Troops with Antioquia's Military Guard partnered with the Specialized Judicial Police Directorate against Organized Crime (PCO-CTI) and the Attorney General’s Office to capture the alleged leader of the La Esmeralda narcotrafficking gang. Troops with Antioquia's Military Guard partnered with the Specialized Judicial Police Directorate against Organized Crime (PCO-CTI) and the [ … ]
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Nicaragua and U.S. Cooperate to Fight Drug Trafficking
Nicaragua and the United States are cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in order to more effectively detect vessels transporting South American cocaine via the Central American isthmus. Nicaragua and the United States are cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in order [ … ]
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police Dismantles Narco-trafficking Ring
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) captured 10 suspects who allegedly were part of a narco-trafficking ring that transported five kilograms of marijuana and three kilograms of cocaine weekly from the Province of Limón. Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) captured 10 suspects who allegedly were part of a narco-trafficking [ … ]
Colombian Army Making Strides in Counter-narcotics Fight
Colombian National Army Soldiers have destroyed 115 cocaine-producing laboratories in the Department of Norte de Santander since January 1. Colombian National Army Soldiers have destroyed 115 cocaine-producing laboratories in the Department of Norte de Santander since January 1, the Army reported on its website on March 6. Nine of those [ … ]
Colombian National Army Dismantles FARC Cocaine Laboratory
The Colombian National Army’s "General Luis Ernesto Ordoñez Castillo" Artillery Battalion No. 27 dismantled a large cocaine-producing laboratory that allegedly belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the Department of Putumayo. The Colombian National Army’s "General Luis Ernesto Ordoñez Castillo" Artillery Battalion No. 27 dismantled a large [ … ]
Mexican Soldiers and Federal Police Capture Los Zetas Leader “Z-42”
The alleged leader of Los Zetas drug cartel, Oscar Omar Treviño, known as "Z-42" was captured by Mexican Federal Police and Army soldiers on March 4, dealing a blow to the brutal gang and giving the embattled Mexican government a second major arrest in a week. Mexican Federal Police (PF) [ … ]
Bolivia’s Navy Expected to Combat Narcotrafficking on Lake Titicaca
In March, Bolivia’s Navy is expected to launch a special unit to assist Bolivia’s Special Anti-Drug Force (FELCN) in combating narcotrafficking on Lake Titicaca, Vice Admiral Waldo Calla, the commander of the Navy, said recently. In March, Bolivia’s Navy is expected to launch a special unit to assist Bolivia’s Special [ … ]
Colombian Army Captures Alleged High-ranking Clan Úsuga Leader
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 [ … ]
The Destruction of Narco Airstrips in Honduras
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 [ … ]
Dutch Caribbean Islands Combat a Different Type of Piracy
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 [ … ]
Mexican Federal Police Capture Knights Templar Kingpin ‘La Tuta’
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 [ … ]
Colombian National Army’s Sword of Honor III Scores Major Victory
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" [ … ]