Two people were arrested and 180 kilos of marijuana were seized after a police operation in the Tocopilla, María Elena and Calama communities in Chile, La Tercera reports. The drug bust began May 25, 2012, when police were patrolling route 240. At around kilometer 10, police spotted a vehicle travelling west at 126 kilometers per […]
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An assassin entered the Pan Suizo bakery in Fontibón, Colombia and fired three shots, thus killing his victim. The killer, estimated to be 18 years of age, attempted to flee the scene after the incident by running, but was caught by police, El Espacio reports. Before the assassination, the victim had been sitting and drinking […]
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On May 28th, five members of a taxi driver criminal band devoted to sexual abuse, kidnapping and assault crimes were dismantled by police officials in Mexico City. The pseudo cab drivers were involved in at least 48 cases of which 10 they committed sexual abuse towards the victims. Aggressors would take their victims to little […]
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The Public Security System Agency reported a total of 30 percent of more than 170 000 officers failed the control and trust examinations. Federal Deputies recognized that there is a lot of work that needs to be administered into the police of the country. Read Article
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The Department of Public Safety (SSC) seized 30 kilos of marijuana, numerous doses of narcotics in operatives done in eastern towns of Mexico City. There were a total of four people arrested containing an equivalent of 10 000 drug cigarettes and 200 thousand dollars. Read Article
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On May 24th a voluntary firefighter and two of his friend, reported the municipal police for abuse of authority, brutality and aggression. The victims reported that after bumping into a police vehicle in Delicias, Chihuahua they received nothing more than violent attacks from the peace officers. Read Article
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Two men have been arrested for selling drugs near a school in Los Guaricanos, Santo Domingo. Luis José Betancourt Vizcaíno had been registered in the criminal tracking system seven times previously, while the other suspect, in the criminal tracking system seven times previously, while the other suspect, Carlos Manuel Mercedes Barbosa, had been a known […]
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The family of Javier Antonio Calle, head of the Norte del Valle cartel in Colombia, has been granted asylum in Spain. This results from an agreement between the U.S. DEA, Spanish authorities, and Calle himself. Because he agreed to turn himself in to U.S. authorities, Spain has agreed to allow Calle, his parents, two sisters, […]
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“El Gringo,” Mexican assassin for hire, detained in Cuautitlán Izcalli A Mexican assassin for hire known as “El Gringo” (30) was arrested in Cuautitlán Izcalli, El Sol de México reports on May 25, 2012. El Gringo preferred to decapitate his victims, who were mostly members of rival narcotrafficking gangs. Police have linked him to the […]
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After evading authorities for one year and eight months, José Misael Rodríguez Cisneros (36), alias “Medio Millón” was captured by police May 27, 2012. Medio Millón has been linked to the Texis Cartel and has been monitored by the U.S. DEA, Cosecha Roja reports. He participated in the movement of illegal goods such as drugs […]
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On May 26th, sixteen men and three women, members of criminal group “Zetas”, were detained by elements of the State Investigation Agency in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon. The accused were known to be watch keepers and drug distributors working for the Zetas group. Read Article
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Elements of the State of Mexico state police, detained near the township of Cuautitlan Izcalli, Julius Caesar “N”, which is known by the alias “El Gringo”, 30 years old, who apparently is a murderer for hire organization of a major drug dealers, operating in the region north of the Metropolitan Area of Mexico. This guy […]
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The Peruvian police captured after years of searching for a suspected member of the Shining Path guerrilla group that appears involved in 50 murders, 31 of them police and military officials said. Leoncio Ruiz, “Hector”, fell in the city of San Miguel, Department of Cajamarca, in an operation that went beyond the details, appropriated the […]
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Blanca Denis, councilor of the Front for Victory (FpV) political party in the city of Formosa, was rescued by the Justicialist Party (PJ) when it rejected a request in the Legislative Council for her suspension. Urgente24 reports Denis’s vehicle was found containing 2 kilos of cocaine and a package of marijuana. She denied ties to […]
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Félix Alberto Isaza Sánchez, alias Beto, was arrested by Colombian Police in Rionegro. Beto is accused of trafficking drugs and is suspected to be the the second in command of the Oficina de Envigado, a group of assassins created in the 1980s by the narcotrafficker Pablo Escobar, who headed the Medellín drug cartel. This gang […]
