The government of Perú plans to hire four special prosecutors to investigate human trafficking in regions with high levels of gold mining and tourism – two areas where the crime is most prevalent. The government of Perú plans to hire four special prosecutors to investigate human trafficking in regions with [ … ]
Guatemalan police are cracking down on gang members who use explosive devices to carry out their criminal schemes. In two separate operations, they captured three alleged gang members who were carrying improvised bombs before the weapons could be detonate Guatemalan police are cracking down on gang members who use explosive [ … ]
An attack by gang members against the home of a spokesman for the National Interagency Security Force (FUSINA) may have been in retaliation for the squad’s successful anti-crime efforts. An attack by gang members against the home of a spokesman for the National Interagency Security Force (FUSINA) may have been [ … ]
The Clan Úsuga was dealt a severe blow in the past month as cooperation between Colombia’s Central Directorate of the Judicial Police and Intelligence (DIJIN) and the U.S. Coast Guard led to a large seizure of cocaine and the arrests of multiple suspects. The Clan Úsuga was dealt a severe [ … ]
The combined efforts of an elite team of Honduran Army soldiers, National Police agents, and the National Interagency Security Force have made a significant impact on abductions by street gangs and drug trafficking organizations. The combined efforts of an elite team of Honduran Army soldiers, National Police agents, and the [ … ]
Drug trafficking syndicates and terrorist organizations generate about $14 billion (USD) from narco-sales and illegal mining annually, the Colombian government reported October 28. Drug trafficking syndicates and terrorist organizations generate about $14 billion (USD) from narco-sales and illegal mining annually, the Colombian government reported October 28. Narco-trafficking by the Clan [ … ]
Honduran security forces took another step toward dismantling a major narco-trafficking organization by extraditing to the United States alleged drug gang boss Juving Alexander Suazo Peralta, who is also known as “Chancleta.” Honduran security forces took another step toward dismantling a major narco-trafficking organization by extraditing to the United States [ … ]
The Colombian National Army recently conducted a series of successful operations against coca plantations run by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The Colombian National Army recently conducted a series of successful operations against coca plantations run by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The eradication efforts have [ … ]
Courtesy of narco-traffickers, Costa Rica has a plane that will be used in a security defense role. Costa Rican security forces have destroyed the metric ton of cocaine they seized aboard a King Air F90 – but have decided to put the plane to good use. The country’s Public Security [ … ]
The government of El Salvador is launching an ambitious new “community policing” strategy to combat the violent street gangs Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Barrio 18 (M-18) and other criminals. The government of El Salvador is launching an ambitious new “community policing” strategy to combat the violent street gangs Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), [ … ]
Several months of intelligence gathering and investigation by the Dominican Republican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) culminated in a series of arrests through September that dismantled two international drug trafficking gangs.
Chilean police are preparing to launch in October a major security initiative to fight microtrafficking throughout the country.
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