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Peru: sawmill closed conducting illegal logging

In a joint operation conducted, the Regional Program Management of Forest Resources and Wildlife – home Nauta, in coordination with the Provincial Prosecutor, Hernan Perez Martinez, and the National Police of Peru, was operated a sawmill in the town of St. Regis , immobilizing 112 wooden logs screw species, making a total of 2 000 293 feet, owned by Mr. Fermin Viton Vega. Read Article

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1500 police mount massive raid of criminal’s homes, 30 detained

“We were caught asleep”, those were the words of several relatives of detainees in “Operation Avalanche”. Early yesterday morning, at approximately 02:00, an impressive police operation, which involved about 1,500 police and other elite police units, arrested 30 suspects allegedly involved in conspiracy. Amid the darkness, suddenly the arrival of large numbers of patrol altered […]

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Crystal, Heroin, Marijuana Psychotropic drugs seized in Tijuana, Mexico

During various police actions against the distribution of drugs, agents of the State Preventive Police (PEP) was put under arrest four suspected drug dealers who were in possession of various amounts of “crystal”, heroin, marijuana and psychotropic pills. In the first case, state agents conducted surveillance patrols on the streets of the colony Baja California […]

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Two arrested with16 kilos cocaine Macara Ecuador, destination Guayaquil

16 kilos of cocaine seized by the police and army in the border county Macara for a coordinated intelligence operation. The investigation originated in the north of the country. The National Police and members of the Brigade 7 Loja, in the light of American neighborhood in the city of Macara, seized in an address 18 […]

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Venezuela: Police foil kidnap express of two women of Asian nationality

Around 1:00 am on Monday 12 March, officials from the Carabobo Police obtained the release of two women of Asian nationality, who remained captive by four armed men, apparently in the form of express kidnapping. The rescue took place in the Las Clavellinas near the Bar Association, after a police chase that began in the […]

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Romania: lawyer arrested trying to influence judges in drug trafficking case involving Bolivians

Romanian lawyer Radu Eugen Alexandru was arrested on March 09, 2012, for trying to influence the judges in a drug trafficking case. The smugglers were arrested for bringing into Constanta 160 kilos of cocaine, drugs with a street value of 10 million euros . The container came from Santa Cruz, Bolivia with final destination Western […]

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Police officer murdered outside bar by Colombian in San Telmo Buenos Aires Argentina

An effective federal police was killed yesterday by two bullets coming out of a bowling alley in the neighborhood of San Telmo and the fact he was arrested a young Colombian who minutes earlier had been thrown out of the premises to cause incidents, police said. The incident occurred at dawn, around 6.30, a few […]

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Ecuador: Military destroys coca plantations near Cuyabeno National Park

Four hectares planted with coca plant were found in Brisas del Cuyabeno Sucumbios, during a patrol of the Army, on Thursday. Yesterday, officials of the Jungle Brigade 19 Napo, criminology and police officers were mobilized to narcotics there. Fifty soldiers guarded the premises, in a sector near the Cuyabeno Nature Reserve. Is there a risk […]

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Juarez Mexico: Reduction in crime numbers overshadowed by police abuses

Members of the Security Bureau agreed on the reduction of crimes including murder and kidnapping based on an analysis of indicators of February, however, also recognized the large number of police abuses against citizens, which has gone on here hot spots. Read Article

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Argentina: President ratifies three weekly flights to Malvinas (Falkland Islands) despite British opposition

President Cristina Fernandez said today that Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands is a “global and regional cause” and ratified the decision to send three weekly flights to the archipelago despite British opposition. “We’ve come a long way because it seemed a cause circumscribed to jingoistic claims and had to defend a cause that […]

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Mexico: 167 skeletons found on the border with Guatemala

Near the border between Mexico and Guatemala, in a cave in the state of Chiapas, 167 skulls were found had hidden more than 50 years. Image of Mexico: 167 skeletons found on the border with Guatemala Estimate that the remains are over 50 years old. A total of 167 bones were found Friday in a […]

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Two leaders of Valencia Cartel arrested, unleashes narco blockades Guadalajara and Zapopan

Elements of the Department of Defense apprehended two alleged members of the cartel’s important Valencia, causing movement of criminal groups trying to save. The detainees were taken to the capital of Jalisco. wo killed and 13 blocks in streets, avenues and highways of the entity is the preliminary balance of a clash between suspected members […]

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Large Narco Lab found and destroyed in Santa María del Oro, Nayarit Mexico (Video)