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Paraguay: Narcotrafficker caught with crack, cocaine, and marijuana Edgardo Anastacio Benítez Gill, 34, was arrested with 485 grams of crack in the form of three large, five medium,and 62 small stones. He also possessed 25 grams of cocaine and 15 grams of marijuana, according to ABC Color. Authorities also found 15,687,000 guaranís in small bills, […]
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In an effort to reduce and eliminate illegal flights associated with drug trafficking, the Air Forces of Brazil and Venezuela have teamed up to practice joint air exercises. These exercises occur in the airspace between Santa Elena de Uairén (Venezuela) and Boa Vista (Brazil). Both countries plan to develop methods to better share radar control […]
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The Bolivian National Guard has recently taken measures to crack down on drug trafficking organizations attempting to bring drugs into the country. Within the first 24 hours of the intensified security operations, officials seized 114 kilos of marijuana and 40 kilos of cocaine. The first discovery occurred in the Santo Domingo airport, where two citizens […]
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Alirio Rutdy Moreno Zarate, alias “Runcho,” was arrested in a hotel room in Asunción, Paraguay by the Department of Criminal Investigation and Interpol. Runcho is known to be a main partner of the narcotrafficker Daniel “El Loco” Barrera. After the arrest, Runcho was deported to Colombia, CM& reports. Runcho became involved with El Loco in […]
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On May 24 members of a rescue team transferred by helicopter a 5 year old victim to the emergency Red Cross hospital in Polanco, Mexico City. The victim had his eyes pulled out by seven individuals, including his parents, during a Satanic Ritual. Read Article
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Romanian women, 27 years old, was arrested May 14, 2012 at Kloten’s airport (northern Switzerland). She had three kilos of cocaine hidden in her suitcase. The suspect arrived from Sao Paolo and was en route to Brussels, Belgium. Read Article
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Romanian citizen arrested on Heathrow airport, London with 2.5 kilos of cocaine on May 11, 2012. The suspect arrived on a flight from Rio de Janerio.He came from Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. Read Article
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Money laundering in Peru moves some $6 billion per year, with two-thirds of that amount coming from the illegal gold industry, Peru’s attorney general, Jose Pelaez, said. Illegal gold mining moves around $4 billion a year, while drug trafficking moves the rest of the $2 billion per year, Pelaez said. Elmer Cuba of Macroconsult, puts […]
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Nilo Cachay Ojeda, the leading drug supplier in Alto Huallaga, was captured by national police in an operation that took place along the Fernando Belaúnde Terry highway between the cities of Aucayacu and Tocache in Peru. He is known to supply drugs to cartels in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, reports Info Región. He was captured […]
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Arturo Santamaría, researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, has written a book that reveals women are increasingly moving into leadership positions within Mexican drug cartels, according to Noticias 24. Because death statistics among men in drug-related incidents have risen over recent years, women have been given greater opportunity to fill roles formerly reserved for […]
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Three men were arrested in Moctezuma and Venado, Antena San Luis reports. The three individuals were together carrying and guarding half a ton of marijuana. The drugs were intercepted along a route between Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. The marijuana was discovered when police pulled over a white 1995 Nissan […]
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Colombia thwarts drug route to United States with ties to FARC, Los Rastrojos After 19 months of intelligence preparation, El Heraldo reports Colombian police have intercepted a drug route travelling from Colombia, through Central American countries such as Honduras, and into the United States. Mules, often young children, were used to deliver the drugs to […]
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Luz Espinoza, head of ticket sales, was unable to explain how 600 sticks of dynamite found their way onto an Arequipa charter bus headed toward Chala. According to the RPP Nacional, the dynamite was accompanied by other types of explosive materials. This discovery has resulted in the adoption of new security measures, including increased supervision […]
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Argentina: Large shipment of marijuana discovered in car trunk La Auténtica Defensa reports that law enforcement officials in Argentina intercepted a significant shipment of marijuana destined to be distributed in the Escobar and Campana areas of Buenos Aires. The drugs had been transported from the southern suburbs of the province. This discovery occurs after investigators […]
