In late October, the Peruvian Armed Forces, in coordination with the National Police, destroyed thousands of marijuana plants in operations carried out in the Anco district, Ayacucho region. At that location, service members also destroyed clandestine drug labs, the Peruvian Armed Forces Joint Command (CCFFAA, in Spanish) reported. “Five labs [ … ]
Transnational Threats
Treasury Sanctions CEIEC for Supporting the Illegitimate Maduro Regime’s Efforts to Undermine Venezuelan Democracy
On November 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) for supporting the illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to undermine democracy in Venezuela, including its efforts to restrict internet service and conduct digital surveillance and cyber operations [ … ]
Narcotrafficking Threatens Atlantic Forest in Paraguay
Four protected areas in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest (BAAPA, in Spanish), in eastern Paraguay, are threatened by narcotrafficking, marijuana crops, and logging, the environmental journalism platform Mongabay Latam said in its October 14 report Illegal Marijuana Crops Destroy Atlantic Forest. The BAAPA is an ecoregion shared by Argentina, Brazil, [ … ]
Colombian Navy Intercepts Semisubmersible with 2 Tons of Cocaine
In late October, the Colombian Navy intercepted a semisubmersible with more than 2 tons of cocaine, the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command (CGFM, in Spanish) said in a press release. The operation, which units of the Tumaco Coast Guard Station carried out off the coast of Nariño department, will likely [ … ]
Iran, Illegitimate Maduro Regime in Venezuela Threaten Latin American Security
The illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela is deepening its relations with Iran, opening the doors to the Islamic Republic’s military activities in the region and putting the security of neighboring countries at risk. The relationship between Iran and Venezuela is a fact, says the report The Maduro-Hezbollah Nexus: How [ … ]
Colombian Navy, National Police Disrupt Narcotrafficking Ring in the Caribbean
In mid-October, through Operation San Jerónimo, the Colombian Navy and the National Police dismantled a narcotrafficking organization that held a monopoly on cocaine transport in La Guajira department on the border with Venezuela, the Navy said in a statement. During several raid operations carried out in the departments of Atlántico, [ … ]
The United States, European Union, and Lima Group Reject Fraudulent Venezuela’s Legislative Elections
Following the December 6 vote, which saw the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime win a majority in the parliamentary election, the European Union (EU) and the Lima Group, along with the United States, declared they would not recognize the results. According to Venezuela’s electoral council, just 31 percent of 20 million [ … ]
Iran May Be Providing Military Equipment to Venezuela, Report Warns
“Iran may have begun providing military equipment to the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela,” says a November 19 report by the Critical Threats Project, an initiative of the Washington D.C.-based think tank American Enterprise Institute, which tracks and analyzes security threats to the United States and partner nations. The report [ … ]
Uruguay Dismantles Narcotrafficking Organization
On October 22, the Uruguayan National Police, with the support of the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU, in Spanish), dismantled a criminal group engaging in narcotrafficking that planned to smuggle cocaine from Bolivia by air, Uruguay’s Ministry of the Interior said in a statement. Nine people, seven Uruguayans, a Bolivian, and [ … ]
The United States Condemns Venezuela’s Fraudulent Legislative Elections
On December 6, the illegitimate Maduro regime in Venezuela staged a political farce intended to look like legislative elections. Fortunately, few were fooled. The United States, along with numerous other democracies around the world, condemns this charade which failed to meet any minimum standard of credibility. Maduro brazenly rigged these [ … ]
ELN Leader Alias Uriel Neutralized in Colombia
During a joint operation, the Colombian Military Forces and the National Police neutralized on October 25, 2020, Andrés Felipe Vanegas Londoño, alias Uriel, a leader of the National Liberation Army (ELN, in Spanish) who was identified as the third commander of the western war front. “One of the most visible [ … ]
Lima Group Requests Using Human Rights Violations as Evidence in International Criminal Court
In a statement issued on October 13, 2020, the Lima Group urged that complaints about human rights violations in Venezuela included in a United Nations report, serve as evidence for the International Criminal Court in its investigations into the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime. “[The Lima Group governments] condemn the systematic [ … ]