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San Luis Peru: Man wearing fake military uniform detained after stealing documents of three individuals

Subject vehicles disguised as military intervened to steal documents The police caught a guy wearing a fake military uniform and had stolen the identity of three people in St. Louis. Carlos Palomino Altez, 39, who drove a car tinted windows and a megaphone. The suspect pointed a air gun to their victims when they ask […]

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Bolivia: Vigilante justice, two thieves caught robbing church, handcuffed, beaten, stoned, buried

Quila Quila – Near Sucre Bolivia In a pit, handcuffed and signs having been beaten and stoned. So two men were found denounced by the church theft The two men accused of robbing the church of Quila Quila yesterday lay in a pit, handcuffed and visible signs of having been beaten and stoned. Thus the […]

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Colombian Foreign Minister claims border incident was not confrontation between Colombian Army and Venezuelan guard

In a press conference held on Thursday, the Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, said the incident was reported on the border with Venezuela there were no deaths or injuries or. The operation, said was related to the pursuit of oil dealers who take advantage of low gas prices in the neighboring country to sell […]

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Colombia: New legislation presented regarding sexual abuse as an insturment of war

From this point of view, this purpose promoters claim that sexual violence has been used by all armed groups in the country as an instrument of war, in order to intimidate, silence, expropriate, moving and dominate, which makes rape in a widespread throughout the country. Therefore, according to Ivan Cepeda, this transformation in the offense […]

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Mexico: Police prevent lynching of suspected thief

At least 50 residents of a community in the state of Mexico tried to lynch a suspected thief. The incident took place in San Diego, a city in San Mateo Otzacatipan. The attempted lynching following the theft of money from one account holder, said the Public Safety Secretariat (SSC). According to the agency, Erika Chavez […]

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Pentagon increases spending in Honduras

Despite persistent reports of serious corruption and human rights abuses by the Honduran army and police, the Pentagon increased its contract spending in Honduras to $53.8 million in Fiscal Year 2011, up by 71% from the previous year. President Obama’s budget also proposes increased assistance to the Honduran military in the 2013 foreign aid budget […]

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Human Rights systematically violated of sex workers in Mexico City

Jaime Montejo of the Independent News Agency Noti-Calle, Mexico City, March 6 March 2012. – “This March 8th we have nothing to celebrate sex workers in Mexico,” said Lucia, who engages in prostitution from 17 years ago in Merced. “The authorities consider us victims of trafficking and pimps, but in their operations, the police treat […]

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Six bodies found in clandestine grave in rural section of Juarez, Nuevo León Mexico

Authorities in Nuevo Leon reported finding human remains in a clandestine grave in the town of Juarez, where until midnight at least had located the bodies of two women and four men. According to preliminary reports from the Attorney General of the State (PGJE), the number of bodies buried in the rural area could increase, […]

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Colombia: Female victims of acid attacks go public with their stories

Virtually all cases respond to domestic violence. “Legally they are treated as personal injury and go unpunished by the difficulty to verify authorship,” he told AFP Congresswoman Gloria Estela Diaz. The legislator presented on March 16 a bill to criminalize these attacks, with imprisonment from eight to 30 years with no right to a reduction […]

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Ecuador: Chinese Government stands firm in defense of mining contract

The Chinese government said today that China is cooperating with Ecuador on the basis of mutual benefit and respect its laws, including environmental, in response to the protest that took place this week in Quito against the start of a major mining project in the Andean country with investment china. Read Article

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Facts and Figures Kidnap Express (Secuestro Express) Guayquil Ecuador

The kidnap express or “secuestro express” continues to plague residents of Guayaquil Ecuador. Below are some key facts and figures regarding this crime modality. There was some reduction in this type offense in 2011 compared to 2010. 1. 50% of express kidnappings occur in yellow taxis. 2. 23% of express kidnapping occur in pirate taxis. […]

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Drug Kingpin, Fernando Arroyave, wanted in Colombia, U.S., captured

National Police on Monday captured drug trafficker and former member of criminal gangs is sought for extradition by U.S. for his alleged role in the death of a DEA informant.Through a statement, the authorities explained that the arrest of Fernando Arroyave, alias ‘Máquina’ took place in the early hours of Monday as the drug lord […]

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Bolivia returns over 1000 stolen vehicles to neighboring countries

The Bolivian Foreign Ministry announced today that defined the mechanism for returning to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Paraguay than 1,400 stolen vehicles were entered Bolivia illegally. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde, to return it, the countries concerned must require, through its own prosecution, seizure of the stolen vehicles in its territory […]

