The Brazilian Navy and law enforcement agents from the states of Pará and Amapá recently joined forces to combat trafficking in persons, drugs, weapons and ammunition, as well as piracy. The Brazilian Navy and law enforcement agents from the states of Pará and Amapá recently joined forces to combat trafficking [ … ]
Transnational Threats
Colombian Soccer Legend Faustino Asprilla and His Family Flee Death Threats from Los Rastrojos
Colombian soccer legend Faustino Asprilla and his family have fled from their home in Tuluá after receiving death threats from Los Rastrojos, one of the country’s most feared narco-trafficking groups. Colombian soccer legend Faustino Asprillaand his family have fled from their home in Tuluá after receiving death threats from Los [ … ]
Bilateral Cooperation Leads to Multiple Drug Seizures through Operation MARTILLO
The Panamanian Coast Guard and the USS Gary teamed up to seize 57 kilograms of cocaine and 7.5 kilograms of marijuana from a go-fast vessel off the Central American coast while supporting Operation MARTILLO on November 16. The Panamanian Coast Guard and the USS Gary teamed up to seize 57 [ … ]
Bolivia and Peru to Use Satellites against Drug Trafficking on Lake Titicaca
Thanks to a recent agreement between Peru and Bolivia to work jointly against narco-trafficking and other criminal activities along their common border, naval vessels from both countries will use a sophisticated satellite system to detect drug shipments in Lake Titicaca, which straddles both nations. Thanks to a recent agreement between [ … ]
Brazilian Army Searches for Killers of Brave Young Corporal
Army Cpl. Michel Augusto Mikami was fatally shot in the head as he patrolled Complexo da Maré on November 28. The attack claimed the life of an experienced young Army Corporal, leaving his family to cope with his loss. “A mother who loses her child, a beautiful boy of 21, [ … ]
Colombian Navy Seizes 1,123 Kilograms of Cocaine Allegedly Belonging to the FARC
The Colombian Navy confiscated 1,123 kilograms of cocaine suspected of belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest terrorist group, the Navy reported. The Colombian Navy confiscated 1,123 kilograms of cocaine suspected of belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest terrorist [ … ]
Colombian Demobilization Campaign Appeals to Giving at Christmas
In the last eight years, thousands of Colombian guerrillas have demobilized and returned to civilian life as productive members of their society. In doing so, these individuals have given themselves the gift of an opportunity at a new life. In the last eight years, thousands of Colombian guerrillas have demobilized [ … ]
Colombian, U.S. Security Forces Partner to Seize 270 Kilograms of Cocaine
Working in cooperation, Colombian and U.S. security forces seized 270 kilograms of cocaine on December 3 that organized crime operatives planned on transporting inside the hull of a cargo container ship docked in the port of Cartagena. Working in cooperation, Colombian and U.S. security forces seized 270 kilograms of cocaine [ … ]
United Kingdom Seizes Cocaine
About 300 kilograms of Colombian cocaine were discovered by security officials in a cargo vessel docked in the United Kingdom’s Portsmouth International Port on December 1. About 300 kilograms of Colombian cocaine were discovered by security officials in a cargo vessel docked in the United Kingdom’s Portsmouth International Port on [ … ]
FARC Suspected of Illegal Gold Mining in Peru
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest terrorist group, is involved in Peru’s illegal gold trade, according to the Peruvian daily El Comercio and the TV program Mira Quien Habla. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest terrorist group, is involved in Peru’s illegal [ … ]
Costa Rica Seizes Large Volumes of Drugs and Illicit Cash
Costa Rica’s new anti-drug strategy, which targets organized crime leaders and seizes contraband to cripple their operations, has registered a series of successes since the Ministry of Public Security launched in May. Costa Rica’s new anti-drug strategy, which targets organized crime leaders and seizes contraband to cripple their operations, has [ … ]
Peru and Bolivia Cooperate to Eradicate and Interdict Drugs
Peruvian and Bolivian and law enforcement authorities are preparing to launch joint eradication efforts targeting illegal coca leaf crops along their shared border in 2015. They’ll also cooperate on interdictions of drug shipments on Lake Titicaca, which Peruvian and Bolivian and law enforcement authorities are preparing to launch joint eradication [ … ]