The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will confirm the existence of a gang truce in El Salvador that has cut the number of homicides in the country from 14 per day to 5.6, an official source announced on July 10.
London Games: Mexico’s men’s soccer team on gold rush
El Tri has sights set on first Olympic gold.
Three Police Officers Die in Guerrilla Ambush in Colombia
Three police officers died and three others were wounded on July 9 in an ambush by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group in the department of Casanare, in northeastern Colombia, the police announced.
Chilean Customs Finds Drugs Hidden in Fake Rocks
Customs personnel at the Chilean port of Arica (in the northern part of the country) discovered approximately 350 kilos of cocaine hidden by drug traffickers inside four enormous fake rocks found in a container destined for Spain, a law-enforcement source announced.
Cabral Case in Guatemala Reveals International Drug-Trafficking Network
A visible victim of organized crime in Central America, Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral died a year ago in a hail of hitmen’s bullets on a busy Guatemalan street. His murder uncovered the operations of a drug-trafficking network the regional ramifications of which still cannot be calculated.
Honduran Military Personnel Seize More than 1,000 Kilos of Cocaine
Honduran Military personnel seized more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine on July 6, on the Cruta River in the Mosquitia region (in eastern Honduras), on three vessels the crews of which escaped, the head of the Armed Forces General Staff, General René Osorio, announced.
Cocaine Trade Shifts from Colombia to Peru
The shape-shifting cocaine trade has survived a decade-long crackdown in Colombia to reemerge in Peru, which is expected to take over as top producer in an industry worth some $100 billion worldwide.
Colombia Earns Fuerzas Comando 2012 Championship Title
After eight long days of strenuous and arduous tasks, Exercise Fuerzas Comando came to an end during the final closing ceremony June 14. For the fifth time in the history of the exercise, Colombia earned the coveted title of Champion. Ecuador took second place and Uruguay took third place.
Brazilian Navy Initiates Project to Manufacture Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The ceremony initiating the Brazilian Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project was held on July 6, in the main auditorium of the Navy Technological Center in São Paulo.
Ecuadorean Navy Confiscates 773 Kg of Marijuana and Arrests Two Colombians
The Ecuadorean Marines seized 773 kg of marijuana on July 5, in an operation on the Colombian border in which two Colombians were arrested, the National Directorate of Aquatic Spaces (Dirnea) announced.
U.S. Ends Anti-Drug Support Program in Bolivia and Transfers Equipment
The U.S. Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) has announced the start of the transfer of infrastructure, equipment, and weapons to the Bolivian Government, as a donation, in advance of the September conclusion of its program to support the fight against drug trafficking.