The Salvadoran National Civil Police (PNC), with support from the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), graduated 16 counternarcotics K-9 agents to join the fight against transnational criminal groups in the region. The police officers and their canine companions are trained to identify drugs and paper [ … ]
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![El Salvador Graduates 16 Counternarcotics K-9 Agents, with US support El Salvador Graduates 16 Counternarcotics K-9 Agents, with US support](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SLV-16-K-9_1-345x230.jpg)
![SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1.-PAN-SENAFRONT-Director-Gobea--345x400.jpg)
SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders
Guarding Panama’s land and river borders is the tireless task of the more than 6,000 men and women of the National Border Service (SENAFRONT). Their mission: to give no respite to transnational criminal organizations, criminal gangs, and flow of unauthorized migrants seeking to enter Panama. SENAFRONT’s new director, Commissioner Jorge [ … ]
![Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/VEN-Devastating-Spills_1-345x230.jpg)
Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems
Under the Nicolás Maduro regime, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company (PDVSA) has not only collapsed, but lack of investment and maintenance in its facilities generate daily oil spills with devastating consequences for the environment and the population, The New York Times (NYT) reported in late July. Since 2016, PDVSA stopped reporting [ … ]
![US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/URY-PER-ARG-Cyber-Crime-345x230.jpg)
US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime
More than 30 judges, prosecutors and police officers from Uruguay, Peru, and Argentina gathered in Montevideo August 14-18 to participate in a cybercrime conference organized by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The conference allowed [ … ]
![New Era of Cuba-Russia Relations Threatens Latin America New Era of Cuba-Russia Relations Threatens Latin America](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CUB-RUS-Relationship-New-Era-345x230.jpg)
New Era of Cuba-Russia Relations Threatens Latin America
With its anti-aircraft guns, the Russian Navy training ship Perekop docked in Cuba on July 11, raising concerns in the region. The ship arrived with more than 200 cadets on board at the port of Havana, where it stayed for three days. “This is the first official visit by a [ … ]
![US Builds Coast Guard Station in Costa Rica US Builds Coast Guard Station in Costa Rica](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CRI-New-Station-1-345x230.jpg)
US Builds Coast Guard Station in Costa Rica
The United States Embassy will donate $4.5 million to Costa Rica to build a new coast guard station and dock in Moín, Limón province, the Embassy said. The station will be set up through the Ministry of Public Security and the Board of Port Administration and Economic Development of the [ … ]
![China’s ‘Long Game’ Influence Campaign in Latin America China’s ‘Long Game’ Influence Campaign in Latin America](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CHI-Influence-Campaign-345x230.jpg)
China’s ‘Long Game’ Influence Campaign in Latin America
U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Nisos uncovered the existence of a network of pro-China accounts targeting Latin American audiences, designed to bolster the country’s image and status, Time magazine reported in mid-July. This operation is part of the continued expansion of Chinese influence in the region, to consolidate its position as the [ … ]
![Paraguay Reaches Record Drug Seizures Paraguay Reaches Record Drug Seizures](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PRY-Records-in-Drug-Seizures-1-345x230.jpg)
Paraguay Reaches Record Drug Seizures
Paraguayan authorities made historic drug seizures between 2018 and 2023, with 30,000 tons of marijuana and nearly14 tons of cocaine in more than 5,000 operations, Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) indicated in a statement. “International cooperation was key to carrying out these actions in the fight against organized crime,” Francisco [ … ]
![Chinese Investments in Brazil Create Unfair Competition Chinese Investments in Brazil Create Unfair Competition](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CHI-BRA-Competition_1-345x230.jpg)
Chinese Investments in Brazil Create Unfair Competition
Brazil’s relationship with China and some of the trade agreements recently signed for Chinese companies to invest in the South American nation have set off alarm bells in industrial sectors, warning of unfair competition that harms the local market. In mid-April, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traveled to [ … ]
![China Shows Interest in Transoceanic Rail Project in Honduras China Shows Interest in Transoceanic Rail Project in Honduras](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/HND-Chinas-Railroad_1-345x230.jpg)
China Shows Interest in Transoceanic Rail Project in Honduras
China is showing interest in investing in the construction of a transoceanic train rail that will bridge the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Honduras. The proposed $20 billion train rail project, with an estimated 15-year construction timeline, is part of a broader initiative of trade and investment between both countries. [ … ]
![‘Narco Bananas,’ New Drug Trafficking Method ‘Narco Bananas,’ New Drug Trafficking Method](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ECU-Narcobanano_1-345x230.jpg)
‘Narco Bananas,’ New Drug Trafficking Method
Ecuador and Colombia are making significant efforts to reduce the advances of narcotrafficking in their territories, increasing their focus on the banana industry, an important source of income for both nations. In a June 2023 investigation, Ecuador’s state-owned TC Televisión and the transnational media initiative CONNECTAS warned about the increase [ … ]
![US and Costa Rica Present Together for Limón US and Costa Rica Present Together for Limón](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CRI-Together-for-Limon-345x230.jpg)
US and Costa Rica Present Together for Limón
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Cynthia Telles and Costa Rican Minister of Public Security Mario Zamora presented in early July the Together for Limón initiative, a joint U.S.-Costa Rican effort to bring greater prosperity and security to the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Together for Limón reflects the U.S. commitment [ … ]