The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement to monitor climate changes that affect the earth. The agreement, signed on July 13, 2021, will help address and mitigate climate change through Earth science research, open data, and applications, NASA said in a [ … ]
Brazil: Federal Police Combats Human Trafficking in International Operation
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) joined security forces of more than 40 countries to combat human trafficking during Operation Liberterra, July 5-9, 2021. “The tasks involved prevention, repression, and support activities for victims of human trafficking and promotion of illegal migration [migrant smuggling],” the PF said in a [ … ]
Brazil Makes Record Drug Seizure
The Brazilian Military Highway Police (PMR, in Portuguese) carried out the largest drug seizure in the country’s history, intercepting 36.5 tons of marijuana in the city of Deodápolis, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), a state in midwestern Brazil that borders Paraguay and Bolivia. The operation, coordinated by the Secretariat of [ … ]
Panama Thwarts the Distribution of 2.7 Tons of Drugs
The Panamanian National Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) and its Regional Center for Aeronaval Operations seized 2,759 kilograms of drugs in several operations carried out July 1-16, 2021. Agents seized 243 kg of cocaine that criminals had hidden in a speedboat, SENAN reported in a statement on July [ … ]
US Will Continue to Operate in South China Sea to Ensure Prosperity for All
There’s a variety of concerns that keep U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) on its toes — many centered around the activities of China, which quite often don’t match up with the words that come out of Beijing, its commander said. “We certainly view with concern many of the actions that we’ve [ … ]
US Army South Develops Medical Evacuation Rehearsals with Colombian Combat Medics
U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) personnel and 82nd Airborne Division medics joined Colombian military partners to conduct medical evacuation rehearsals July 24, preceding a combined Dynamic Force Employment (DFE) airborne exercise at Tolemaida Air Base, Colombia. The DFE airborne exercise, also known as Exercise Hidra II, is a six-day exercise involving [ … ]
US Supports Partners with Space Weather Information
Meteorologists from the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC), which is part of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), provide daily space weather predictions from their headquarters at the Combined Space Operations Center in Vandenberg, California, SPACECOM reports on its website. The command sends space weather information to the U.S. Department of [ … ]
Uruguay: Fighting the Increasing Transit of Cocaine to Europe
In early July, an investigation under the leadership of the Uruguayan General Directorate for the Control of Illicit Drug Trafficking of the National Police, led to the capture of three people allegedly connected to the June 17 seizure of 1 ton of cocaine in a container in the Port of Barcelona, [ … ]
Colombian-led Multinational Operations Deal Blow to Transnational Crime in the Caribbean
Cooperation among security forces in the region yielded results in early July, leading to the seizure of more than 3 tons of cocaine in multinational operations, the Colombian Navy reported in a statement. Costa Rican, Dominican, Panamanian, and U.S. authorities launched three operations based on intelligence provided by the Colombian [ … ]
Costa Rica: Second Largest Cocaine Seizure in Its History
In mid-July, Costa Rican authorities dealt a severe blow to narcotrafficking by seizing more than 4 tons of cocaine at the port of Moín, in the Caribbean province of Limón. This is the second largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history. “It was a joint effort between the Drug Control [ … ]
Colombian Navy Weakens FARC Dissidents
In early July, the Colombian Navy dealt a blow to the Carolina Ramírez front, a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish), the naval institution reported in a statement. During a joint operation with the Army, the Air Force, the National Police, and the Office [ … ]
Argentina Captures Narcotraffickers, Seizes 9 Tons of Marijuana
The Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA, in Spanish) dismantled drug trafficking networks operating in the province of Corrientes and seized 9,088 kilograms of marijuana, in different operations carried out June 30-July 20, 2021. The Argentine National Gendarmerie (GNA, in Spanish) also seized 1,744 kg of coca leaves in three operations July [ … ]