On August 27, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed that his government conducted “exploratory conversations” ahead of possible peace talks with the FARC communist guerrillas, in arms for almost 50 years, and the results will be known in the coming days.
Brazilian Military Team Wins First Gold Medal in Triathlon World Championship
The national anthem and the green and yellow flag took over the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 25. For the first time, Brazil was on top of the podium in the female, male, and mixed teams’ modalities in the Triathlon World Championship (swimming, cycling, and running).
UAVs in Public Security and Civil Defense (Part III, last)
In 2011, the São Paulo State Military Police (PMESP) began to use the domestically manufactured unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Tiriba.
Honduras: Cocaine lab seized by authorities
Precursor Chemicals from China Seized in Guatemalan Caribbean
On August 24, Guatemala’s anti-drug authorities seized 110 containers of precursor chemicals, used to make synthetic drugs, which arrived at a Caribbean port in shipping containers from China, an official said.
Colombia and U.S. Seize 2,281 kg of Cocaine in the Caribbean
A total of 2,281 kilograms of cocaine were confiscated in the Colombian Caribbean and in the proximity of the Dominican Republic, in two operations executed as part of the maritime interdiction agreement between Colombia and the United States, informed a military report on August 23 in Bogotá.
Guatemalan Police Seize Heroin from France
On August 23, the Guatemalan Police confiscated 100 kilos of liquid heroin which entered the country as a pharmaceuticals from France, according to the report from the Ministry of Interior.
UAVs in Public Security and Civil Defense (Part II)
Two European countries stand out regarding the use of these machines. In 2010, the Merseyside Police in England used a rotary-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) equipped with thermal cameras to locate a suspect who had stolen a car.
Dutchman Arrested with Ecstasy in Buenos Aires
A total of 29,802 ecstasy tablets were discovered on August 23 in a suitcase that was about to be picked up from Buenos Aires’s Ezeiza International Airport, by a passenger of Dutch nationality, who was arrested by the authorities, informed Argentina’s Customs authorities.
Nicaragua seizes US$7 million at border crossing
Children Make Up Nearly Half of Colombia’s Guerrillas, Says New Study
Although the intensity of Colombia’s long-running civil conflict has diminished over the past decade, a new study outlines one particularly devastating trend: Marxist guerrillas and drug trafficking gangs are increasingly recruiting children by force.