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Mexico: a Woman accuses her husband of committing child abuse On may 18th a 30 year old man, Arcadio Ruiz Patino, was detained by authorities facing child abuse charges against his six year-old son in Nogales, Sonora. At 7:46 pm authorities were contacted by the mother of the child, she reported that Arcadio Ruiz physically […]
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Maule Farmers protest against judicial authorization to Endesa to use water from the Laguna del Maule reservoir, marched again on Wednesday with a new take Route 5 south near Talca. The group settled with barricades at the height of the bridge Maule and blocked the road in both directions until at least 11:30 pm when […]
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U.S. DEA assists in Mexico-Italy drug trafficking ring bust El Sur reports 34 people have been arrested in Sicily in an operation labeled ‘Monterrey’ in relation to a drug ring operating between Italy and Mexico. 11 of those detained belonged to the Brancaccio mafia clan in Palermo. The remaining individuals were Italians residing in Mexico. […]
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Two vessels seized in Colombia carrying 71 tons of illegal timber The Colombian Navy intercepted two vessels carrying a combined amount of 71 tons of illegal timber on May 22, 2012, according to Radio Santa Fe. The ships were stopped in the Buenaventura Bay and are thought to have been travelling toward Satinga, Nariño. The […]
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Clandestine Drug Factory Destroyed in San Felipe, León, Mexico Tiempo La Noticia Digital released a report May 23, 2012 concerning a clandestine drug factory that was destroyed in San Felipe, León the previous Saturday. Public security forces and the San Felipe municipal police discovered the factory, which contained chemicals used in the production of synthetic […]
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In a joint effort between Honduran police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Office officials, four people died after a shooting intended to intercept what was believed to be a drug transfer on May 11, 2012. The Diario Las Americas reports the shots were fired by Honduran police from U.S. helicopters at a passenger ship traveling on […]
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Soccer Jerseys Serve as Method of Drug Concealment in Peru The Diario Correo in Peru reports police discovered and intercepted the shipment of cocaine-impregnated soccer jerseys from Lima to a possible foreign destination. 12 Jerseys were found with approximately 368 grams, or $60 thousand (currency is Nuevo Sol) worth of cocaine stitched into the logo. […]
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Increased Crackdown on Mexican Border Forces Colombian Drug Routes Through Caribbean Due to increased security presence and attention to drug trafficking operations along the Mexican border with the United States, traffickers have had to find alternative routes to serve the illicit U.S. market, reports Listin Diario. These new routes transport drugs from Colombia, through Caribbean […]
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According to El Colombiano on May 22, 2012, a man with the alias ‘Tetero’ (26) has been captured in the Bello municipality of the Bajo Cauca region in Colombia. Tetero is reported to be the third-highest leader of the Los Rastrojos criminal group and is responsible for at least 15 homicides. Tetero had moved to […]
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Arizona Prime Location for Mexican Drug Trafficking with 23% of Border Drugs El Universal released a report May 22, 2012 claiming Arizona has become a prime location for drug trafficking between the United States and Mexico, particularly the cities of Phoenix and Tucson. 53% of all drug money seized in 2011 along the border between […]
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Mexico: US murderer is detained in the Mexican border A US fugitive is seized with the help of Mexican border patrol and custom agents in the border of Tamaulipas and Texas. The fugitive was identified as 37 year old Carlos Mares, he was hiding in Mexico after committing murder in Sullivan city, Texas. Read Article
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Exporters in Peru and importers in the United States and around the world are currently timber from the Peruvian Amazon. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes through sheer negligence, each of the actors and agencies involved in this system are working as gears in a well-oiled machine that is ransacking Peru’s forests and undermining the livelihoods and rights […]
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Colombian Air Force Dismantles Clandestine Airstrip Together with the Police Narcotics Unit and the National Maritime Interdiction, the Colombian Air Force has dismantled a clandestine airstrip in Pizarro, according to the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. The airstrip had previously been used by terrorists and the ‘Los Rastrojos’ criminal gang in the area. The airstrip proved useful […]
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International Drug-Trafficking Operation Intercepted in Argentina According to TN8 TV, federal police in Argentina arrested seven people in Buenos Aires in a drug bust involving 180 kg. of liquid and powder cocaine. Five of the seven apprehended were from Argentina, and the other two were from Colombia. The police also seized money, chemicals, and weapons […]
