The Colombian National Army teamed with the Bolívar Criminal Investigation (SINJIN) of the Department of Bolívar Police Force to capture the suspected leader of Clan Úsuga’s Heroes of the South Bloc, the Army reported on its website on March 2. The Colombian National Army teamed with the Judicial Investigation Directorate's [ … ]
Nearly 79 percent of all narco flights originating in South American countries use the Mosquito Coast as a drop-off point for cocaine shipments. La Mosquitia is located in the easternmost part of Honduras along the Mosquito Coast and is known for its lush rainforests and diverse indigenous populations. Cut-off from [ … ]
To talk about this and other issues affecting the Dutch islands in the Caribbean, Diálogo talked with Netherlands Navy Commodore Hans Lodder, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean and director of the Dutch Coast Guard in the Caribbean, during the XIII Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC 2015), in [ … ]
Federal Police agents gathered intelligence for months to find and arrest La Tuta. Mexican Federal Police (PF) have captured Servando Gómez Martínez –alias "La Tuta"– the leader of the violent drug cartel the Knights Templar. PF agents captured La Tuta when he stepped outside his house in the city of [ … ]
The Colombian National Army’s Artillery Battalion No. 18 General José María Mantilla Unit seized 490 kilograms of marijuana that allegedly belonged to the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the Department of Arauca as part of the Sword of Honor III campaign. The Colombian National Army’s " General José María Mantilla" [ … ]
The efforts undertaken by the Honduran government’s security forces seem to be bearing fruit, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Security, which indicates that 740, or 13.4 percent fewer people were killed last year compared to 2013. The efforts of Honduran security forces improved public safety in [ … ]
Diálogo talked about this and other issues affecting Belize’s national security with Brigadier General David Jones, commander of Belize Defence Force, during the XIII Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC), held in Nassau, Bahamas, from 20-23 January 2015. Even when a government has carried out the most assiduous narcotics control law [ … ]
Colombian Soldiers and police officers wounded by landmines or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are helping themselves recover from their injuries by engaging in athletics. Colombian Soldiers and police officers that were wounded by landmines or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are helping themselves recover from their injuries by engaging in athletics. [ … ]
Cooperative efforts by the Colombian National Army, National Police, and civilian agencies have reduced kidnappings in Colombia by more than 90 percent over the past 14 years, according to statistics compiled by the nation’s anti-kidnapping agency. Cooperative efforts by the Colombian National Army, National Police, and civilian agencies have reduced [ … ]
Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft used by U.S. and Colombian Armed Forces have proven to be an important tool for security officials in Costa Rica in the fight against drug trafficking. Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft used by U.S. and Colombian security forces have proven to be an important tool for [ … ]
Colombian National Soldiers and investigators with the Attorney General's Office capture 15 suspects who allegedly laundered the profits from illegally mined gold. Colombian National Army Soldiers, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, recently detained 15 people in four departments who allegedly exported more than two billion pesos in illegally-mined [ … ]
Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, Jamaica was occupied by the Spanish since 1509. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, Jamaica was occupied by the Spanish since 1509. In 1655, the island was captured by the English and confirmed as a British possession by the Treaty of Madrid in 1670. [ … ]
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