In February and early March, the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) intensified operations against illegal cannabis crops. Agents destroyed 57 tons of marijuana in three operations, preventing the drug from reaching neighboring countries and Europe. On March 5, agents entered a forest area in Colonia Itakyry, Alto Paraná department. There, [ … ]
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US, Peruvian Governments Share Successful Vaccination Experiences
The United States government, through its Embassy in Lima and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines (WV Task Force), joined the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM, in Spanish) and Peru’s Ministry of Health in organizing a virtual discussion panel on the successful vaccination experience [ … ]
Brazilian Federal Police Investigates Drug Trafficking from International Airport
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) carried out yet another operation aimed at decapitalizing criminal drug trafficking organizations in Brazil with Operation Lavaggio on February 10, 2021. The operation served six search and seizure warrants and seven court orders putting a lien on properties located in two cities in [ … ]
US Government Donates 8 Ventilators to Support Fight Against COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic
The U.S. government, through U.S. Southern Command, donated eight Hamilton T1 ventilators in mid-February that, together with the two mobile hospitals donated in September 2020, will increase the Dominican government’s capability to deploy personnel and medical teams quickly, and to care for those in need of emergency assistance during disaster [ … ]
Wichita Conducts First PASSEX on Maiden Deployment with Dominican Republic
The U.S. Navy Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with naval counterparts from the Dominican Republic, March 2, while operating in the Caribbean Sea. The PASSEX provided an opportunity for both navies to improve interoperability and demonstrate their ability to communicate, navigate, and [ … ]
Army South, 1st SFAB Begin Pre-deployment Training Conference
U.S. Army South kicked-off Operation Alamo Shield pre-deployment training conference February 23 at their headquarters to prepare 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade (1st SFAB) personnel for future missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Panama. The 1st SFAB deployments are in support of U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced counternarcotics operations, which President Trump [ … ]
The United States Hands Over $88,735 Worth of Critical Hospital Emergency Equipment to the Government of Jamaica in Response to COVID-19
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered $88,735 worth of critically needed hospital supplies to the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness, to support the government of Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The equipment is part of the $2 million in assistance USAID is [ … ]
Colombian Military Forces Continue with Significant Results Against Narcotrafficking
The Colombian Military Forces continue to deal a hard blow to narcotrafficking. Among their major achievements in late January and early February are the capture of four members of the National Liberation Army (ELN, in Spanish) in eastern Colombia, the seizure of 12 tons of narcotics in the Pacific coast [ … ]
US Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) Completes Operation Southern Cross
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew arrived in its homeport of North Charleston, South Carolina, March 1, 2021, following the conclusion of Operation Southern Cross, a patrol on the South Atlantic in support of countering illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Taking the newly-accepted cutter on its shakedown cruise, Stone’s [ … ]
Paraguay: Agents Seize 1.6 Tons of Marijuana Bound for Brazil
The Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) intercepted a truck carrying 1,635 kilograms of marijuana bound for Brazil, on January 22. Agents from SENAD’s Regional Office in Ciudad del Este, in the Tri-border area, found the drug distributed among 47 packages, inside a false bottom in the truck. The [ … ]
US Embassy Donates Self-sufficient Mobile Clinic Worth $105,000 to Ecuador’s Imbabura Province
The Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador donated a mobile clinic valued at $105,000, to Imbabura province, as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program. The clinic will support medical personnel and communities in the province. “International collaboration between sister nations, such as the United [ … ]
Bolivia: Anti-drug Agents Destroy More than 2 Tons of Drugs
In less than a month, the Bolivian Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) destroyed more than 2 tons of cocaine and marijuana in different operations. On February 17, agents incinerated 179 kilograms of cocaine seized in the town of El Alto during Operation Río Seco. The United [ … ]