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Bolivia: Vigilante Justice responding to insecurity

El Alto residents burned alive to find a thief caught in flagrante delicto. There were other similar cases. This reignited the debate over the death penalty, although the government denied. The lynching of offenders occurred on Sunday after he was caught stealing a house in the Rio Seco neighborhood, said Jorge Toro, national director of […]

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Argentina: authorities in La Plata conducting air missions to uncover slave labor areas

The Minister of Labour and the Mayor of La Plata are in charge of inspections carried out on Monday in the rural area of ​​the provincial capital. They perform a flyover by helicopter to detect the situation in places of difficult access by land. The flights run through all rural areas of La Plata and […]

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22 year old detained with 16 kilos of cocaine from Colombia into Venezuela

The news director of the Ministry of Interior and Justice, Jorge Galindo, said on Sunday through his Twitter account that the National Guard (GNB), stopped in San Antonio del Tachira, a 22-year-old who tried to enter to Venezuela 16.350 kilograms of suspected cocaine. Galindo said that the modus operandi of the young person was allegedly […]

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Colombian judge warns of narcoterrorism threat in Mexico

The auxiliary Judge of the Superior Council of the Judiciary in Colombia, Maria Constanza Rivera Peña, warned of the risk in Mexico is the battle between criminal groups to control the transfer and sale of drugs. He estimated that if restrictive policies or through arms control are not accompanied by social programs and reclaiming public […]

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Guayaquil Ecuador: Seizure of 119 kilos of drugs in cargo of banana puree

The Narcotics Police seized Guayas a new drug shipment at a port of Guayaquil. During an operation on Wednesday, officers discovered 119 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride packaged in blocks and hidden in the ‘Pallet’ (wooden supports) used to transport bananas. The cargo was stored in a container in a private marina. Read Article

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U.S. congresswoman believes Iran is danger to Latin America, Bolivia

In search of the ‘Islamic menace’ in Bolivia One US congresswoman is convinced that the Iranian government is a danger to Latin American countries such as Bolivia. he possibility of a bomb in La Paz was raised in December 2011 by Ros-Lehtinen, co-star of a non-factual documentary entitled “La amenaza iraní” (“The Iranian Threat”), in […]

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Clandestine operation of transporting fuel illegally from Ecuador to Peru shut down

The operation called Lightning, which rode on the southern border Police seized 4,000 gallons of fuel and 16 LPG cylinders. This shipment, according to the agents was in clandestine warehouses Huaquillas 26, a town bordering Peru. In addition, seized empty plastic drums and accessories, which were allegedly used to illegally packaged fuel and then sell […]

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Police in Ecuador and Mexico exchanging intelligence results in large bust

CONNECTIONS MADE BETWEEN ECUADOR – MEXICAN CARTELS – SHIPMENTS SENT FROM GUAYAQUIL IN LOADS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS – DESTINATION BELGIUM. The undercover officers followed the steps you nine months. At that time, an agro-export company, based in Manabi, had reached a ‘record’ of exports. Last May, the commercial firm started exporting various agricultural products such […]

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Guatemala authorizes head of drug ring extradited to U.S.

A court in Guatemala on Tuesday authorized the extradition to America of the alleged higher local drug lord, while the Central American country hardens a crackdown on organized crime. John ‘Chamale’ Ortiz López, who was arrested in March 2011 and is kept under arrest in Guatemala, is charged in a Florida court for trafficking tons […]

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Nine perish in Guatemala military helicopter crash

Nine people were killed after a helicopter of the Guatemalan Air Force crashed to the ground on the farm Timax, Chacalté village, San Luis, Peten, to prensalibre.com Guatemala Army sources reported that the crashed helicopter pilot is Lieutenant Everard Portillo Salazar, while the other victims have not been identified. They explained that the victims could […]

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Ecuador court closes case against defendants in El Universo case

The National Court of Justice accepted the apology of President Rafael Correa to the three directors of the newspaper El Universo ordered to pay millions in compensation.The National Court of Justice (CNJ) accepted the apology from the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, the three directors of the newspaper El Universo and opinion former chief Emilio […]

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Ecuador: Warrant issued for British citizen in IOU scam of 100 people in Loja region

Third Judge of Criminal Guarantees of Loja, Humberto Aguilera Jaramillo ordered the preventive detention for the British Malcolm Eoin Ryan, for an alleged scam to about 100 citizens of this province. The petition filed by the Attorney Teresa Ordonez abroad lent them money at high interest and despite that they allegedly altered bills of exchange […]

