Costa Rica has new tools to confront transnational organized crime, thanks to a U.S. donation to security forces on February 18, 2021. The aid consists of two Tampa Yacht high-speed interceptors, the repair of two Eduardoño vessels, and funding to build a training and maintenance center at Puerto Caldera Coast [ … ]
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Ecuadorian Authorities Seize Tons of Cocaine in Three Operations
In early February, Ecuadorian security forces carried out three important cocaine seizures in their continuing battle against transnational criminal organizations. On February 6, the Ecuadorian Police reported on Twitter the seizure of more than 1 ton of cocaine on a road near Guayaquil Port. As part of Operation Reinforcement (operativo [ … ]
Colombia Captures Alias Mariachi, Link to Mexican Cartels in Colombia and Ecuador
The Colombian National Police, in coordination with the Ecuadorian Anti-Narcotics Police, reported the capture of Ecuadorian national Alex Fernando Izquierdo, alias Mariachi, at Antioquia International Airport on January 22. Izquierdo engaged in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering for the Mexican cartel Jalisco New Generation. “Through the exchange of information [ … ]
US, Guatemala Sign Cooperation Agreement
The U.S. Embassy in Guatemala, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), delivered an aid package to the Prosecutor’s Office for Drug Crimes, under the Guatemalan Office of the Attorney General, to strengthen actions against narcotrafficking, on February 3, 2021. The donation consists of tactical, technological, [ … ]
Brazilian Marines Celebrate 213th Anniversary with the Challenge of Reinventing Themselves
ADSUMUS is a Latin word meaning “here we are.” Responding with ADSUMUS means that one is ready and present to answer a call or an order at any time. As such, members of the Brazilian Marine Corps (CFN, in Portuguese), which celebrates its 213th anniversary on March 7, use the [ … ]
US Donates Field Hospital to Maranhão State, Brazil
The United States, through the Department of Defense’s Southern Command, donated a structure to Maranhão state to set up a field hospital that will accommodate 40 beds, generators, and four ventilators. A delegation from the U.S. Department of Defense is in the state to train the Civil Defense team that [ … ]
Conference of American Armies Focuses on NCO Development, COVID-19
The 34th cycle of the Conference of American Armies (CAA), focusing on noncommissioned officer (NCO) education and COVID-19 lessons learned, was held February 9-11 at U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) headquarters in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The CAA is an international military organization integrated and run by 23 member armies of [ … ]
Ecuador, Colombia Dismantle Narcotrafficking Organization
On November 12, 2020, the Ecuadorean National Police reported carrying out a combined operation with the Colombian Military Forces, and with the support of Mexican authorities, against a transnational narcotrafficking organization that operates in Colombia and Ecuador. The operation resulted with the seizure of 2,503 kilograms of drugs, cash, and [ … ]
Colombian Navy Ends 2020 Dealing Hard Blows to Narcotrafficking
The Colombian Navy ended 2020 continuing its fight against narcotrafficking, and affecting the finances of criminal groups. Among the operations carried out, two that were conducted in mid-December in the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Colombia stand out, resulting with the seizure of more than 2 tons of cocaine and [ … ]
Brazilian Security Forces Make Headway in Combating Brazil’s Largest Criminal Organization
To evade financial oversight, the First Capital Command (PCC, in Portuguese), Brazil’s main narcotrafficking organization, rents some properties to conceal money and arms. The criminals refer to these properties as safe houses. Most of them are in São Paulo and close to the city of Santos, where a main Brazilian [ … ]
People to Late Wuhan Whistleblower: You Were Wronged
The physician in Wuhan, China, who sounded the alarm about a budding pandemic only to be rebuked by Chinese authorities, continued to elicit an outpouring of admiration as the one-year anniversary of his death approached. Dr. Li Wenliang died February 7, 2020, after contracting the illness he warned classmates about [ … ]
Panama Has Seized More than 3 Tons of Drugs So Far in 2021
So far this year, Panama has seized a minimum of 3.1 tons of drugs in at least seven operations, the National Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish), Panama’s main anti-drug institution, reported on January 26. “During the 2021 period to date, the National Air and Naval Service, through the [ … ]