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Narco-Terrorist Attack in Peru Indicates New Drug Trafficking Route El Comercio reports on May 10, 2012 that an attack occurred in Quellouno, Peru. Experts agree that this attack indicates an attempt to open a new drug trafficking route in the area. Quellouno is positioned within easy access to Calca, Arequipa, Puno, and Cusco. Narco-trafficking expert […]
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400 Kilos of Drugs Seized in Peru; Possible New Drug Trafficking Route Discovered The Agenda Pascua reports on May 20, 2012 that 400 kilos of drugs were seized in Cacazu (Villa Rica), Peru. The type of drug was not specified. The drugs were packed into 350 individual brick-like packages. The dump truck in which the […]
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Mexico: 15 year-old receives a fourteen year Jail sentence On May 21st, the Chihuahua teen court judge convicted fourteen year old Nestor Bernardino Diaz to fourteen and a half years of jail for the murder of police officer Sergio Leonel Munoz. NestorBernardino was detained on September 6th 2011, after shooting an active officer in Chihuahua. […]
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A center for processing clandestine synthetic drug was found half-educated, among the weeds in the receivership of Jesus Maria. At the site said 300 kilos of methamphetamine thousand strong, 140 liters of the same substance, 7 000 700 liters of various chemicals and twelve organic synthesis reactors. The authorities of the Ninth Military Zone reported […]
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A month after the jungle hostage crisis in Peru—when 36 pipeline construction workers were briefly abducted by Shining Path rebels—facts are starting to emerge about the murky affair, and the revelations have prompted the resignation of two cabinet ministers. Defense Minister Alberto Otarola and Interior Minister Daniel Lozada stepped down May 10, when President Ollanta […]
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Luis Campos, sentenced to 11 years in prison for the murder of an elderly woman, fled from a police station in the city of Puerto Madryn, in the southern province of Chubut, when it came to the village to water the plants without any custody. As reported on its website the day Day of Chubut, […]
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A spokesman for the prison of San Pedro Sula said that “the situation is controlled on the outside” of the cells, but inside “does not know” if there are more wounded prisoners. The source told reporters that “the situation is controlled on the outside” of the cells, but on the inside “unknown” if there are […]
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Troops on Wednesday narcotics found cocaine processing laboratory near the site of the weekend crashed a plane in which they found $ 1.3 million that authorities believe came from or were destined for drug trafficking. The official news agency reported that the laboratory Andes was found “in an area close to the plane crash, which […]
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Four people died and as many wounded in a raid were drug traffickers, they were humble and honest citizens, said yesterday the deputy Thank God Grawell Maylo Wood, and the mayor of Ahuas, Lucio Baquedano. The incident occurred last Friday morning when a helicopter with U.S. and Honduran police opened fire on a boat on […]
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As a result of the violence generated mainly by organized crime and drug trafficking, one in 50 young Central Americans under age 20 will die before they killed 32, according to the UN. The homicide rate in the region, the largest in the world, is 400 times higher than the average in countries with low […]
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The operation was conducted by the Colombian Air Force (FAC) and the Police. In the action, which was also supported by the National Maritime Interdiction Unit, it was a clandestine airstrip, known as ‘discord’ in Pizarro, Department of Chocó. The report indicates that in that area offends the criminal gang ‘Los Rastrojos’ Officials explained that […]
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Guatemala is preparing to fight narco militarily. And they will do with the Kaibiles elite troops of the Army, already prepared for this Aldor Ismael Mendez, commander of the Army of Guatemala, said that in the jungle training with an objective to kaibiles “strengthen him, preparing for the end of the course is able to […]
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Mexico spends almost 4 million pesos supporting Deported immigrants coming back from the US The Mexican department of labor has invested a total of 3 million 723 thousand pesos assisting individuals that have been deported mainly from the states of Texas and California. In the year 2012 there has been a total of 2 462 […]
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Mexico: Ten Security Officials received kidnapping charges in Mexico City On May 15th,2012, ten members of the Department of Public Safety were accused of kidnapping 3 individuals in Mexico City. According to authorities the suspects demanded a ransom of approximately 200 thousand pesos for each victim. Read Article
