The Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) seized about 3 tons of drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, in different operations conducted in Panamanian waters in late August. Authorities captured 13 people, Commissioner Ramón Nonato López, SENAN director, told Diálogo. On August 29, SENAN units, after receiving intelligence from [ … ]
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60th CONJEFAMER Air Chiefs Discuss COVID-19, Air Operations, Space Domain
General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and Major General Barry R. Cornish, commander of U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force, virtually joined air chiefs from 19 nations across the Western Hemisphere for the 60th Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER, in Spanish), September [ … ]
Colombian Air Force Receives First of 3 Hercules Aircraft Donated by US
The Colombian Air Force (FAC, in Spanish), on October 6, received the first of three C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, delivered by the U.S. government as part of the countries’ bilateral cooperation, during a ceremony presided over by Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez. Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister Claudia Blum and [ … ]
Colombian Navy Seizes Nearly 3 Tons of Cocaine in 1 Day
The Colombian Navy dealt another harsh blow to transnational narcotrafficking by seizing 2,829 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride in four operations, carried out on August 5, 2020, in the departments of Antioquia, Chocó, and Tumaco. The Navy told the press that troops assigned to the Caribbean Naval Force had seized 1,814 [ … ]
Pompeo Condemns Maduro Government’s ‘Safe Haven, Aid, and Comfort’ to Terrorist Groups
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again condemned the actions of dictator Nicolás Maduro, on September 19, which according to him protect terrorist organizations. During a virtual press conference held with Colombian President Iván Duque, following the U.S. secretary of State’s visit to the Colombian Presidential Palace, Pompeo said that [ … ]
USAID to Allocate $1.17 Million to Support Venezuelans
On August 27, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it will grant $1.17 million to five institutions that will directly benefit Venezuelans in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The money is part of a partnership between USAID and the Inter-American Development Bank that seeks to identify, [ … ]
Chile Fighting Increase in Synthetic Drug Trafficking
The Chilean police is fighting synthetic drug trafficking in its country. According to the Narcotrafficking Observatory of Chile 2020 Report, issued by the Chilean Office of the Attorney General, the civil police seized 2,304 doses of synthetic drugs in 2010, while more than 1.6 million doses were seized in 2019. [ … ]
US Sanctions Iran, Venezuela’s Maduro amid Increased Cooperation
The United States on September 21 slapped new sanctions against the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro for his role in supporting the Tehran regime’s weapons program. “Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide: No matter who you are, if you violate the U.N. [ … ]
Trinidad and Tobago Forces Seize Almost 1 Ton of Marijuana
In mid-August, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) seized nearly 1 ton of marijuana in the north of the island of Trinidad. According to an August 13 TTPS press release, the drug, which was found inside a container coming from the port of Port of Spain, is believed to [ … ]
Bolivia in the Fight Against Drugs
The Bolivian Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) reported seizing more than 2.3 tons of cocaine in different operations carried out in the last two weeks of July. On July 29, the FELCN reported the seizure of 260 kilograms of cocaine and a light aircraft, the destruction [ … ]
Argentina: Security Forces Deal Consecutive Blows to Narcotrafficking
In only two weeks, the Argentine Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture seized more than 1,500 kilograms of drugs and dismantled different narcotrafficking gangs. On July 18, during a patrol on National Route 12, Gendarmerie officers chased a suspicious vehicle and found 698 kg of cannabis. The vehicle’s driver fled the scene. [ … ]
US Delivers Patrol Boats, Aircrafts to Caribbean and Central America
In its effort to combat maritime threats and conduct counternarcotic operations, the United States continues to donate the equipment necessary to its partner nations in Central America and the Caribbean to carry out these missions. On August 6, 2020, U.S. Southern Command, through the Foreign Military Financing program, facilitated the [ … ]