article
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They explained that during the patrol in a gap of dirt on the town of El Arenal, in the locality, found hidden among the trees, the two vans Chevrolet Silverado Pick-Up type reported as stolen. These units were “cloned” in order to pass them as military units, which use trucks type Cheyenne. The trucks were […]
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Three individuals suspected to be members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel were arrested as they attempted to transport drugs from Guadalajara to Tijuana, Mexico. The suspects were Freyde Becerra Gómez (36), alias “Chaparro;” José de Jesús Maya Zepeda (44), alias “El Güero;” and Ricardo Salazar Vargas (38), alias “Quinino,” Milenio reports. The arrest occurred […]
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About a ton of high-purity cocaine was discovered in Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina in what has been described as a cocaine “kitchen.” The finding was confirmed by officials; however, as raids continue, police have declined to release additional information in the case it could hinder the ongoing investigations. 26 Noticias reports that the drugs were […]
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Eight people were arrested and 15 kilos of cocaine were seized after security forces broke up a drug trafficking ring attempting to send the drugs from Buenos Aires to Europe. The drugs were found after seven home raids and were in various forms, including capsules and powder. Officials also seized precision scales, equipment used to […]
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Members of the Bolivarian National Guard located and dismantled a clandestine airstrip 1.4 kilometers long in Apure, Venezuela, Venezolana de Televisión reports. The airstrip was located near the Juriepe River. 4,400 liters of vehicle gasoline were also discovered near the site, in addition to 220 liters of jet fuel. The operation was conducted with intelligence […]
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The National Gendarmerie in Argentina discovered 80 kilos of cocaine during an operation in San Antonio, located in the Jujuy province. According to El Diario de la Republica, officials observed suspicious behavior among four individuals along Provincial Route 2, who fled when officials attempted to question them. They left their Fiat Siena vehicle behind while […]
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INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AMERICA (CISPAL) CEPRID Chile, the homeland of O’Higgins, Mistral, Neruda, Allende and a hundred others, is poised to become a staunch ally of the empire in South America. The Southern Command of the Armed Forces of the United States (SOUTHCOM), at a cost of over $ 500,000 built Fort […]
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Money donated by the United States Southern Command (USSC) is being put towards the construction of a ‘humanitarian relief centre’ at the Resistencia Airport in Chaco Province, Argentina. The project is now in the final stages of construction and drawing heavy criticism. The centre is the latest in a string of USSC funded projects popping […]
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Customs of the Central American country confirmed many products enter illegally into Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Salvadoran police intelligence has identified blind spots in the country. At seven vans that were parked last Monday along the dusty road that surrounds the rear of the stores located in the Corozal Free Zone in Belize […]
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The National Defence Minister, Miguel Carvajal with his counterpart Ahmed Security Vice Admiral Homero Arellano in service passive, and the general commander of the Navy, Admiral Jorge Gross, met to discuss the workshop ” Strategies to Combat Crimes at Sea “. Read Article
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Drug traffickers have reportedly been using old airstrips, as well as forest areas near Galicia, Spain to receive drug shipments from Morocco. According to Faro de Vigo, this area lacks law enforcement presence, making it easy for narco-traffickers to operate. To test exactly how easy it would be to traffick drugs into the country, reporters […]
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The anti-narcotics police in Quito, Ecuador admit there are at least 76 sectors within the capital where micro-scale drug trafficking is rampant. From January to May 2012, 250 anti-drug operations took place in the capital, during which 349 suspects were taken into custody, including 22 foreigners. During the same period in 2011, 40 people were […]
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The Colombian Air Force detected an unidentified plane that resembled one found in a hangar in Santa Elena, Ecuador. One official stated the plane was sighted June 8, 2012, while another report claims the illegal flight was spotted June 2, according to El Commercio. An investigation officially began after Minister of the Interior José Serrano […]
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National police captured a family running drug trafficking operations in Sahagún, Colombia. Jorge Eliécer Basilio Giraldo (44) was arrested, as well as his wife, Mary Luz Berna Flórez (36), and son, Yeferson Basilio Bernal (20). Many people in the Sahagún community knew of their drug activity but refrained from reporting them out of fear, El […]
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Walter Alirio Montejo Mérida, alias “El Zope,” a Mexican narco-trafficker associated with smuggling operations involving the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured in Guatemala City. According to Provincia, he is one of the most active drug traffickers in Guatemala and is reported to be the link between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Familia Lorenzana, a narco group […]
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522 kilos of cocaine were found hidden in four containers at the Moin port in Costa Rica. The Ministry of Public Security confirmed that the shipment was intended to be sent to Europe, La Nación reports. The seizure occurred after receiving confidential information regarding a ship arriving from Colombia that was carrying the drugs. 129 […]
