Ecuador seized nearly 362 kilograms of cocaine that were allegedly abandoned on a beach off the Pacific Ocean, informed Police Chief Raúl Aguirre, on Aug. 5. He attributed the shipment to an international cartel.
Alleged Local Operator of Norte del Valle Cartel Captured in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan police captured Bismarck Jirón Lira on Aug. 4. Lira is suspected of being an important operator for the Norte del Valle cartel in Colombia, and the police stated that they seized close to $ 1 million he had hidden in a luxurious residence in Managua. Jirón was “the [ … ]
Colombian Army Kills FARC Troop Leader
On Aug. 4, the Colombian Army killed a troop leader from the communist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who is said to be responsible for an attack in 2011 that claimed the life of a highway patrolman in Antioquia (northwest), reported the military institution in a statement.
Panamanian, US forces seize huge drug cargo
Hypersonic Technology Will Reach Anywhere on the Planet in an Hour
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), charged with the development of new military technology, recently announced the construction by 2016 of an extreme hypersonic plane, capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 20 (20 times the speed of sound, or 21,000 km/h). That speed would be sufficient to [ … ]
All Set for PANAMAX 2012
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters are in a flurry. Once again, their personnel enthusiastically prepares to start the PANAMAX 2012 military exercise, and this time with a record 17 countries participating.
Colombia, South Carolina Establish Bilateral Relationship
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Colombian Vice Minister of Defense Jorge Enrique Bedoya signed a partnership proclamation on July 23, formally establishing a bilateral relationship between South Carolina and the Republic of Colombia in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program (SPP).
Olympics: Mexico, Brazil advance to semifinals in men’s soccer
Mexico will face Japan, with the Brazilians taking on South Korea.
Interview with Celso Gamboa Sánchez, Costa Rican Deputy Public Safety Minister
In an exclusive interview granted to Diálogo, Costa Rican Deputy Public Safety Minister Celso Gamboa Sánchez referred to the legal barriers that come between the countries of Central America and that often make it impossible to bring the full force of the law to drug traffickers and members of organized [ … ]
Olympics: Jamaica sweeps men’s, women’s 100-meter dashes
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the Olympics’ premier sprinting event.
Sao Paulo Hosts National and South American Defense Meetings
On Aug. 6, Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim inaugurated the opening conference for the VI National Meeting of the Brazilian Association of Defense Studies and the South American Defense Meeting.
Group to Determine Potential Cocaine Production Is Formed in Peru
The Peruvian state anti-drug agency decided on July 30 evening to form a working group to determine the country’s potential cocaine production, in response to a U.S. report stating that Peru has become the world’s leading producer of that drug.