Brazil, Mexico to play for gold in men’s soccer on Aug. 11.
Operation Martillo: Chilean oiler Almirante Montt concludes deployment
The ship’s participation in the multinational anti-trafficking effort resulted in an increase in seized narcotics.
In Search of Hemispheric Stability
In mid February 2012, the 162nd Brigade of the United States Infantry in Fort Polk, Louisiana, conducted a workshop to discuss the role of Region Aligned Forces (RAF) in the Western Hemisphere. The meeting took place at the School of Professional Military Education from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security [ … ]
Interview with Alejandro Garuz, Vice Minister of Public Safety, Panama
PANAMAX 2012, a military exercise designed to prepare countries of the Western Hemisphere for the protection of the Panama Canal, started on Aug. 6 with the participation of military forces from 17 partner nations. Alejandro Garuz, Vice Minister of Public Safety of Panama, spoke about that and other subjects in [ … ]
Colombia Captures Drug Kingpin to Be Extradited to U.S.
On Aug. 8, near Medellín, Colombian authorities captured Erikson Vargas, alias Sebastián, considered one of the most important drug trafficking headmen in Colombia, head of drug organization Office of Envigado, which is known to maintain an alliance with the Mexican Los Zetas cartel and whose extradition to the United States [ … ]
Colombian, Brazilian and U.S. Militaries Conduct PANAMAX Exercise with Partner Nations
U.S. Army South along with armed and security forces from 17 nations are participating in the annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored PANAMAX exercise, which is taking place simultaneously in several parts of the United States and Panama, from August 6-17.
Operation Ágata 5 Seizes Explosives, Marijuana
The mobilization of Brazilian military troops to the southern and western border regions of Brazil resulted in the seizure of 25,935 pounds of explosives in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso.
Olympics: Jamaicans sweep 200-meter dash
Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir win gold, silver and bronze.
Underwood Recovers 49 Bales of Drugs from Caribbean Sea
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36), recovered 49 bales of narcotics from the Caribbean Sea during Operation Martillo, on Aug. 3.
Colombia Extradites Woman with Ties to Mexican Sinaloa Cartel
On Aug. 7, Colombia extradited to the United States a woman believed to have ties to Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, whose leader is Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Dolly Cifuentes Villa, 48, is charged with drug-trafficking and money laundering crimes by a U.S. court, informed the Colombian Police.
Olympics: Argentina advances to semifinals in men’s basketball
Argentina eliminates Brazil in quarterfinals, 82-77.
Olympics: Brazil’s Silva, França win bronze in beach volleyball
Argentina’s women’s field hockey team advances to gold medal game on Aug. 10.