Little Progress Has Been Made In Fight Against Drug Trafficking In Peru
Peruvian president Alan García affirmed that little progress has been made in the fight against drug trafficking and that he is not satisfied with the actions taken to eliminate the remnants of the Maoist group Shining Path.
Exclusive Interview With The Salvadoran Defense Minister Gen. David Munguía Payés
The Salvadoran Defense Minister granted Diálogo the following exclusive interview, minutes after addressing the Sub-Regional Conference for Mesoamerica, held 20-23 July in San Salvador and organized by the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS).
FARC Leader Who Guarded Betancourt Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison In United States
A Colombian guerrilla commander involved in the kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt and of three Americans was sentenced in New York to twenty-seven years in prison on drug-trafficking charges.
Peru And Chile Agree On Anti-Drug Cooperation And Reporting Arms Expenditures
Peru and Chile agreed to relaunch cooperation mechanisms in order to work together in the fight against drug trafficking and also agreed to inform one another about their military expenditures, the Peruvian foreign ministry announced.
Colombia Celebrates Its Bicentennial With Concerts And Military Parade
Colombia celebrated the bicentennial of the beginning of its independence with more than a thousand concerts around the country, the central one being Juanes’s performance in the depressed region of Chocó; a military parade; and at nightfall, fireworks in Bogotá’s Bolívar Plaza.
Marines From Ten Countries Participated In Exercises In Peru
Marines from ten countries held a series of military exercises on the north coast of Peru, including a demonstration of amphibian incursion and domination of an urbanized area, as well as a hostage-rescue and evacuation operation, AFP confirmed.
Peru And Chile Will Meet To Analyze Equalization Of Military Expenditures
The top Peruvian and Chilean military commanders will hold the first technical meeting to establish shared criteria for the equalization of military expenditures between the two countries in Lima on 26 July, Peruvian defense minister Rafael Rey said.
Mafia Importer Of Cocaine From Peru, Colombia Busted
Italian police busted a Sicilian Mafia drug ring operating in Peru and Colombia, making 13 arrests and seizing 20 kilogrammes (44 pounds) of high-quality cocaine overnight, a statement said.
FARC And ELN Lost 21,500 Combatants In Colombia
The FARC and the ELN, Colombian guerrilla groups, lost at least 21,500 combatants during Álvaro Uribe’s presidential administration, and these groups will not represent a threat for Juan Manuel Santos’s upcoming administration, the country’s top military commander, Freddy Padilla, indicated Sunday.
Explosives Found In Colombian FARC Camp On Border With Ecuador
Colombian troops found “a large quantity of explosives” after occupying a camp of the FARC guerrilla group in a jungle region of the border with Ecuador, the regional military commander, Gen. Rafael Colón announced.
USS Iwo Jima to Visit Miami En Route to Humanitarian Mission
The amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima will visit Miami July 19-21 to conduct final preparations before beginning a four-month humanitarian assistance mission that will include visits to eight countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Chile Says It Can Handle Financial Gap Due to Earthquake
Chilean treasury minister Felipe Larraín said Thursday that he is not concerned about a 600-million-dollar deficit in a post-earthquake rebuilding plan, and he believes that any impact on the peso will be manageable.