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Narcotrafficking Endangers Colombian and Ecuadorean Siona Community
The Siona community, located on the banks of the Putumayo River in Colombia and in the Sucumbíos province...
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Panama Builds Regional Center to Fight Transnational Crime
In the first half of 2021, Panama will launch a new strategy to fight narcotrafficking and other illegal...
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Brazilian Navy Conducts Operation Caribex 2020
During November and December, the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) conducted Operation Caribex 2020 to increase the level...
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One of Brazil’s Main Animal Traffickers Arrested in Federal Police Operation
On December 4, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) arrested one of Brazil’s main wildlife traffickers,...
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Colombia Stops Organization that Smuggled Cocaine in Breast Implants
The Colombian Army, in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General, dismantled the narcotrafficking ring Los Cirujanos...
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Brazilian and Argentine Armies Conduct Joint Operation
The Brazilian and Argentine armies carried out Operation Arandu at Barão de São Borja Training Camp, in Rosário...
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Colombian Military Forces Capture Leaders of FARC Dissident Faction
In mid-November, the Colombian Military Forces’ Joint Task Force Omega (FUTCO, in Spanish) captured three leaders of the...
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Last Brazilian Frigate Returns Home Following a 9 Year Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon
The Frigate Independência docked at the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base on December 26, 2020, completing one of the...
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Colombia Neutralizes 3 Criminal Leaders
The Colombian Military Forces General Command (CGFM, in Spanish) told the press on November 25, 2020, that the...
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DOD Rewards Program Continues Successful Operations in 2020
Despite a year marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Rewards Program in Colombia...
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Paraguay, Brazil Destroy Nearly 500 Tons of Marijuana
Members of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) and the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese)...
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US Government Donates 2 Mobile Hospitals to Ecuador to Treat COVID-19 Patients
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Michael J. Fitzpatrick and Consul General Brian S. Quigley, Jr. delivered two field hospitals,...
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Service Members Combat Illegal Activities in Brazil, at the Suriname and French Guiana Borders
Between October 22 and November 4, the Brazilian Armed Forces deployed 4,400 service members to combat transborder and...
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Brazilian States Conduct Internal Border Operation to Combat Organized Crime
In late October 2020, in addition to ongoing surveillance activities along Brazilian borders with 10 neighboring countries, Brazilian...
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Brazil: Security Forces Seize 1 Ton of Cocaine on the Border with Bolivia
On October 24, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) seized 1,060 kilograms of Bolivian cocaine paste,...
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Bolivia: Narcotics Agents Destroy Clandestine Airstrip, Mega Cocaine Lab
On October 30, Bolivia’s Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) seized 278 kilograms of cocaine base...
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US Southern Command Unveils New Network Operations and Security Center
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has unveiled its newest warfighting asset, a $1.3 million Network Operations and Security Center...
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El Salvador Weakens MS-13, Barrio 18 Gangs
The Salvadoran authorities carried out simultaneous operations nationwide that resulted in the arrest of hundreds of gang members,...
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Stronger Together: USS William P. Lawrence Gets Second Opportunity to Train with Brazilian Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and BNS Brasil (U 27) executed a...
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US Coast Guard, Brazil Navy Conduct Regional Engagements to Strengthen Partnership
On November 6, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Jacksonville held an arrival ceremony in Mayport, Florida, for the...
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