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INTERPOL website goes down after announcement arrests of suspected Anonymous members in South America

ARRESTS OF SUSPECTED ANONYMOUS MEMBERS IN COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SPAIN Guardian.co.uk reported Interpol’s website appears to have been the victim of a cyber-attack after the international police agency announced the arrests of 25 suspected members of the hacking activist group Anonymous in Europe and South America. The website went down briefly on Tuesday as supporters […]

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Drug traffickers increasingly using young people to smuggle drugs into New Mexico, Texas

The drug trafficking organizations are increasingly using small groups of young people to transport their goods through the remote desert of Texas and New Mexico, federal agents said. Agents said that some of these young people who enter the country surreptitiously carry 50 pounds (23 kilos) of drugs for days, travel in groups of two […]

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Ecuador: Cessna aircraft belonging to police crashes after mechanical failure

A Cessna plane belonging to Ecuador’s Police, with PN-214 plates, suffered a mechanical failure at 12:30 today, near Machala. Passengers, Chief Operating Officer, General Rodrigo Suarez and Manuel Peña, were unharmed, according to Interior Ministry tweets, which stated that thanks to a pilot’s maneuver could save the passengers and crew. Read Article

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FARC announces decision to release ten military hostages

In a statement on their official website the illegal armed organization of the FARC announced Sunday its decision to add to the announced release of six hostages of the four remaining in his possession. The note, dated February 26 and also announced its gratitude to the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, to accompany the process. […]

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Peruvian awaits extradition back to the U.S. for attempted murder of his wife in California

José María Cavero Zimic is not a common offender. Images show the precise time of the arrest of the Peruvian due to an order from a U.S. court for family violence and attempted murder. It is one of the men most wanted by the FBI of the United States and Interpol Peru. Zimic Cavero, a […]

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Mexico: Sophisticated clandestine drug laboratory uncovered in Indigenous community

A sophisticated clandestine laboratory for processing synthetic drugs was located near the Mexican indigenous community of Cheran (west), where in May the people took their own authority to block access to the people and prevent entry of organized crime, the military said Saturday. “The narcolaboratorio was located near the community of Rancho Seco, located within […]

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Cuenca, Ecuador: Four detained in Kidnap Express (Secuestro Express)

Two people, whose identities are reserved for safety, driving a Hyundai Tucson jeep down the street Pio Bravo, Thursday evening. During the tour, four, three men and one woman, were intercepted and boarded the vehicle, forcing them to sit in the back seat, while appropriated documents. The bad guys to know that the vehicle tracking […]

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Argentine authorities seize 4.5 tons of Marijuana in Buenos Aires operation

More than 4.5 tons of marijuana into bread was kidnapped this morning in a control operation in the Buenos Aires of Capilla del Señor, said sources with the Ministry of National Security. The operation “Sentinel” was held in on Route 193 to the 28.50 kilometer in a gallon located near a rural school and court […]

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Ecuador operations seizes large quantities of weapons and explosives, focus on border with Peru

The Ecuadorian army seized in February more than 7 thousand arms ammunition and 1,595 explosives in the province of El Oro (border with Peru). In recent operations conducted between 13 and 22 February, the military seized 48 firearms including shotguns, pistols, carbines, among others.In addition 403 ammunition, 1,595 sticks of dynamite, 220 meters of detonating […]

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Clashes with protesters, police continue after week in Aysen Chile

The clashes and police have not stopped in the Aysen region, leaving 63 people for various crimes formalized in Coyhaique and Puerto Aysen. The regional prosecutor, Pedro Salgado, said the looting, robbery and theft, are propitiated by the current scenario that exists in the region, however, the prosecution said it took into account because of […]

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Dominican Republic: Counterfeit dollar printing operation shutdown

The National Drug Control (DNCD) dismantled a clandestine printing and occupied about three million counterfeit dollars in a country house located in San Juan Mata community, near the Airport The La Isabela, in the north of this capital. The DNCD chief, Major General Rolando Rosado, revealed that a staff led by two colonels and a […]

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Colombian shipment of marijuana discovered Ecuador, final destination not known

It was seized in a house in the Andean city of Cayambe (Ecuador), about a half ton of marijuana by police in an operation that left one Colombian arrested. The drug shipment was discovered after nearly a month of investigations, which continue to determine whether it was bound to the Ecuadorian market and for export, […]

