Guatemalan counter-narcotics forces recently captured eight suspects and seized 170 kilograms of cocaine from two fishing boats in the South Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Eye of the Falcon. Guatemalan counter-narcotics forces recently captured eight suspects and seized 170 kilograms of cocaine from two fishing boats in the South [ … ]
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Colombian Security Forces Capture 79 Suspected Clan Úsuga Operatives
Colombian security forces recently captured 79 alleged members of Clan Úsuga, one of the country’s most powerful narco-trafficking organizations, during numerous operations nationwide. Colombian security forces recently captured 79 alleged members of Clan Úsuga, one of the country’s most powerful narcotrafficking organizations, during numerous operations nationwide. On April 18 in [ … ]
Salvadoran Army Brings Healthcare Services to Disabled Veterans
The Military organized a medical outreach day so combat-injured veterans could receive medication and get prosthesis repairs. Canes, crutches and walkers also were given away. Roberto Linares, a 54-year-old veteran of the Salvadoran Armed Forces who lost one of his legs from a gunshot wound that became infected during the [ … ]
U.S. Donates Speedboats to Nicaraguan Navy’s Counter-narcotics Fight
The U.S. has provided the Nicaraguan Army’s Naval Force three refurbished speedboats to use to combat narco-trafficking and organized crime groups, with the promise of donating a total of 21 boats. The U.S. has provided the Nicaraguan Army’s Naval Force three refurbished speedboats to combat narcotrafficking and organized crime, with [ … ]
Bolivia’s FELCN Seizes Cocaine Hydrochloride Bound for Spain
Bolivia’s Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) seized 654 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride hidden inside a vehicle that law enforcement agents stopped at the Tambo Quemado border crossing that leads into Chile. Bolivia’s Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) seized 654 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride hidden inside a vehicle that [ … ]
Panamanian Security Forces Seize Large Volume of Drugs
Panama's Public Forces and National Police seized more than 13 tons of drugs during the first three months of 2015 -- more than double what was seized during the same time frame a year earlier. Panama's Public Forces and National Police seized more than 13 tons of drugs during the [ … ]
U.S. Armed Forces to Hold Joint Counter-Narcotics Exercises with Partner Nations
The Mexican Army, Attorney General’s Office and Federal Police teamed to capture the alleged leader of the Juárez Cartel, one of the largest transnational criminal organizations in the country. Mexican Army helps capture alleged leader of Juárez Cartel The Mexican Army, Attorney General’s Office and Federal Police teamed to capture [ … ]
Latin American Partner Nations and U.S. Cooperate to Interdict Drugs
In the first three months of 2015 alone, the Police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol (DIJIN), with the help of its international partners, has seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine being transported out of Colombia via air, sea and land. The Colombian National Police, working in close collaboration with [ … ]
Paraguayan Security Forces Seize Cocaine from Plane
Colombian Army forces and Paraguyan Navy officials launch separate, successful drug raids that disrupt cocaine trafficking networks. Paraguay’s Joint Task Force (FTC) and National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) arrested five suspects April 11 in connection with the seizure of 200 kilograms of cocaine aboard a small plane. A Paraguayan Navy helicopter [ … ]
FARC Violates Ceasefire, Kills 11 and Injures 18 Colombian Soldiers
Just when the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) saw light at the end of the tunnel, that progress suffered a major setback when at least 10 soldiers were killed late Tuesday night in what the government said was an attack by [ … ]
Operation MARTILLO: U.S. and Canada Cooperate to Seize Cocaine
The USS Kauffman partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy to seize 1,017 kilograms of cocaine off a vessel in the western Caribbean Sea in support of Operation MARTILLO. The USS Kauffman partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy to seize 1,017 [ … ]
Colombian National Navy Seizes 5,200 Kilograms of Cocaine
Colombia’s National Navy seized 5,200 kilograms of cocaine from a ship merchant ship in the Pacific Ocean, and arrested the vessel’s 14-member crew. Colombia’s National Navy seized 5,200 kilograms of cocaine from a merchant ship in the Pacific Ocean and arrested the vessel’s 14-member crew. It was the largest seizure [ … ]