Honduran authorities dealt another blow to narcotrafficking on August 23 by detaining an aircraft carrying 489 kilograms of cocaine. “The twin-engine aircraft coming from Venezuela, and with an alleged Mexican registration, was intercepted after crashing in a clandestine landing area in the southwestern part of Aguas municipality, Gracias a Dios [ … ]
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SOUTHCOM Leaders Discuss Dealing with Hemispheric Threats
U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Ambassador Jean Manes, SOUTHCOM civilian deputy to the commander, joined an Americas Society/Council of the Americas roundtable conversation on October 5. “The main mission of SOUTHCOM is to defend the United States. That's primarily accomplished through working [ … ]
Iranian Who Led Human Smuggling Operation Arrested in Brazil
Reza Sahami, an Iranian man wanted for human smuggling and forgery, was arrested in the Brazilian state of Acre, on September 5, as a result of Operation Chacal. According to the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese), Sahami was the leader of an organization that for more than 10 years [ … ]
4th Fleet Commander Hosts Maritime Staff Talks with Peruvian Navy
Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet, hosted leaders from the Peruvian Navy for the annual U.S.-Peru Maritime Staff Talks (MST) on September 23. MSTs support U.S. global strategy by building and strengthening working relationships between the U.S. and partner nations and improving interoperability [ … ]
Chile Fighting Increase in Synthetic Drug Trafficking
The Chilean police is fighting synthetic drug trafficking in its country. According to the Narcotrafficking Observatory of Chile 2020 Report, issued by the Chilean Office of the Attorney General, the civil police seized 2,304 doses of synthetic drugs in 2010, while more than 1.6 million doses were seized in 2019. [ … ]
Paraguay: Agents Seize More than 1,000 Kg of Marijuana
On August 23, special agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) intercepted a truck carrying 1,074 kilograms of marijuana hidden in wooden furniture. [caption id="attachment_39995" align="alignright" width="336"] During Operation Karumbe, narcotics agents captured four people who were carrying almost 123 kg of cocaine hidden inside a truck’s [ … ]
Trinidad and Tobago Forces Seize Almost 1 Ton of Marijuana
In mid-August, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) seized nearly 1 ton of marijuana in the north of the island of Trinidad. According to an August 13 TTPS press release, the drug, which was found inside a container coming from the port of Port of Spain, is believed to [ … ]
Special Military Group Increases Measures Against Narcotrafficking at the Brazil-Bolivia Border
Between January and July 2020, the Special Border Group (GEFRON, in Portuguese), a specialized troop of the Brazilian Military Police from Mato Grosso state, tasked with securing a more than 900-kilometer border between Brazil and Bolivia, seized 6.8 tons of drugs, nearly twice the 3.6 tons seized during the same [ … ]
Maduro Calls Venezuelans with COVID-19 ‘Bioterrorists’
The illegitimate Maduro regime wants Venezuelans to denounce their neighbors who are sick with COVID-19, calling them “bioterrorists.” Nicolás Maduro’s National Bolivarian Armed Force encouraged citizens to look for sick Venezuelans, saying a returning migrant “is a bioterrorist who puts everyone’s health at risk.” They also provided an email address [ … ]
Bolivia in the Fight Against Drugs
The Bolivian Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) reported seizing more than 2.3 tons of cocaine in different operations carried out in the last two weeks of July. On July 29, the FELCN reported the seizure of 260 kilograms of cocaine and a light aircraft, the destruction [ … ]
Honduras’ FNAMP Captures More Than 1,000 Gang Members in 2 Years
In the two years since its creation, the Honduran National Anti-Gang Force (FNAMP, in Spanish) has achieved significant results, including the arrest of more than 1,680 gang members and the seizure of more than 330 weapons and some 4 tons of drugs, the institution said in a video posted on [ … ]
Federal Highway Police Seizes Over 300 Tons of Marijuana on Brazil’s Roads in 2020
Between January and August 2020, the Brazilian Federal Highway Police (PRF, in Portuguese) seized 331 tons of marijuana nationwide, representing more than the total seized in 2019. [caption id="attachment_39846" align="alignleft" width="300"] Agents of the Brazilian Federal Highway Police count the 5,805 kg of marijuana, seized from a truck’s load of [ … ]