U.S. Army South hosted a pre-deployment training seminar, Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep, at their headquarters February 23-25, to prepare teams assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (1st SFAB) for future training and advising missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Panama. As the Joint Force Land Component Command for [ … ]
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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 ApurÃmac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers. [caption [ … ]
Women, Peace, and Security Program Builds International Capabilities
No nation can afford to ignore half its population. That’s the premise of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on the Women, Peace, and Security program. It is good to remember this on International Women’s Day. In 2017, U.S. Congress passed the Women, Peace, and Security Act that called [ … ]
First Woman to Lead Uruguayan Army Infantry Unit
In early February 2021, Uruguayan Army Lieutenant Colonel Ana Lucas assumed the post of commander of the Florida Battalion, becoming the first woman to command an infantry unit in the history of the Uruguayan Army. She stands out in her professional career as a paratrooper, as well as for her [ … ]
Costa Rica Strengthens Fight Against Organized Crime with US Donation
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 [ … ]
Paraguay: SENAD Destroys More than 24 Tons of Marijuana
In late January, agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) deployed inside the country’s northeastern nature reserves to carry out antinarcotics operations. Among the objectives, SENAD sought to identify and destroy marijuana crops in the forests. On January 28, during an incursion in protected areas, agents found [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Brazilian General Talks about His Role as Deputy Commander for Interoperability at U.S. Army South
Brazilian Army Major General Alcides Valeriano de Faria Junior serves as the deputy commanding general for Interoperability at U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH). This is the second time that a general officer from a partner nation holds this position. Only four countries (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru) participate in this rotation, [ … ]
Colombia Disrupts Drug Trafficking, Destroys Labs
The Colombian Armed Forces reported the interception and seizure of three vessels loaded with drugs, the destruction of 13 coca base paste labs, and the discovery of an open marijuana warehouse, in various areas of the country, January 15-22. On January 22, in the GuainÃa department, 25 kilometers off the [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Colombia Captures 181 Clan del Golfo Members
On January 4, 2021, the Colombian National Police reported the results of a macro-operation against the criminal group Clan del Golfo, carried out between December 30, 2020, and January 2, 2021, which led to the capture of 181 people. Operation Agamemnon, which consisted of three simultaneous operations, was carried out [ … ]
Panama Seizes More than 1 Ton of Cocaine in Maritime Shipment
Panamanian authorities began 2021 dealing a blow to narcotrafficking, seizing more than 1 ton of cocaine in a port in the province of Colón. Units of Panama’s National Police Intelligence Directorate, in coordination with the Office of the Prosecutor for Narcotics of Colón and Guna Yala, found 1,736.7 kilograms of [ … ]