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High U.S. military presence in Colombia formalized in the exercise of elite BOGOTÁ.Un top U.S. military aviation in Bogota today formalized the presence of the Colombian Air Force (FAC) during an international air polygon to be held next July in the North American country. The Colombian participation in the so-called Red Flag was enrolled at […]
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The incident occurred at one in the afternoon of Monday, Puerto Nuevo site, one kilometer from the town of Puerto Valdivia, when the guerrillas set off a mine field by a passing patrol Rifles Battalion. The wounded soldiers were taken to hospital San Juan de Dios, the municipality of Valdivia, where they had to refer […]
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A total of 566 barrels and drums with 1.645 different chemicals, which are used as precursors for synthetic drugs have been seized from January 1 to May 14 this year, as recorded by the General Directorate of Information Analysis Counternarcotics (Sdgaia) of the Police. Read Article
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Authorities confirmed that due to the explosion at 11 am in the banking sector in the Colombian capital, 5 people were killed, including 2 former Minister Fernando Londono bodyguards and 21 wounded. So far the investigations being carried out against this fact, according to General Luis Eduardo Martinez, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bogota, […]
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After the meeting in Quito, for the defense ministers of Argentina and Ecuador, Arturo Puricelli and Miguel Carvajal, respectively, it was agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of aviation technology. Also was reflected Ecuadorian government interest in the projects being conducted by the state-owned high-tech Argentina, INVAP SA Military Industries and the Argentine […]
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he defense ministers and delegates of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have met in Quito (Ecuador) to present the South American record in Defense Spending. Compiled by the Center for Strategic Defense (CEED), this report details the defense expenditure made by the 12 member countries in 2006-2010 and is a significant event in […]
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Dominican police agents, assigned to the Interpol NCB Santo Domingo, seized a Russian who was required with an international arrest warrant for alleged involvement in a scam millionaire Gelendzhiksky city, Krasnodar Region, Russia. Interpol reported that the capture of fugitive Russian Alexander Logvinov, materialized last Friday by hard intelligence work in the Dominican capital. He […]
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Independence DIVINCRI agents gave the 17-years in the Safari Inn, near Mega Plaza Norte shopping center, which was operated by a large police contingent. “Gringasho” had arrived a few days ago to Lima and was living in different districts with their partner to avoid being found by the police . At 9 and 30 Saturday […]
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A Mexican registration plane has crashed into a hill 600 meters near the highway Coaque-Pedernales in Manabi, when flying at around 21h00 on Sunday, no lights and very low altitude, as reported last night the reporter Tania Tinoco your twitter account. The plane was found by residents of the place, which gave notice to the […]
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The Mexican Navy seized at the port of Lazaro Cardenas, a shipment from China with 136 tonnes of precursor chemicals used to manufacture synthetic drugs, and bound for Honduras, officials said. The Secretary of Navy of Mexico (Semar) said in a statement that the substances were found in 1,748 barrels within seven containers of the […]
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The manager of a building in Mar del Plata saved two boys from a possible explosion when I pulled the grenade manipulated after she was found rummaging through garbage in search of that cardboard. Luis Alberto Virgillo, charged with a tower located in San Martin and Chaco, reported that it happened on Tuesday night when […]
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Mexican authorities discover grenades Tlalpan On Friday May 11th, Public Security officials found two grenades at a ridge intersection in the Magisteriales Coapa, neighborhood located in Tlalpan. The abandoned explosives were found at approximately 1 pm after a concerned resident reported the events to the authorities. Read Article
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Crimes ranging from drug abuse to authorities; A report from the Department of Defense indicates that among the items that were found guilty there corporals, soldiers, cadets, sergeants, lieutenants, lieutenants, captains, majors and colonels. By abuse of authority, murder, extortion, rape, desertion or crimes against health, 3 000 612 soldiers have been sentenced by court […]
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An intense shootout between police patrols and an unknown tattooed black manned vehicle that ignored the order of a patrol convoy stopped for a routine. he shootout resulted in the death of the suspect driver, two policemen injured and a strong mobilization of patrols from the Benito Juarez to Iztapalapa. In this regard, the police […]
