Twenty-one service members from the South Dakota National Guard’s 155th Engineering Company, of South Dakota, United States, arrived in Suriname as part of New Horizons 2011. Twenty-one service members from the South Dakota National Guard’s 155th Engineering Company, of South Dakota, United States, arrived in Suriname as part of New [ … ]
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Ecuadorian Navy Officers Visit USS Thach During Southern Seas 2011
Guided-missile frigate USS Thach hosted Ecuadorian navy officers for a tour while pierside in Manta, Ecuador, on 1 August, as part of Southern Seas 2011. Guided-missile frigate USS Thach hosted Ecuadorian navy officers for a tour while pierside in Manta, Ecuador, on 1 August, as part of Southern Seas 2011. [ … ]
Panamanian Police Seize Half Ton of Heroin
The Panamanian authorities confiscated more than half a ton of heroin hidden in an abandoned car, that country’s police announced. The police found 639 packages of the drug inside the vehicle, according to anti-drug prosecutor Javier Caraballo, speaking at a press conference. Some of the packages weighed more than a [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Receives Its First P-3AM Plane
On 30 July, the Brazilian Air Force received the four-engine Lockheed P-3AM FAB 7203, after almost two decades without an aircraft capable of anti-submarine warfare.
Colombian government: FARC abusing female guerrillas
Illegal armed groups force women to have abortions and put them at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. BOGOTÁ, Colombia – They’re often raped. They’re often forced to have abortions. They’re often put at risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. They’re beaten. They’re enslaved. Female members of the Revolutionary [ … ]
Colombia Arrests Leaders of Submarine Cocaine Ring
Colombian authorities have captured two leaders of a 20-ton-per-year cocaine operation that sent drug-laden submarines to the United States, local police said on 3 August. Colombian authorities have captured two leaders of a 20-ton-per-year cocaine operation that sent drug-laden submarines to the United States, local police said on 3 August. [ … ]
Brazilian Peace Force Squad Departed to Haiti
For seven months, 27 Brazilian Air Force infantry personnel have been training to join the 15th Brazilian Contingent in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). This is the second squad sent on a mission of this kind abroad. The first one left at the beginning of the year. [ … ]
Cyberspace Becomes Newest Battlefield for Brazil’s Armed Forces
The Brazilian Army is getting ready to engage an enemy who takes down entire networks, reveals state secrets and compromises countries’ security with a few keystrokes. The Brazilian Army is getting ready to engage an enemy who takes down entire networks, reveals state secrets and compromises countries’ security with a [ … ]
Costa Rica Recycles Drug Vehicles to Help Security Forces Fight Crime
For a country that prides itself on recycling newspapers, glass bottles and polyethylene plastic bags to protect its environment, it seems only fitting that Costa Rica also puts confiscated narco-trafficking vehicles to good use – turning them against the very criminals that once used these cars, boats and planes to [ … ]
FARC Releases Five Kidnapped Oil-Company Employees
Five contractors working for the U.S. oil company Occidental, kidnapped by FARC guerrillas in northeastern Colombia, were released on 31 July in reaction to pressure from the Colombian Army, which was seeking to rescue them, a high-ranking officer announced. Five contractors working for the U.S. oil company Occidental, kidnapped by [ … ]
Mexican and Colombian Presidents Ratify Commitment to Fight Organized Crime
Mexican President Felipe Calderón affirmed on 1 August that the official visit to his country by his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, served – among other things – to reaffirm that the two countries are united in the fight against transnational organized crime. Mexican President Felipe Calderón affirmed on 1 [ … ]
Peruvian Police Seize 356 Kilos of Cocaine in Arequipa
Police officers from the Specialized Anti-Drug Division reported that 356 kilos of cocaine base paste were seized in the area of the district of Chala, in the province of Caraveli, Arequipa on 1 August. Police officers from the Specialized Anti-Drug Division reported that 356 kilos of cocaine base paste were [ … ]