Antonio Acosta Hernández, alias “El Diego,” is “an operational leader of La Línea [The Line] gang” who “ordered the homicides of around 1,500 people” in Ciudad Juárez, according to Ramón Pequeño, the head of the anti-drug division of the country’s Federal Police. Antonio Acosta Hernández, alias “El Diego,” is “an [ … ]
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Brazilian President Welcomed Military World Games Medal Winners
In the Noble Hall of the Palácio do Planalto, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff welcomed approximately 70 medal-winning athletes from the 5th Military World Games – Rio 2011. Defense Minister Nelson Jobim also participated in the event.
Colombian and Honduran Air Forces Conduct Honcol-1 Interdiction Exercise
The Colombian and Honduran Air Forces are successfully carrying out the Honcol-1 interdiction exercise, with the objective of combating situations and activities derived from illegal narcotics trafficking by air and sea The Colombian and Honduran Air Forces are successfully carrying out the Honcol-1 interdiction exercise, with the objective of combating [ … ]
USNS Comfort Arrives in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, July 28 for its eighth of nine mission stops during Continuing Promise 2011. USNS Comfort personnel will have a few days of liberty before beginning 10 days of medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services in the country. Military [ … ]
Central America Needs US$150 Million to Renew Defense Armaments
Central American defense ministers acknowledged that the region needs an immediate budget of US$150 million dollars to renew armaments and equipment, as well as other security needs, in order to effectively battle organized crime. Central American defense ministers acknowledged that the region needs an immediate budget of US$ 150 million [ … ]
Continuing Promise Completes Mission in El Salvador
USNS Comfort and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team departed Acajutla, El Salvador, on 24 July, after providing medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services to the country. USNS Comfort and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team departed Acajutla, El Salvador, on 24 July, after providing medical, dental, veterinary [ … ]
Over Two Tons of Cocaine Recovered from Submarine Sunk in Honduras
On 28 July, Honduran and U.S. authorities recovered 2.5 tons from inside a sunken drug submarine in the Central American country’s Caribbean waters, a high-ranking Honduran military leader said. On 28 July, Honduran and U.S. authorities recovered 2.5 tons from inside a sunken drug submarine in the Central American country’s [ … ]
Rio Police Hope Favela Achievements Will Have Lasting Impact
Sgt. Vagner Luis de Assis gazes at the Chapéu Mangueira and Babilônia favelas perched in the hills above ritzy Copacabana beach. To illustrate what this neighborhood used to be like, he mimics a narco-boss armed with an assault rifle scanning the neighborhood, bands of ammunition crisscrossing his chest. RIO DE [ … ]
Bodyguards Kill Colombian Crime Leader
The leader of the Colombian criminal gang with the most fighters and one of those most involved in drug-trafficking activities was murdered by his bodyguards in the country’s northwest, the police announced, an event that could lead to the group’s reorganization and spark violence. The leader of the Colombian criminal [ … ]
Nearly 8 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Maritime Interdiction Operation
In the course of two maritime interdiction operations, Colombian, U.S., Panamanian, and Honduran authorities prevented 7.9 tons of cocaine that were being transported by way of the Caribbean Sea from reaching their destination in Central America. In the course of two maritime interdiction operations, Colombian, U.S., Panamanian, and Honduran authorities [ … ]
Argentine Army Exhibits the Lipán M3 Unmanned Aircraft at Tecnópolis 2011
As part of the Argentine science, technology, and art mega-exhibition Tecnópolis 2011, in Buenos Aires, the Lipán M3 unmanned aircraft is on display.
Argentina Implements Radar System to Protect Northern Border
Argentina is bolstering vast stretches of its unprotected skies, nearly 15 years after the idea was first proposed. BUENOS AIRES —Argentina is bolstering vast stretches of its unprotected skies, nearly 15 years after the idea was first proposed. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recently announced the installation of 20 radars [ … ]