A Brazilian organized crime group could be responsible for as much as 60 percent of the cocaine trafficked out of Perú, according to a report by the Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Police of Perú (DIRANDRO) was recently published by La República.
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Colombia: Land restitution amid the armed conflict
The Ministry of Defense created the Integrated Intelligence Center for Land Restitution (CI2-RT).to ensure the security of those who seek to return to their homes, in 2011.
Pacific Alliance countries Colombia, Perú and Chile combat illegal mining
Colombia, Perú, Chile, and México are working in cooperation to thwart the illegal mining operations of organized crime groups stealing natural resources in those countries.
At least 70 FARC operatives demobilize thanks to the Army’s Jupiter Task Force
Security initiatives by the Colombian National Army have prompted dozens of members of the terrorist group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to surrender and demobilize.
Central American police partner with the FBI to fight MS-13 and M-18 gangs
Authorities from six Central American countries are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on important operations to dismantle violent gang - including Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, and Barrio 18, also known as M-18.
Drug traffickers transport Peruvian cocaine to Europe: United Nations
Increasingly, drug traffickers are transporting cocaine from Perú to Europe rather than the United States, according to Flavio Mirella, the head of the Perú branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Paraguayan security forces seize large amounts of cocaine and marijuana
Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized 3.4 tons of marijuana and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay.
Honduras, U.S. discuss transnational organized crime in Tegucigalpa
During a meeting representatives from the Honduran and United States governments discussed two main topics: training in the fight against transnational organized crime and the recent operations of humanitarian assistance in Honduras.
Operación MARTILLO leads to seizure of 2,800 kilograms of cocaine
Operación MARTILLO, a multinational mission aimed at dismantling international criminal organizations, recorded a major success when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare offloaded about 2,800 kilograms of cocaine at Base Miami Beach in the U.S. state of Florida on Sept. 4.
Colombian Army dismantles 7 alleged FARC drug labs
The Colombian Army dismantled seven cocaine-producing laboratories and seized nearly 4,000 kilograms of cocaine, while authorities in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica also confiscated significant amounts of drugs.
Mexican security forces capture alleged Los Zetas leader Mario Alberto Arce Moreno.
Mexican security forces have captured Mario Alberto Arce Moreno, the alleged narco-trafficking leader of the Los Zetas Cartel in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
Drug traffickers in Honduras displace indigenous people and destroy forests
Drug traffickers are forcibly taking over tribal lands and clear-cutting virgin forest to make clandestine landing strips for drug flights.