Spanish police arrested 29 people, the majority of them members of one clan, for allegedly distributing cocaine in the southern city of Jerez de la Frontera, police spokesmen said.
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Mexico Strikes Drug Trafficking, but Violence against Civilians and Police Continues
Mexico City, July 29 (EFE).- The war between the Mexican authorities and organized-crime groups got hotter once again today with the arrest of six members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel and the murder of a police chief and his family in Veracruz.
U.S. Says that Fighting Drug Use Reduces Violence in Latin America
Mexico City, 27 July (EFE).- U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, speaking today in the Mexican capital, affirmed that preventing and treating addictions, particularly with regard to the use of narcotics, “is fundamental” for reducing violence caused by drug trafficking in Latin America.
International Experts Approve Procedures to Combat Drug Trafficking
Experts from fifteen countries met in the Chilean city of Viña del Mar within the framework of the OAS’s Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, aiming at unifying procedures to combat drug trafficking at sea.
Mexico nabs 4 accused of slaying federal police
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police have captured four men accused of slaying 12 federal agents and dumping their bloodied bodies along a highway in President Felipe Calderon's home state of Michoacan, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Smithsonian Institution Will Exhibit the History and Culture of Panama in the U.S.
PANAMA CITY, 15 July 2009 (AFP) - An exhibition organized by the prestigious Smithsonian Institution, located in Washington, will present the history, culture, and scientific advances of Panama in a score of events that will take place in the United States between October of this year and May 2010.
Panamanian President Will Visit Costa Rica to Learn about Health Experience
SAN JOSE, 14 July 2009 (AFP) - The new president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, will visit Costa Rica on Wednesday to meet with President Oscar Arias and to learn about the experience of the public health services in trying to reduce patients’ wait times, the two governments announced on Tuesday.
Cuba and US Hold Dialogue on Migration in New York
NEW YORK, 14 July 2009 (AFP) - The United States and Cuba, which have shown timid signs of a thaw in their relations since President Barack Obama took office, resumed a dialogue on migration issues that had been suspended since 2003 in New York on Tuesday.
Tevez Signs For Manchester City
Manchester City said they had signed Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, who left Manchester United at the end of the season, amid reports they also want Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
Panamanian Police Confiscate 2.3 Tons of Cocaine
Panama City, July 8 (EFE).- The Panamanian police confiscated 2.3 tons of cocaine and detained two Mexicans and one Panamanian linked to smuggling during two operations carried out in the province of Colón and in La Chorrera, west of the capital, the director of the police, Gustavo Pérez, announced today.
Mothers of Disappeared Colombians Mark a Decade of Silent Marches
Medellín (Colombia), July 8 (EFE).- The Mothers of La Candelaria marched silently through the streets of the Colombian city of Medellín today, as they do each Wednesday for the last decade, following in the footsteps of the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo so that their disappeared loved ones [ … ]
Medellín Opens Once Again to the Dreams of Poets of the World
Medellín (Colombia), 4 July (EFE).- The dreams, experiences, and realities of dozens of writers from all over the world will mingle once again in the annual International Poetry Festival held in the Colombian city of Medellín, where hundreds of people attended the opening ceremonies held today in the open air [ … ]