Transnational Threats
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Paraguay Continues to Score Success Against Illicit Drug Trafficking
The Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) is keeping the pressure on illicit drug trafficking. On August...
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Argentina: Security Forces Deal Consecutive Blows to Narcotrafficking
In only two weeks, the Argentine Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture seized more than 1,500 kilograms of drugs and...
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Brazilian Federal Police Dismantles Criminal Organization at Brazil-Paraguay Border
On August 6, the Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation CAVOK in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,...
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Costa Rica Seizes Nearly 2.4 Tons of Narcotics
Costa Rican authorities dealt three tough blows to narcotrafficking, with the seizures of 915 kilograms of cocaine in...
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Guatemala Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Cocaine
The Guatemalan Army seized more than 2 tons of cocaine in an aircraft near the borders with Belize...
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Maduro Hands Over Control of Urban Areas to Illegal Armed Groups
As the political crisis and the coronavirus pandemic worsen, the regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has ceded control...
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Paraguayan Narcotics Agents Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Hashish
On August 7, special agents from the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) seized nearly 3 tons...
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Duque to the Lima Group: ‘Diplomatic Pressure Has Pushed the Dictatorship Out of Its Comfort Zone’
On August 14, Colombian President Iván Duque said that “diplomatic pressure has pushed the dictatorship out of its...
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Colombia Reports Destruction of Drug Labs and Capture of Criminals
In the first two weeks of August 2020, Colombian authorities reported several operations resulting in considerable losses to...
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Military Forces of Colombia Deal Blow to Residual Organized Armed Group
In early August, the Colombian Navy and Army dealt a harsh blow to the residual organized armed group...
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Colombia Moves Forward Decisively in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking
Since taking up the reins of government, President Iván Duque has established among his priorities a head-on fight...
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Colombia Dismantles Counterfeit Dollar Factory
In late July, troops of the Colombian Army’s Deployment Force against Transnational Threats, in cooperation with the Office...
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Peruvian National Police Rescues More than 500 Victims of Human Trafficking
During the first half of 2020, law enforcement forces carried out 31 operations to combat human trafficking in...
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Argentina: Security Forces Rescue Human Trafficking Victims
The Argentine National Gendarmerie dismantled a human trafficking network and rescued seven women age 18 to 25 who...
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Maduro Welcomes Terrorist Groups to Venezuela, Says Report
The Maduro regime encourages international terrorist groups to run free in Venezuela, according to a U.S. Department of...
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Colombia Strengthens Fight Against Recruitment of Minors
For Colombian service members, protecting minors from forced recruitment by criminal groups has become a priority. “In 2020,...
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Peru: Security Forces Neutralize 4 Shining Path Members
On August 24, troops of the Peruvian Armed Forces and the National Police neutralized four Shining Path terrorists...
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Peru: Service Members Strengthen Fight Against Narcotrafficking in VRAEM
Amid the state of emergency due to COVID-19, the Peruvian Armed Forces have taken on a triple battle...
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Half a Million Weapons Seized Per Year, According to United Nations Study
Arms trafficking is one of the main global safety challenges. The Global Study on Firearms Trafficking 2020 points...
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USS Kidd, U.S. Coast Guard, Apprehend Three Smugglers in the Caribbean Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended three...
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