On July 8, the Uruguayan Police, with the support of the Uruguayan Navy and Air Force, dismantled a narcotrafficking organization as part of Operation Guaraní. Law enforcement forces carried out more than 23 raids in several cities in Colonia department, as well as in Montevideo. Authorities arrested 29 people, including [ … ]
The Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC, in Spanish) reported the seizure of 335 kilograms of cocaine on the Pacific coast on July 5. “We received information about a suspicious vessel, and together with international agencies that provide us with information, we proceeded to deploy a vessel from the Pacific Naval [ … ]
U.S. Southern Command hosted U.S. Space Force and Brazilian counterparts for the newly established virtual U.S.-Brazil Space Engagement Talks. This is the first senior space flag officer event between the U.S. and Brazil and the first such event for the U.S. Space Force. The talks, held during separate virtual sessions [ … ]
In early July, following months of investigation, the Honduran Armed Forces, with the support of the Office of the Attorney General against Organized Crime and the Technical Criminal Investigation Agency (ATIC, in Spanish), carried out an operation in the tropical rainforest near Limón municipality, Colón department, where they destroyed a [ … ]
On August 6, the United States government donated an ambulance, six vehicles, and aircraft and vehicle parts valued at $1 million to the Belize Ministry of National Security in a handover ceremony at Force Headquarters on Price Barracks. The donation was funded by U.S. Southern Command’s Building Partner Capacity and [ … ]
In late June, in different operations conducted in the Colombian Amazon, units of Joint Task Force Omega (FUTCO, in Spanish) dealt a heavy blow to the finances of the organized armed group (GAO, in Spanish) Seventh Structure, the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command (CGFM, in Spanish) said. On June 22, [ … ]
In only a week, Paraguayan service members and police officers stopped the transit of more than 1 ton of drugs to neighboring countries. On July 12, the Paraguayan Navy seized more than 300 kilograms of marijuana on the Paraná River. The drug was ready for shipment to Brazilian territory. [caption [ … ]
The Colombian Army and Navy seized 5,726 kilograms of marijuana and cocaine hydrochloride in five operations that dealt a major blow to narcotrafficking networks. The Pacific Naval Force (FNP, in Spanish) reported that on July 18 it seized 62 packages containing 1,213 kg of marijuana and 20 kg of cocaine [ … ]
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Sharon Day delivered three field hospitals, purchased by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), to the Costa Rican government during an official donation ceremony August 24 in San José. The donation of $1.1 million is part of SOUTHCOM’s ongoing assistance to nations responding to the global pandemic [ … ]
In early July, the Costa Rican Drug Control Police (PCD, in Spanish), with the cooperation of the United States and Colombian counterdrug authorities, dismantled a narcotrafficking ring that smuggled cocaine and marijuana by sea, air, and land to the United States and Mexico. During the Operation Air, authorities captured 12 [ … ]
On May 2, 2020, the USS Lassen recovered more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana during a routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea. Roughly two weeks later, the USS Pinckney recovered over 2,700 kilograms of cocaine off the Central American coast. On June 2, the USS Preble seized 100 bales of [ … ]
Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) donated personal protective equipment and medications, through U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program to support the municipalities of Villa de San Antonio, La Paz, Ajuterique, and Lejamani in Honduras. The donation includes KN95 masks, gloves, gowns, booties, head covers, disinfecting supplies, and medication to benefit [ … ]
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