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The soldiers of the Fourth Army Division detained the day before midnight three suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Coca, Francisco de Orellana. According to the military, is caught between the alleged chief financial officer of Block 48 of the guerrillas ‘Fredemiro’. In a bulletin issued by the Joint Command […]
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In the main square of Santiago, police broke up a network of pimps who recruited children in the streets, to participate in festivals distorted. According to initial reports, indicates that juveniles after midnight begin to see scenes sector prostitution and brought to San Antonio Street as the area in which transactions were made. The arrested […]
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THIS CITY (Silvia Sosa, our regional language). The victim was hit millionaire Fredy Alberto Rojas (27), an employee of the distributor of beverages “Imepar” Mercosur Park, located on the avenue of the capital Monsignor Rodriguez department, police sources said. Around 08:00, Rojas left the premises of the firm, on board a gray Nissan truck, registration […]
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The group of 37 Haitians was sighted on Monday and yesterday repatriated to Cape Haitien, Haiti. The Coast Guard said the Cubans were intercepted in five separate cases since last Saturday and sent to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Thursday. The group of 37 Haitians was sighted on Monday and yesterday repatriated to Cape Haitien, […]
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The Civil Liberties Union of U.S. (ACLU) asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to initiate an investigation into alleged abuses against U.S. citizens, legal residents and other visitors at ports of entry along the border with Mexico. The complaint, formally sent yesterday, cites evidence of 11 alleged victims of agents of the Bureau of […]
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SANTO DOMINGO. – A Canadian tourist was arrested in Puerto Plata where he’ll be charged with possession of crack and marijuana, the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) announced Wednesday. It also announced the arrest of three men on drugs possession at Santiago’s Cibao International Airport, two of whom went to accompany the third prior to […]
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The Judicial Council of Ecuador has ratified the dismissal of Judge Nicholas Zambrano, who ordered the oil company Chevron for environmental damages and upheld a remand order against the current president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, according to a resolution to that had access to EFE. Full of that court dismissed the appeal by Zambrano […]
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Overcrowding, corruption and lack of control mechanisms and basic services in Latin American prisons foster a “systematic violation” of human rights of prisoners, denounced the Commission. The first report on Persons Deprived of Liberty in 2011, released today by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), notes that overcrowding in prisons is the most serious […]
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In the northern city of Piura, was seized a half ton of cocaine hydrochloride, valued at $ 84 million, hidden in a load of bananas for export, in a container that was bound for the city of Belgium. Five people were arrested. The blow to the drug was given in a statement made by staff […]
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Colombia anti-drug authorities and the United States completely dismantled a network of cocaine trafficking with the arrest of a U.S. exmilitar and a Colombian citizen. Narcotics Directorate (Diran) of the National Police of Colombia and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Directorate (DEA) arrested in coordinated and called Alliance 31 to the two alleged ringleaders of the […]
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The days past the Brigadier Gral Cddno Julio Cesar Morales Prieto, President of the Military Industry CAVIM, met with the Iranian committee composed of the Defense Attaché and the engineers responsible for those projects are in the Country by assessing the various agreements signed between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of […]
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Military officer Jose Luis Alvarez Lopez admitted raping and killing his 10-year-old niece on behalf of revenge against his brother in law. The victim’s body was found on May 1st, inside a pit located north of the Rural Sonoyta road in Sonora. Read Article
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Mexican authorities discover at least 10 dead bodies in Jalisco On May 9th, the Jalisco Attorney General reported the discovery of approximately 10 defunct bodies inside two abandoned vehicles in Ixtlahuacan Jalisco. Police detected the deserted bodies at about 7:48am many of which were dismembered. Read Article
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he FARC should not generate violence and political actions in Ecuadorian territory, a scenario that, by his own will, was defined more than 50 years as an area to perform only administrative activities: communication, trauma care, rest, supply, logistics … So security experts said Gustavo Lalama and Luis Caicedo (Army officers-sp-), compared to a presumed […]