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Prison fight in Mexico leaving 40 dead designed to hide escape of Zetas

The brawl in the prison was planned and had help from the prison authorities The director, deputy director and chief of security have been forced to resign The fighting left more than 40 dead. The prison of hell Apodaca was a road map. No accident, chaos emerged spontaneously. A little over 24 hours after the […]

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Colombia: Army and FARC continued fighting in Valle del Cauca

Valle del Cauca was again the scene of fighting between army and guerrillas. Palace Battalion troops fought from noon on Wednesday to FARC guerrillas in the village San Rafael, rural Tulúa. Two vehicles were abandoned on the road and the authorities tried to establish if they had explosives. Read Article

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Bolivia reinforces borders with Peru in effort to keep escaped convicts from Peru from entering the country

Minister of Government of Bolivia, Carlos Romero, said Tuesday from La Paz, which has reinforced the border to prevent the dangerous offenders entering the prison escapees Peruvian Challapalca southern border with Bolivia, in dialogue with the station RPP.”The Bolivian police have reinforced patrols the plateau to prevent the entry of dangerous criminals Peruvians to Bolivia,” […]

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Venezuelans sentenced to 30 years in Dominican Republic for possession of cocaine

San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. – Downloads several Venezuelans involved in a stash of cocaine, insufficient evidence to confirm or reduce the penalty imposed 30 years against foreigners by a court of Higuey. Those favored by the ruling are appointed Kene Mendez, Gustavo Arnaiz, Franklin Antonio Navy and Barbara Susan, all arrested on December […]

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Peru military considering purchase of aircraft from Embraer

Peru is considering the purchase of ten Super Tucano aircraft from Embraer, while working with his neighbor to strengthen surveillance in the border jungle, said on Tuesday the Minister of Defence of Brazil, Celso Amorim. The official said the Peruvian Army is also interested in purchasing military transport aircraft Embraer KC-390 and armored ground vehicles […]

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Peru: Six of seventeen inmates captured after escape from prison in Challapalca

Six of the 17 inmates who escaped yesterday from Challapalca on the border between Tacna and Puno, were recaptured after a clash with police in the area Ipiñuma in Desaguadero, said the provincial prosecutor Oscar Jimenez. At first, the criminals fled, but police in the town roads Mazocruz Puna and two posts were surrounded and […]

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Mexico: Military places battalion of 800 military in Sonora to help eradictate drug crops

A battalion of 800 soldiers from the center of the country is strengthening efforts to eradicate drug crops, interdiction of shipments of narcotics and special operations in southern Sonora from February 1, informed the commander of the Fourth Military Zone. Georges André Van Lissum Foullon said that strengthening the State arrived earlier this month and […]

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Brazil approves tax breaks for defense industry

The Chamber of Deputies approved a rule that gives tax breaks to the Brazilian defense industry as part of a government effort to revive the sector. The law, passed Tuesday night, suspending the application of the tax on industrialized products weighing on parts, components, equipment, supplies, raw materials and services used by defense companies recognized […]

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At least 272 perish in Honduras prison fire

At least about 272 inmates died in a fire in a prison in central Honduras, officials said. The incident occurred in Comayagua Prison Farm, located 90 km north of Tegucigalpa. El flagelo comenzó a las 22:55 locales del martes (04:55 GMT del miércoles). The scourge began at 22:55 local on Tuesday (04:55 GMT Wednesday). Read […]

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Ecuador air force acquires 12 supersonic Cheetahs

President Rafael Correa took part yesterday in a military ceremony at the base of Taura, in which the Government gave 12 aircraft Air Force supersonic Cheetah. The fleet, which is of South African origin, has a cost of $ 78 million and is guaranteed for five years. Las aeronaves son de segunda mano y antes […]

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Guatemala: Gramajistas return to help fulfill promise of the government

They are a group of paratroopers kaibiles and accompanied by a handful of civilians. The ties that bind are forged in war and peace were consolidated. In his hands he will fulfill the main promise of the government. Speaking of them, will relate the history books most of which orbited around the general and Defense […]

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Investigation leads to discovery of weapons-ammunition cache in Cuenca Ecuador home

On Saturday, at 22:00, started an operation between May 1 and Avenue of the Americas (in the south of the city) which concluded at 03:00. There, for five hours, the Judicial Police (PJ) of Azuay raided a house in which he found firearms large caliber projectiles with telescopic sights, cartridges, among other weapons. Colonel PJ, […]

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Wanted U.S. suspected drug trafficker apprehended in ECUADOR

