On November 18, 2021, during Operation Calvary, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) dismantled an organization that was shipping cocaine to Europe by sea. About 150 PF agents served 36 search and seizure warrants, six arrest warrants and four temporary arrest warrants in several states, including São Paulo and [ … ]
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First Woman to Lead SOUTHCOM
With her swearing-in on October 29, 2021, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson became the first woman to lead U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and only the third woman to lead one of the U.S. military’s 11 unified combatant commands. As commander, Gen. Richardson oversees U.S. military operations across South and Central America, [ … ]
Nicaragua’s elections: Neither free nor fair
Nicaragua’s government has thwarted democracy for its people with a sham presidential election and the imprisonment of journalists and opposition leaders. “What Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, orchestrated today was a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic,” [ … ]
Brazilian Federal Police Seizes Nearly 4 Tons of Cocaine in Fishing Boats
The northern region of Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil, has the largest industrial fishing fleet in the country, with hundreds of vessels transiting daily to carry out fishing activities. However, criminal groups have been taking advantages of workers’ legal pursuits to try and conceal their illegal practices. [ … ]
US Military Mobilizes Search and Rescue Teams in Response to Haiti Earthquake
The United States military mobilized search and rescue teams following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 2,000 people in Haiti on August 14. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) created Joint Task Force-Haiti to support the U.S. Agency for International Development- (USAID) led mission. On August 18, the U.S. Navy amphibious [ … ]
Honduras Responds Forcefully to Narcotrafficking
Honduras is committed to eradicating narcotrafficking. Since 2014, drug transit through the nation has dropped from 80 percent to 3.7 percent. According to Honduran Minister of Defense General (ret.) Fredy Santiago Díaz Zelaya, these results come from the joint work of the Honduran Armed Forces and State agencies. Diálogo spoke [ … ]
Cuba Gets Oxygen from Venezuelan Regime
On August 7, a Cubana de Aviación cargo jet arrived at Maiquetía International Airport, north of Caracas. In addition to the 16 crew members, flight number 3310 brought to Venezuela 280 empty oxygen cylinders for hospital use, which belonged to the Cuban Medical Mission. That same day, a Cuban Navy [ … ]
Death Toll In Massive Haiti Quake Jumps To Over 1,419
The death toll from Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,419 on Tuesday, as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination. In Les Cayes, as in other hard-hit cities on the southwestern peninsula, most of the population spent the [ … ]
4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Ecuadorian Navy
Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet, hosted delegates from the Ecuadorian Navy for the annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST) June 25. Annual MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy, “Advantage at Sea,” by building and strengthening working relationships between U.S. and partner nations’ maritime [ … ]
El Salvador Seizes 1.2 Tons of Cocaine in One Day
Salvadoran authorities seized 1.2 tons of cocaine during two simultaneous operations on October 12, 2020. It was the largest seizure in 10 years in the fight against international narcotrafficking, said Rogelio Rivas, Salvadoran minister of Justice and Public Security. “The Antinarcotics Division [...] and the National Civil Police have dealt [ … ]
US Embassy Provides $6 Million for Emergency Ops Centers in Grenada, Carriacou
On October 19, U.S. Ambassador to Grenada Linda Taglialatela joined Grenadian Minister of Finance Gregory Bowen, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management Winston Garraway, and Permanent Secretary Rhonda Jones to commission a new emergency operations center and warehouse in Morne Jaloux. This center will serve as the headquarters [ … ]
The United States Provides Immediate Aerial Assistance to Support Communities and Save Lives in the wake of Tropical Depression Eta
The United States Government is providing immediate aerial assistance to the government of Guatemala to support communities and individuals impacted by Tropical Depression Eta. This assistance is in the form of two U.S. helicopters as well as pilot support and technical assistance for five Policia Nacional (PNC) helicopters, all of [ … ]