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Radio Caracol had access to a series of videos shot by soldiers who witnessed cell made of “bullying”, vandalism and indiscipline in facilities of the First Brigade of the Army, based in Tunja, Boyaca. The incident occurred in the last week of April, and involve a group of soldiers who, in a prolonged and inexcusable […]
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A force of 600 soldiers and 200 state troopers will strengthen security in four municipalities mountain: Badiraguato, Choix, Sinaloa and San Ignacio Culiacan, Sin. In four municipalities mountain will move a force of 600 members of the Army and 200 state police to face criminal groups that sow terror and are triggering an exodus of […]
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The U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday unveiled its new national strategy, the first in eight years, during which their agents more than doubled and arrests of people entering illegally from Mexico fell to their lowest level in four decades. The new plan, outlined in a 32-page document whose preparation took more than two years has […]
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Authorities rescue a 14-year-old forced into prostitution On May 1st, Mexican authorities rescued a 14 year old teenager forced into prostitution at a bar in Zumpango Toluca. The teenager was hired as a waitress at “La Gloria” bar, where she received a commission of 30 pesos for every drink her clients consumed. Her boss received […]
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Wilson Tapiero military captured in the border province of Sucumbios. The detainee was delivered Monday to the judicial authorities of Sucumbios, told Efe agency source of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces. Tapiero is suspect financial front 48 of the FARC . The suspect, 33, was arrested in Santa Elena farm, located 11 kilometers […]
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Ten homes of Social Activists Illegally Raided The Ecuadoran government illegally raided the homes of ten social activist leaders in Luluncoto on the morning of April 26th in order to find supposed evidence linking the activists to the Group of Popular Combatants. Taken as evidence were homework assignments from students and an encyclopedia, among other […]
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Four criminals, three men and a woman entered the restaurant “La Habana Vieja”, installed in July avenues Matovelle and Ricardo Muñoz, on Friday at 22h00 and after threatening with firearms, the 20 clients appropriated belongings, then fled in a car Hyundai I10, no license plates. Two gendarmes, aboard a patrol, who roamed the area, were […]
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After hearing confirmation of alleged kidnapping, ICRC withdrew from the past rather than fighting. TIME correspondent in Huila and Caquetá makes presence since Tuesday in the village of La Union Peneya, place where the fighting took place between the army and the FARC last Saturday that left four officers dead and disappeared after Roméo Langlois […]
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Juan Córdova Colonel Ruiz, head of the XVIII Territorial Police Directorate ( DIRTEPOL ) reported that it has stepped up surveillance at checkpoints Tumbes and the Pan American Highway North, to prevent teenage gunman ‘ Gringasho ‘who escaped yesterday from a rehabilitation center in Trujillo, to flee the country. As indicated, their armies guardhouses guard […]
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The French government appointed him to be kidnapped on Sunday and urged the rebel group to release him immediately and keep his word to end the kidnapping, a crime that has been used for decades as a pressure mechanism and funding source. Colombia FARC also asked to immediately release the journalist and said he would […]
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Two of the agents involved in the payment of a bribe to a Spanish tourist in the province of Barranca, Lima was temporarily separated from their duties, said the colonel Juan Garcia Olivera, director of the Division of Highway Safety. He explained that according to Resolution No. 007, is superior Acuna Cesar Chavez and Navarro […]
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Mexico: Violent confrontation between military and gunmen leaves 50 dead On Sunday April 29th Mexican military officials were ambushed by an unknown group of armed men in the town of Choix, Sinaloa. The confrontation left 30-50 deaths according to Eleazar Rubio, the Mayor of EL Fuerte. Read Article
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The most recent case of human trafficking in Venezuela came last Monday when the Institute authorities Maiquetía International Airport arrested two officials of the crime. The director general of the air terminal, Jesus Vinas Garcia said that day thanks to the joint with the security agencies of the state captured two airport security tax, who […]
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In the far north, the Air Force (FAB) will participate in Operation Agate with four fighters, reconnaissance, airborne early warning (radar plane), search and rescue and transport logistics. The area of operation is greater than the land area of Portugal and Spain. More than five thousand kilometers on the border of Brazil and Venezuela, Guyana, […]
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