Extra newspaper print edition reported in the February 11th, 2012 edition a U.S. citizen was apprehended in La Libertad, Ecuador, during a routine police stop. According to the newspaper, Jack Daniel Malone Wallace aka James Martin Malone provided authorities an expired identification card from the United States. He was transported to a local police station […]

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Mexican national arrested trying to enter U.S. with six kilos of methamphetamine in Nogales Arizona

More than six kilos (14 pounds) of methamphetamine were seized by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in southern Arizona, and a Mexican was arrested, authorities said. Agents working in the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales referred to a man of 30 years for a secondary inspection of his SUV when he […]

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Hondureas, abandoned narco plane destroyed by authorities

The narcoavioneta was incinerated in Brus Laguna. Brus Laguna, Honduras A small plane found abandoned in the La Mosquitia, thank God, was destroyed yesterday by members of the Naval Forces of Honduras and the Directorate for the Fight against Drug Trafficking, DLCN. A source revealed that when the move was made to move the plane […]

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Five Ecuadorians arrested in Italy after 40 kilos of cocaine shipped in diplomatic pouch

Five Ecuadoreans were arrested by policemen from the police station Bonola (Milan), accused of introducing 40 kilograms of cocaine in Italy by diplomatic bag, police said. This is the director and playwright Cristian Loor, Jorge Luis Redrobán, Julio Jesus Manor Toro and Jean Paul Flores, all residents of Milan, who were arrested two weeks ago […]

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Ranchers in Ecuador to be given permission to carry arms

Farmers of the Coast and Galapagos yesterday received permits to carry firearms as a defense. The measure allows your arms move without being seized by the police or armed forces. The commander Jaime Ortiz, Commander and Chief of Staff of the Center for Arms Control, said that “those who carry guns were trained by specialized […]

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Guatemala extends mandate of commission against impunity

CICIG was conducted almost three years by the Spanish judge Carlos Castresana, who resigned on June 7, 2010 after reporting that it was “systematically targeted by groups who want to stay in power.” Guatemalan President Otto Perez announced it will extend by two years the mandate of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), […]

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Guatemala, band of supsected kidnappers broken up

The Minister of Interior, Hector Mauricio López Bonilla, by the Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry (MP), Claudia Paz y Paz, reported the results of various operations conducted by agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) and Fiscal Public Ministry, which managed to capture six suspected kidnappers, including an agent of the Department […]

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Guatemala, 30 public workers taken hostage by supporters of mayor elect, Quiché

More than 30 workers of the Public Ministry (MP) and the Judiciary (OJ) Quiché held hostage by hundreds of supporters of the mayor-elect Pedro Raymundo Cobo, who took government facilities. Reportedly, the protest that made 200 people is a measure of pressure to the judges of the Constitutional Court (CC), as the elected mayor could […]

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Key extortionist from FARC captured

Thanks to a transaction between the army and police were captured Boruga alias Sonia, who is presumed to be the extortionist mobile column Teofilo Forero of the Farc, directed by Ivan Velasquez Dario Saldarriaga, aka El Paisa. From this morning anticipates an operation to capture ‘El Paisa’ in the municipality of Puerto Rico, Caquetá, which […]

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Police Strike in Bahia Brazil lacks support of population

Members of the Military Police on strike on Sunday came in a caravan in the coastal cities of southern Brazilian state of Bahia could see that his movement has no popular support and indignation not only by the chaos caused in a tourist area, on the eve of Carnival, local media reported. The wage floor […]

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Guatemala, over 2000 youths indicate interest in joining the military

The call for young people wishing to join the Army military reservation was echoed among the population. Proof of this is the interest they showed 2 000 400 young people, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defense. The spokesman for the military, Rony Urizar said that the greatest interest was shown by young people of […]

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Guatemala, 360 police agents reassigned to high security risk zones of capital

Be reassigned 360 agents of the National Civil Police (PNC), which currently provide security to individuals, to protect high hazard areas of the capital, announced by President Otto Perez Molina. He also indicated that later seek the relocation of another 240 items that are also assigned to other tasks, so they are available to the […]

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Colombia, 105 kilos of cocaine seized in flower shipment for Valentines Day destined for Paris

Colombian police today found 105 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a load of flowers would be sent to Paris, where the flower industry of early Andean country’s export drive for Valentine’s Day. The director of Ports and Airports of the Narcotics Police, Colonel Pedro Rafael Rodelo, told Efe that this is one of the first […]

