A team that combines representatives from the political elite, businesses, the military sector and police will be responsible for representing the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, during the peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas.
Top Member of the Shining Path Killed in Peruvian Jungle
In another blow to this group, Rolando Cabezas Figueroa, a senior leader of the Shining Path, was killed during a confrontation with military forces in Ayacucho (southeast), reported Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on September 5.
Without Everyone’s Participation, There is No Hemispheric Defense
Army General, Daniel E. Castellá, Uruguayan Chief of Defense, took a break from his participation at the South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC 2012), in Bogotá, Colombia, from July 24-26, to grant Diálogo an exclusive interview. Gen. Castellá reflected on the role that the military has in unconventional and sometimes controversial, [ … ]
Guatemala to Open Bases on Border with Mexico
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez announced the opening of three military bases on September 3, two near the border with Mexico and one in the Caribbean, as part of its strategy to combat organized crime, especially drug trafficking.
Colombia Wants to End Half a Century of Conflict
The Colombian government and the FARC communist guerrillas will begin a dialogue process in the first two weeks of October in Oslo, to end the armed conflict of 48 years, the most prolonged conflict and still the only one to take place in the region, announced both parties on September [ … ]
Salvadoran President to Ask UN for Support to Combat Crime
Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, will ask the international community for support to fight organized crime in Central America, during his speech on September 25 at the UN, reported an official source.
“Queen of Cocaine” Assassinated in Colombia
Colombian drug queen Griselda Blanco, known in 1970 as “the Queen of Cocaine,” and precessor of feared boss Pablo Escobar in the smuggling of cocaine to the United States, was shot dead by a hit man in Medellín (northwest), said authorities on September 4.
Ecuadorean Police Seize 437 kg of Cocaine Destined for Belgium
The Ecuadorean Police seized about 437 kg of cocaine that were destined to be transported to a Belgium port, said Wladimir León, the head of Antinarcotics in the coastal province of Guayas (southwest), on September 4.
Dominican Republic: 1.5 metric tons of cocaine seized
The Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) coordinated with the Dominican Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard in what it called 'Operation Safe Coast.'
Seven FARC Guerrillas Killed in a Military Operation
Seven FARC guerrillas were killed and five others arrested in a military operation conducted on September 3 in the center of the Colombia, reported the country’s Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón, shortly after the group confirmed talks with the government.
Police in Colombia Dismantle Heroin Trafficking Ring to US
On September 2, the Colombian Police announced it broke up a heroin ring that shipped the drug to the United States working with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.
U.S. Troops Support Fight against Drug Traffickers in Guatemala
About 200 United States Marines were deployed to offer support to the Guatemalan security forces in an unprecedented effort to combat drug trafficking in the Pacific waters off Guatemala, presidential spokesman Francisco Cuevas, told AFP on August 31.