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Two men carrying 395 kilos of cocaine were caught attempting to transport the drugs to the Caribbean, El Heraldo reports. The stash originated in Medellín and was in route to the Gulf of Urabá. From there, the drugs were to be transported to the Turbo port, in Antioquia. Urabá police report a vehicle carrying the […]
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Mexico: Police officers are discharged for corruption in Juarez, Chihuahua On June 7th three police officers were discharged when they were found guilty of abuse of authority acts and corruption. The officers were sanctioned when they were trying to bribe a woman, who had minor collision damages, to hand over 3 thousand dollars. 62 police […]
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Wilmar Mosquera Palacios, alias “Niche Visaje,” was captured by National Army soldiers in the Barranco Loba municipality, south of Bolívar in Colombia. Niche Visaje is known to have worked as an assassin before becoming the head of the Los Urabeños criminal group in Colombia, El Universal reports. He was one of the 20 most wanted […]
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What was described as the most important drug discovery in the history of Chubut, Argentina occurred during a raid on June 6, 2012. Almost 40 kilos of marijuana were found buried on the property of a former pork butcher shop, El Patagónico reports. Four defendants have been identified in the case, including one individual suspected […]
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John Darrel Krokos, 30, of the United States, was arrested in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico by state police. The Jornada reports that Krokos was wanted in the United States for drug trafficking, and Mexican authorities plan to extradite him to the United States. He was also arrested on counts of conspiracy and crimes against health. Krokos […]
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Ernesto Simeón, of Cuban origin, was arrested in Cancun, Mexico on June 7, 2012 by state police. He was wanted by the U.S. DEA and the FBI for participation in a drug ring responsible for the largest pharmaceutical theft in U.S. history. Zócalo Saltillo reports the ring had stolen over $100 million in goods, including […]
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Federal U.S. agents launched a surprise anti-narcotics operation on June 6, 2012 in the San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín airport in Puerto Rico. 33 suspects were taken into custody, including airport workers, airline employees, and other suspicious individuals who were attempting to smuggle millions of dollars of cocaine onto commercial flights for at least a […]
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A combined operation of the police forces of Colombia and Ecuador to the rescue of an Ecuadorian child aged 13, who was detained with his mother on 25 April in Majagual, in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas. The mother was released a month after the kidnapping. The operation that led to the release of children […]
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Mexico’s justice on Thursday approved the extradition in the next few days a significant drug trafficker Sandra Avila Beltran, known as “Queen of the Pacific”, United States, a country who is wanted for cocaine trafficking. Avila Beltran, who was arrested in 2007 for being considered an important link in the drug trafficking between Colombia and […]
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The Narcotics Division of the National Civil Police in El Salvador and the Attorney General’s Office have reported the discovery of two kilos of cocaine in a JetBlue plane in the Comalapa airport on June 6, 2012. The captain, first officer and two crew members were all U.S. citizens. The aircraft was an Airbus A320 […]
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Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón said that at least 8 guerrillas belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) group died during a military operation in Nechí, Antioquia, to the north of the country. According to BBC Mundo, Admiral Roberto Garcia, head of the Navy, stated that the deceased individuals belonged to […]
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Police have successfully infiltrated the Colombian Los Rastrojos gang, which led to several recent arrests of central leaders and members, as well as the seizure of weapons and illegal materials. Authorities had been working for several months to investigate the structure of criminal gangs, El Heraldo reports. Their intelligence led to the capture of 15 […]
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Police discovered 693 kilos of marijuana in the Primero de Marzo school in the city of Caaguazú, Paraguay, about 175 kilometers east of Asunción, on June 6, 2012. The drug was divided into 47 packages and stored in a closed restroom, La Nueva reports. Alcadio Ramírez, director of the school, was arrested during the seizure. […]
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The Bolivian government denies it is persecuting the family of René Sanabria, ex-general of the police. Sanabria was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the United States for intending to traffick drugs into the country. Sanabria had denied links to drug activity within the government, Hoy Bolivia reports.The Bolivian government says it is not […]
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Foreign Minister of Colombia María Ángela Holguín warned on June 5, 2012 that Colombian cartels are operating in Bolivia. According to Erbol Digital, she hopes to launch a joint effort to curb their activities. The names of the trafficking organizations were not specified; however, she did state that detrimental consequences would arise if efforts are […]
