Massive seizures of cocaine in Peru and Jamaica and the release on probation of late drug lord Pablo Escobar’s top hit man highlight the last few days of drug-related news.
Peru makes record cocaine seizure
September 01, 2014
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Costa Rica and Paraguay security forces defeat drug traffickers
August 29, 2014
Criminal attempts to hide cocaine in fishing boats, rice, banking equipment and tamales have proven no match for the vigilance of cooperative counter-narcotics efforts in the last few days.
Colombia: 40 kilograms of cocaine seized from coal ship in Magdalena
August 29, 2014
A major cocaine seizure by Colombian authorities, the arrest of a man claiming to be the son of a Sinaloa Cartel leader, and sanctions against a suspected narco-trafficker highlight regional successes in the counter-narcotics fight this week.
El Salvador: Police seize high-caliber weapons
August 25, 2014
Recent gang attacks against patrols and police officers involved military-grade weapons, according to experts from the National Civil Police (PNC).
Los Valles hit with major sanctions
August 22, 2014
An interview with the Chief of Staff of the Chilean Armed Forces, Rear Admiral José Miguel Romero.
Honduras outfits its police patrol cars with cameras
August 22, 2014
The cameras will help police agents on patrol view possible criminal activities from different angles. The cameras will also allow police commanders to review the actions of police agents to ensure they are adhering to the highest law enforcement standards.
Coca cultivation in Peru falling
August 21, 2014
The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation on May 27 signed an agreement in Huamanga, the capital of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, with 15 coca-growing organizations from VRAEM to decrease the number of hectares for coca cultivation.
Chile: A Regional Leader in Civil-Military Cooperation
August 21, 2014
An interview with the Chief of Staff of the Chilean Armed Forces, Rear Admiral José Miguel Romero.
Army soldiers and officers of the National Police helped earthquake victims in Guatemala
July 31, 2014
The major earthquake damaged more than 9,000 living quarters in western Guatemala, leaving nearly 2,900 of those homes uninhabitable, according to a July 14 press release from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED.
Colombia Army and police shut down illegal mining and fuel refining operations
July 31, 2014
The Colombian Army on June 12 dismantled a clandestine fuel refinery in the department of Nariño, in the municipality of Barbacoas.
USS Ingraham Disrupts Cocaine Shipment in Eastern Pacific
July 31, 2014
Operation MARTILLO: Go-fast intercepted and 3 suspects arrested in Ingraham’s third successful interdiction.
Security forces of Guatemala and Mexico cooperate to fight drug traffickers
July 29, 2014
Members of the Mexican Federal Police (FP) trained 42 members of the Guatemalan National Police (PNC) and agents from the Directorate of Civil Aviation, the Public Ministry, and the Ministry of Defense.
