The Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) dismantled two criminal organizations that were trafficking humans, arms, and cocaine at the French Guiana border. The activities were carried out as part of Operation Quinine (Operação Quinino), in the municipalities of Oiapoque and Macapá, in the state of Amapá. “[The operation] aims [ … ]
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Border, Hemispheric Security Discussed at Hearing
An increase in migrants coming across the southern border, threats to the Western Hemisphere by China, and solutions to those and other problems were discussed on March 16 at a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing. U.S. Air Force General Glen D. VanHerck and U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. [ … ]
Paraguay: Agents Destroy Nearly 60 Tons of Marijuana
In February and early March, the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) intensified operations against illegal cannabis crops. Agents destroyed 57 tons of marijuana in three operations, preventing the drug from reaching neighboring countries and Europe. On March 5, agents entered a forest area in Colonia Itakyry, Alto Paraná department. There, [ … ]
Peru: Police Seizes Nearly 10 Tons of Chemical Precursors for Cocaine Production
On February 5, the Peruvian National Police (PNP, in Spanish) seized nearly 10,000 kilograms of chemical precursors used for cocaine production, in a clandestine lab in Cusco department. The lab operated in a house in the Pichari district, in the coca-producing valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers. [caption [ … ]
Colombian Military Forces Fight Against Deforestation
The ninth edition of Operation Artemis (Operación Artemisa), a strategy of the Colombian Military Forces to stop deforestation throughout the national territory, took place in the Amazon region February 15-19. The operation had 412 units of the Military Forces and the National Police participating, as well as authorities and government [ … ]
Colombia Launches New Elite Force Against Narcotrafficking and Rebel Groups
Colombian President Iván Duque launched the Command Against Drug Trafficking and Transnational Threats (CONAT, in Spanish), an elite force of 7,000 Army service members, men and women, to strengthen offensive actions against these scourges, at the Tolemaida Military Fort in Tolima department, the Colombian presidency told the press on February [ … ]
Bolivian Forces Seize More than Half-Ton of Cocaine
The Bolivian Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) seized more than half a ton of cocaine and captured 11 people in three operations in the Cochabamba and Beni departments, the institution reported on Facebook. On January 23, the FELCN announced the results of two operations in Chapare province [ … ]
Never Leave Without Accomplishing the Mission
As a rescue firefighter, she feels very proud to wear her uniform and represent the Guatemalan Army’s Humanitarian Rescue Battalion. She feels committed to giving her all and accomplishing her mission, since her greatest satisfaction as a rescuer is saving lives and mitigating the effects of disasters. This is Master [ … ]
Colombia Neutralizes ELN Leader
Following sustained fighting in Colombia’s southern Bolívar department, the Colombian Army’s First Division neutralized Bercelio Campuzano, alias Ratón, the main leader of a criminal subgroup of the National Liberation Army (ELN, in Spanish), General Eduardo Zapateiro, commander of the Colombian Army, said on Twitter on January 22. Alias Ratón had [ … ]
Bolivia: Anti-drug Agents Destroy More Than 8 Tons of Marijuana
Bolivia’s Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) destroyed more than 8 tons of marijuana and almost 344 kilograms of cocaine in different operations carried out between November and December 2020. On December 3, agents incinerated 343.8 kg of cocaine in La Paz department, including 276.9 kg of [ … ]
Paraguayan Security Forces Seize More Than 41 Tons of Marijuana
On November 20, the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) announced the seizure of more than 41 tons of marijuana in an operation carried out in Canindeyú department. “An operational activity that SENAD personnel carried out [...] resulted in three simultaneous raids in forest areas of rural establishments, located [ … ]
Illegal Fishing Degrades the Environment
Around the world, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing not only destroys local economies but also the environment. “IUU and unsustainable fishing affects us right here in the Western Hemisphere,” Jon Piechowski, deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. State Department said on October [ … ]