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The criminal chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia agreed to extradite Argemiro Sierra Pastrana (70), alias “El Canoso” to Argentina, where he is wanted for crimes associated with drug trafficking throughout Central and South America, as well as Europe, in addition to human smuggling. He is one of the most wanted narco-traffickers in South […]
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Edgar Rolando Acute Alfaro (27), alias “El Chino,” was captured June 5, 2012, in a raid in San José Pínula, Guatemala. He was wanted for murder and attempted murder, Prensa Libre reports. He is accused of leading an armed attack on April 5 that occurred on the road to Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, in which two people […]
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Anti-narcotics experts have closely watched drug activity in the Cancun, Mexico airport to determine how traffickers attempt to smuggle drugs to destinations such as Europe. According to Sipse, drug mules arrive in Cancun about 3 days before the scheduled departure flight and often stay in a hotel to prepare the drug. Many of the traffickers […]
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The infantry brigade of the army in Ecuador discovered 1,047 sticks of dynamite, 533 detonation capsules, 1,250 meters of fuses, and 450 pounds of aluminum nitrate. 245 of the dynamite sticks are thought to originate in Bolivia. They were discovered in the Chuquiribamba parish, as well as the Chaguarpamba county in Ecuador, La Hora reports. […]
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MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ONLY $1.99 ——————————————————- As if they were policemen, two criminals stopped their victim at a red light and subjected to over firearms placing handcuffs on hands. Then they took him uncertain due to strip him of his vehicle and other belongings.Carlos Proaño denounced […]
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Police seized more than 900 kilos of dynamite in Chilca, Peru, along with several tons of supplies, including fuses and detonators. Two people, Efraín Vásquez Palomino and Ricardo Obregón, were arrested in the home raid, Peru 21 reports. Both suspects work for the company JHK. The bomb disposal unit arrived at the location of the […]
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Five Spaniards, one Italian and one Peruvian were arrested in Lima, Peru, while attempting to fly to Spain with 17 kilos of cocaine. According to El Correo, the Spaniards taken into custody were Otilio R.S. (51), with 3.9 kilos of cocaine hidden in wine bottles; Eludina R.P. (42), with 2.2 kilos stuffed inside a suitcase; […]
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The Anti-Drug Association of Argentina visited the Arauco area in the La Rioja province and discovered various clandestine airstrips thought to be used by drug traffickers. One of the runways was discovered 300 meters from a rock representing the face of Jesus Christ, an area where people also like to practice the sport of “kite […]
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Eight individuals have been arrested for participation in international drug trafficking, two of which were stopped in the Dublin airport in Ireland for carrying 500 grams of cocaine hidden in their clothing. Five of the suspects were Colombian, two were Spanish, and one was Ecuadorian. The two arrested in Dublin were women. Police raided two […]
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Drug control police arrested Italian citizen Pironti (35) at the Juan Santamaría airport in Costa Rica on May 4, 2014. The suspect was arrested when officials discovered a plastic bag of cocaine stuffed into an empty shampoo bottle inside his suitcase. The cocaine weighed 724 grams, according to Telenoticias. Pironti had been flying from San […]
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has provided the Dominican government the names of 60 suspected Mexican narco-traffickers operating between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. These traffickers are thought to be working along a route that transports drugs from Latin America into Puerto Rico or Europe, specifically Spain, Italy, and Germany, Acento reports. The suspects […]
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Early Saturday morning, members of special units of Narcotics, Judicial Police, Immigration, Traffic Circuit Jepropena and the Marshal, in conjunction with the Prosecutor, Municipality, Police Stations and Fire conducted a security operation in the La Mariscal in Quito called “Alliance”. As a result of it registered a total of 19 offenders, eight bars were closed, […]
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Officials are investigating a group of suspicious Arabs in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, ABC Color reports. Investigations began last year, when security agents began to suspect the Arabs of piracy, drug trafficking, and weapons trafficking. The proceeds of their activity were then transferred to banks in the Middle East. Argentine intelligence […]
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General Raul Salazar, on behalf of the police in Peru, agreed to an interview to discuss cocaine production in the country. While he admits cocaine production does occur in Peru, he states the same occurs in Bolivia, and that cocaine in Bolivia does not necessarily originate in Peru. Officials had discovered a cocaine route from […]
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In an operation called “Maraya,” the anti-narcotics brigade in Tacuarembó, Uruguay broke up a drug trafficking gang by arresting five suspects on May 30, 2012. A trial is pending for the arrestees, Eric Paul Bravo Dos Santos (21), Enri Franco Bravo Dos Santos (27), a woman with the initials B.G.D.M (29), Julio César Techera (48), […]
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More Colombian drug traffickers are turning to Argentina as a sanctuary, La Nación reports. These criminals have been increasingly participating in real estate business and money laundering in Argentina, as well as using the country as a shelter for family members. Diego Murillo Bejarano, alias “Don Berna,” a former Colombian paramilitary-turned-drug trafficker arrested in the […]