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Ecuador going to 911 system for emergencies

After a period of testing, will be operational from tomorrow integrated security service, called ECU 911, which are connected all response agencies that are coordinated by the National Risk Management (SNGR). Its headquarters are located in the building on the former Puntilla commercial center Mall, on the road-Samborondón La Puntilla. The 911 is a system […]

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BRAZIL, 80 dead during police strike, Army takes control of Bahia

Army troops took control of the state of Bahia, the fourth most populous and one of the most tourist of Brazil, following a military police strike that lasted five days and unleashed a wave of violence with 81 dead, officials said Sunday. Some 2,600 members of the Army, Navy and National Security Force were sent […]

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Brazil assisting Suriname in fight against transnational crime, opens up lines of credit

The defense ministers of Brazil, Celso Amorim, and his counterpart from the Republic of Surinam, Lamure Latour, agreed to maintain closer cooperation between the two countries in the military in combating transnational crime and in the area of ​​training. For projects to modernize the Suriname, Minister Amorim called for the secretary of the Ministry of […]

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Venezuela: 8th largest buyer of arms in 2011

Venezuela was the eighth largest importer of arms in 2011, according to a preliminary report prepared by the Center for Global Trade Analysis of Arms (CACM), based in Moscow. According to the survey, last year global arms imports amounted to 68,520 million dollars, the highest amount recorded since the end of the Cold War (1989). […]

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Uruguay purchasing arms from Russia

Last year, Uruguay became the new Russian client largest exporter of weapons, a fact that came after were confirmed by sales category of $ 10.7000 million. Rosoboronexport, the great Russian arms exporter, sold arms worth over 10,700 billion in 2011, a higher turnover of 2,000 million the previous year, reported Isaykin Anatoli, director of the […]

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Colombia: Military discovers and destroys cache of weapons including mines and explosives belonging to FARC

Medellín. 453 antipersonnel mines, a grenade IM26, 50 plastic syringes, five great spell of double insurance and assault of two 5-gallon plastic timbo each with about 40 Kls of explosives, dangerous items were found and destroyed the creek by troops of the Group Machining Juan del Corral in the department of Antioquia. This abundant explosive […]

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Colombia: Six underground facilities used for manufacturing drugs destroyed by armydestroyed by ar

Six underground structures used by illegal armed groups for the production of alkaloids were destroyed by the army in various parts of the country. In a first action, soldiers of the Twenty-second Brigade located in rural areas of the town of Calamar, Guaviare, two handcrafted, inside which were hidden 120 gallons of sulfuric acid, 80 […]

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Canadian described as ringleader in plot to get Gaddafi’s son into Mexico

CHETUMAL, February 1 .- Personnel of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) Federal District moved to Chetumal to Cynthia Ann Vanier Canadian and Mexican Dávila Gabriela Huerta, accused of belonging to a network intended to illegally enter Saadi Gaddafi to Mexico, and operating with a discreet state-supported preventive elements entered the area of ​​women’s Social Rehabilitation […]

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Canadian citizen, Dane, 2 Mexican nationals imprisoned in attempt to transport Gadafi’s son to Mexico

As reported by BBC journalist in Mexico, Alberto Najar, the detainees had spent 80 days in roots, the legal form to define a police custody outside the jail. Now waiting for the start of a trial against him. The PGR accused a Canadian citizen, a Dane and two Mexicans of falsifying official documents, human trafficking […]

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Esmeraldas Ecuador: Massive Police operation closes pawn shops, riot in San Lorenzo

Just after 10:00 yesterday, caused a stir among those who were in the central town of the city, the presence of large numbers of police officers conducted an operation in the purchases and sales calls. These businesses are dedicated to lending money to deliver as collateral in exchange for gold jewelry, so the ‘customers’ greatly […]

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Peru: Chilean detained and accused of espionage

Family members of Luis Gutierrez Maximiliano Seraina, Chilean arrested in Peru on charges of spying Air Base “El Pato” in the town of Talara, met in Valparaiso with the consul of Peru Dora Salazar. The detainee’s closest living in the port saw the possibility of facilitating travel to the town of Sullana, where he is […]

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Bolivia: 26 injured in conflict between Indigenous marchers and police

At least 26 policemen injured, indigenous and journalists was the balance of the income of the marchers of the Indigenous Council of the South (CONISUR) to the Plaza Murillo. Sticks and stones, Indian police exceeded the barrier which failed to act, as in the past, using tear gas to prevent such excesses. The march of […]

