In recent days, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and regional partners seized more than $74 million in illegal drugs in separate counter smuggling operations in the waters off Costa Rica. In recent days, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and regional partners seized more than [ … ]
In recent years, Honduran security forces have seized properties and other assets worth tens of millions of dollars from organized crime leaders and groups. In recent years, Honduran security forces have seized properties and other assets worth tens of millions of dollars from organized crime leaders and groups. The Honduran [ … ]
The Paraguayan Army is scheduled to burn 12 tons of marijuana on January 29 at its First Army Corps headquarters near the city of Curuguaty in the Department of Canindeyú. The Paraguayan Army is scheduled to burn 12 tons of marijuana on January 29 at its First Army Corps headquarters [ … ]
The Armed Forces of Guatemala and Honduras are working in cooperation to fight organized crime through the Maya-Chortí Task Force, which will improve security in the region along the border the two countries share. The Armed Forces of Guatemala and Honduras are working in cooperation to fight organized crime through [ … ]
The Coast Guards from Costa Rica and the United States recently cooperated to seize a metric ton of high-grade marijuana and capture five suspects. The operation took place off the Caribbean coast of the Costa Rican province of Limón on January 18. The Coast Guards from Costa Rica and the [ … ]
Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) seized 1,141 kilograms of cocaine on Tiger Island, which is off the Central American nation’s Caribbean coast, SENAN Chief José Laniado told reporters on January 19. Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) seized 1,141 kilograms of cocaine on Tiger Island, which is off the Central American [ … ]
A Peruvian Special Forces battalion comprised of Military personnel and National Police officers captured four suspects in connection with the seizure of 420 kilograms of cocaine in the Ayacucho region on January 16. A Peruvian Special Forces battalion comprised of Military personnel and National Police officers captured four suspects in [ … ]
Troops with the Colombian National Army’s Joint Task Force Omega found weapons, including an anti-aircraft gun, that the terrorist Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) allegedly planned to use against Soldiers in the departments of Caquetá and Meta, the Army said on January 12. Troops with the Colombian National Army’s Joint Task [ … ]
Argentine Army Soldiers were surprised to find more than 2,000 bales of marijuana wrapped in plastic bags on January 11, shortly after entering a cattle field in the town of Misión Tacaaglé in the Province of Formosa. Argentine Army Soldiers were surprised to find more than 2,000 bales of marijuana [ … ]
The Peruvian Army repelled an attack by Shining Path terrorists on the Counterterrorist Base of Llochegua, in Huanta province, on December 17.The successful defense of the base occurred as the Military conducts an intensified offensive against the terrorist group and other illegal organizations in order to pacify the Apurímac, Ene [ … ]
Airmen from the U.S. 12th Air Force recently spent four weeks training members of the Chilean Air Force maintenance procedures for F-16 Fighting Falcons and instructed them in the use of night vision goggles. Airmen from the U.S. 12th Air Force recently spent four weeks training members of the Chilean [ … ]
Agents with Paraguay’s Joint Task Force (FTC) recently brought down Albino Jara Larrea, a founder and leader of a narco-trafficking group known as the Armed Peasant Association (ACA), during a gun battle in a rural area east of the northern city of Concepción. Agents with Paraguay’s Joint Task Force (FTC) [ … ]
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