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Diego Pérez Henao, better known as “Diego Rastrojo,” was captured early on June 3, 2012 in the Rojas municipality in Venezuela. The operation was coordinated by the National Drug Office in Venezuela with the support of Colombian authorities. He was the head of the Colombian drug trafficking organization Los Rastrojos and is accused of trafficking […]
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Arizona police discovered five charred bodies in a white SUV on June 2, 2012. The SUV was found 100 miles from the Mexican border in the Vekol Valley, south of Phoenix. Experts believe this represents an extension of Mexican drug violence into the United States, according to El País. The bodies had been burned so […]
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On June 1st a police officer Alejandro Antonio Cordero Valdez was detained and accused of assaulting three Dairy Lucerne truck drivers in the Benito Juarez district located in the City of Juarez. According to authorities the assaults occurred on May 23rd, 24th and 25th. Cordero robbed a total of approximately twelve thousand seven hundred pesos. […]
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In Chetumal, Quintana Roo , Radiologist David Nestor Quijano was charged with prostitution and child pornography. The accused was denounced to the authorities for presenting pornographic material to his daughter during a consultation. Authorities discovered that the aggressor had previously wedded three girls under the age of 15 years old. Quijano tried committing suicide by […]
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Declared the authorities caught Pueblo Rico, Western Cape, for the mass detention of 10 people. Among them are a former candidate for mayor, accused of the crime of rebellion and alleged ties to the FARC. Read Article
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Five thousand board feet of Shihuahuaco timber were found in a clandestine mill along the Fernando Belaúnde Terry highway in the Puerto Inca province of Peru, Diario Correo reports. Commissioner Victor Leon Garcia said officials arrived at the mill and found the timber covered with black drapings. The total value of the timber is estimated […]
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Police in Santa María, California were surprised when they received a text message about an upcoming drug deal directly from the dealer, El Porvenir reports. The text contained details about a delivery of synthetic drugs. A spokesperson for the sheriff confirmed that the dealer and the buyer were apprehended at the location indicated in the […]
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Jan Cornelis Hendril Hovenkamp of the Netherlands was arrested May 30, 2012 in Chiriquí, Panama, close to the border with Costa Rica, for trafficking marijuana. He was wanted by Dutch authorities for bringing marijuana into the Netherlands, El Informador reports. Hendril was taken into custody in a shopping center, where the National Police served him […]
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On May 31, 2012, the Ministry of the Interior and Justice of Venezuela together with the National Armed Forces of Bolivia destroyed a clandestine airstrip that was used to traffick drugs in the Apure state. The government also claimed to have dismantled an additional 35 illegal runways along the border with Colombia, AVN reports. Since […]
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Drug traffickers Jose Velazco, and Miriab soberanis were accused of kidnaping and mutilating a child in the neighborhood of Los Angeles in Hildalgo. Both of the accused are affiliates of a group of six assassins in Tizayuca Hidalgo. The two aggressors mutilated the child’s finger in order to pressure his parents to pay a ransom. […]
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Mexico: child abductors were detained in Michoacan During the past recent weeks there were a total of four kidnaped children in Morelia Michoacan On May 30th police officials were able to detain 2 child abductors when driving a suspicious vehicle. Irritated Morelia residents demanded the authorities to lynch or let them lynch the abusers. Read […]
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Four people were arrested in the company of minors in Juarez, Nuevo Leon for the possession of drugs. According to Milenio, the four adults were José Humberto de León Suárez, “El Chikis” (28); Lázaro Portales Salazar (30); Victoria Berenice Martínez Treviño, “La Bere” (19); and Alfredo Flores Reyna, “La Rata” (30). The names of the […]
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The Colombian Navy found a semi-submersible water vessel in a jungle area 64 kilometers south of Buenaventura, buried under thick vegetation near the mouth of the Cajambre river. The device is thought to have been used for trafficking drugs along the river, the Colombian Ministry of Justice and Law states. It is about 7.5 meters […]
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A police force of at least 150 people and 40 trucks surprised the San Germán community in Colombia around 6 a.m. on May 30, 2012, where they had organized a strike against narcos. The armed police began by entering residences they considered to be suspicious. The preliminary report states that 17 people were arrested, many […]
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Huaquillas, El Oro At 02:00 yesterday two gunmen on a motorcycle fired on the home of Omar Demera, director of the Machala Rehabilitation Center, and left damage. According to the complaint made to the prosecutor concerned, two bullets shattered the glass of an automobile and other missiles struck the house at the neighborhood Patria Nueva. […]
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Romanian citizen Iustin Victor Radulescu (55) was arrested in Constanta, Romania on Italian accusations of trafficking drugs to Europe from Latin America. According to El Nacional, his arrest warrants were issued because of activity between 2007 and 2008, in which Radulescu brought three shipments of cocaine weighing nine tons into Europe. He had purchased the […]
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