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U.S. Intelligence agency doubts whether or not Chavez is cured of cancer

The National Director of U.S. Intelligence, James Clapper, said today in written testimony before the Senate that “there is still doubt” that the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, is cured of his cancer. According to Clapper, “Chávez announced that he has cancer, but there are still doubts about his health” and recalled that during his 12 […]

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Argentina: Justice Minister denies use of anti-terrorism laws against mine protesters

Justice Minister, Julio Alak, denied yesterday that the Justice of Catamarca has used the figure of “crimes terrorist purposes” against nine protesters arrested last week during a protest against the exploitation of the mine under la Alumbrera. However, the lawyer for the detainees, Nidia Gauthier, confirmed that last Friday, during the preliminary statement of the […]

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Argentina rejects British attempt to militarize conflict over Falklands (Malvinas)

The Foreign Ministry said yesterday that “Argentina rejects the British attempt to militarize the conflict which the United Nations have already been issued on numerous occasions and have indicated that both nations should be resolved through bilateral negotiations.” Read Article

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England plans to construct airport Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Although the idea was introduced in 2005 was taken up in recent days, amid the tension between Britain and Argentina over the claim around the Falkland Islands. The British Government plans to build an airport that connects with St. Helena Islands, an archipelago of 4 000 inhabitants. Faced with the possibility to interrupt the current […]

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Caracas: Seven diplomats victims of crime in last year and half

Mexico’s ambassador in Caracas, Carlos Pineiro Pujalte was plagiarized on the morning of January 29 with his wife . After paying a sum of money that has not been informed either by local authorities or by the embassy that represents both the ordeal ended when they were released unharmed. But his captors remain at large. […]

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Argentina: UK sends destroyer to Falkland Islands, claims it is routine

The Ministry of Defense announced today that Britain sent to the Falkland Islands the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless n, one of the most powerful and modern Royal Navy. However, it was clarified that the arrival of the ship was already scheduled, and will replace another patrol boat. Read Article

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Venezuela, three military officers die in plane crash in sea

A plane belonging to the National Guard crashed into the sea in Coche Island in New South Wales state, resulting in three people dead and one missing, said Globovision. According to the information about 3:30 pm on Monday the aircraft was flying around the island of Coche, doing a training flight, crashed into the sea […]

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Chile, inmate shot, killed in attempted prison escape, riot ensues

An inmate died after being hit by a bullet in the head while trying to flee along with two other prison inmates Talagante, near Santiago de Chile, which resulted in a riot of another group of prisoners who had already been controlled. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the prison of Talagante, a town […]

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Chile employing drones in fight against drug trafficking along border with Bolivia, Peru

The Minister of Interior of Chile, Rodrigo Ubilla announced Friday that drones deployed to control its border with Bolivia and Peru, in order to prevent the passage of drug trafficking and smuggling. Friday, January 27, 2012. Chile-the-sum-to-country-that-fight-drug-intensified-in-the-borders-with-Bolivia Ref Photography: Frontera. The Plan, which aims to strengthen control of its three regions: Arica-Parinacota, Tarapaca and Antofagasta, […]

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Ecuador, Chile analyzing existing aggreements for arms manufacturing

Ministers of Defense of Chile, Andres Allamand, and Ecuador, Javier Ponce, reviewed existing military cooperation agreements between the two countries signed a memorandum for peacekeeping missions in Haiti, the Ecuadorian government reported yesterday. Allamand, who finished yesterday a two-day visit to Ecuador, met Ponce in particular to evaluate a strategic alliance between the companies of […]

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Ecuador: Ton of cocaine seized on four shrimp boats

Police and the Navy of Ecuador confirmed yesterday the seizure this week of more than one ton of cocaine hydrochloride in four shrimp located on the island of Puna, in the southwest. Between Tuesday and Thursday last, the authorities raided four shrimp, which was found in total more than a ton of drugs. Police said […]

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Illegal fuel seized Guatemala, believed to be from Mexico

The purpose of the operations was to capture illegal fuel vendors, but only managed to seize vessels with this product, possibly of Mexican origin. During the operation involved five police patrol car with 10, who moved it to the court seized the town of Santa Cruz Muluá. Read Article

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Colombia: 500,000 illegal, counterfeit medicines seized in warehouse

In the development of an operation by the police in the city of Popayan, reported the seizure of more than 500 000 drug smuggling that were stored in a warehouse and were distributed throughout the country. According to the official report, for the record to collection of contraband drugs were found, marked with stamps from […]

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