Nicaragua arrests three Colombian drug traffickers with 250 kilos of cocaine
The Nicaraguan Navy arrested three alleged Colombian drug traffickers with 250 kilos of cocaine on board a motorboat Saturday...
Paraguay police kill second rebel chief
Paraguayan police killed a leader of a leftist rebel group blamed for kidnappings and murders in remote areas...
Peru would accept U.S. troops in order to fight drug trafficking: Alan García
Peruvian president Alan García told U.S. broadcaster CNN’s Spanish-language channel that he would accept U.S. military trainers in his country...
Mascot for 5th Military World Games Introduced
Created by Maurício de Sousa, the mascot for the 5th Military World Games was introduced to the public on September 5th...
Brazil, Colombia to work jointly on regional stability
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited Brazil on September 1...
Detained Colombian Guerrilla Commander Sentenced To 46 Years In Prison
Bernardo Mosquera Machado, alias Negro Antonio, former commander of the FARC guerrilla group’s Front 42, was sentenced to forty-six years in prison...
Eleven Associates of Mexican Drug Lord Barbie Captured
Colombian authorities carried out operations in five different cities, resulting in the arrest of 11 people linked to Mexican drug lord Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias “Barbie” on August 30.
U.S. presents Legion of Merit to Former MINUSTAH Commander
U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, presented the United States Defense Department’s Legion of Merit medal to Brazilian Army Maj. Gen. Floriano Peixoto Vieira...
Colombia Renounces Authority to Create Demilitarized Areas for Peace Talks
The Colombian government has renounced its authority to grant control of areas of the country to illegal armed groups in order to create demilitarized zones to enable progress in peace talks, Interior Minister Germán Vargas announced Tuesday.
Colombia, Honduras and the U.S. Begin Joint Anti-Drug Drills
Naval forces from Colombia, Honduras and the United States, joined on August 31 for a series of combined anti-drug trafficking military exercises.
Dominican Republic: Authorities seized 195 kilograms of cocaine
Colombian authorities seize 84 kilograms of cocaine.
NASA experts to advise Chile on trapped miners’ conditions
Four NASA experts will travel to Chile on the last week of August to advise the government on the best strategy to maintain 33 miners trapped 700 meters underground physically and mentally fit...