The Colombian Military Forces General Command (CGFM, in Spanish) told the press on November 25, 2020, that the Army had neutralized Marco Tulio Salcedo, alias Duver, chief financial officer of the Miller Perdomo criminal group, in Solano municipality, Caquetá department. “This individual was allegedly [...] in charge of extortions and [ … ]
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US Government Donates 2 Mobile Hospitals to Ecuador to Treat COVID-19 Patients
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Michael J. Fitzpatrick and Consul General Brian S. Quigley, Jr. delivered two field hospitals, which U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) acquired for the Ecuadorean government. The official handover ceremonies were held on December 16, 2020, in Quito and Guayaquil, respectively. The donation, made on behalf of the [ … ]
Service Members Combat Illegal Activities in Brazil, at the Suriname and French Guiana Borders
Between October 22 and November 4, the Brazilian Armed Forces deployed 4,400 service members to combat transborder and environmental crimes in the states of Pará and Amapá, in the northern region of Brazil, at the Suriname and French Guiana borders. The entire area, on the eastern side of the Amazon, [ … ]
Brazilian States Conduct Internal Border Operation to Combat Organized Crime
In late October 2020, in addition to ongoing surveillance activities along Brazilian borders with 10 neighboring countries, Brazilian military and security forces turned their focus inward to internal boundaries among Brazilian states, regions that are known routes for organized crime to transport drugs, weapons, and other illegal merchandise that enter [ … ]
Brazil: Security Forces Seize 1 Ton of Cocaine on the Border with Bolivia
On October 24, 2020, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) seized 1,060 kilograms of Bolivian cocaine paste, in the Vale do GuaporĂ© region, a municipality in Comodoro, Mato Grosso state. The drug was seized during an operation coordinated with the PF, the Mato Grosso Military Police, the Special Border [ … ]
Illegitimate Maduro Regime Attempts to Buy Loyalty with Insignificant Military Pay Increases
In mid-November, the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime increased service members’ salaries to cushion the impact of hyperinflation, news portals El Pitazo (Venezuela) and Infobae (Argentina) reported. According to Vice Admiral (ret.) JesĂşs Briceño GarcĂa, former commander of the Venezuelan Navy and external advisor to the National Assembly Defense Commission, a [ … ]
Bolivia: Narcotics Agents Destroy Clandestine Airstrip, Mega Cocaine Lab
On October 30, Bolivia’s Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN, in Spanish) seized 278 kilograms of cocaine base paste in two buildings in San JoaquĂn municipality, Beni department. “Authorities found a clandestine airstrip and a light aircraft,” Edwin LobatĂłn, commander of the FELCN’s Mobile Rural Patrol Unit, said in statements [ … ]
US Southern Command Unveils New Network Operations and Security Center
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has unveiled its newest warfighting asset, a $1.3 million Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC). The NOSC is designed to lead the command and control of network management and cybersecurity activities throughout the SOUTHCOM enterprise. In the perpetually contested domain of cyberspace, the NOSC will provide [ … ]
How China and Russia Will Continue to Exploit Weak Democratic Institutions Across the Hemisphere
From the economic downturn forecasted by economists to the ongoing migration crisis of Venezuelan refugees and the wave of protests as citizens react to electoral fraud, grand corruption, and crippling austerity measures, the trends currently underway across our hemisphere indicate a period of challenges for democracies ahead. Recent polls from [ … ]
29th Inter-American Naval Conference Is Carried Out Successfully
On November 23-24, the 29th edition of the Inter-American Naval Conference (IANC) was carried out virtually, bringing together 16 countries of the Americas, represented by their navies’ commanders, to facilitate the exchange of ideas and mutual understanding concerning maritime problems that affect the continent. For the fourth time, Chile hosted [ … ]
US Acting Defense Secretary Seeks to Strengthen Hemispheric Partnership
U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller stressed the need to strengthen partnerships in the Western Hemisphere during the virtual Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas, which was held on December 3. The conference — hosted by Chile — marks 25 years of meetings. The ministers discussed the [ … ]
US Navy, Marine Corps Officers Embark on Brazilian Ship
Planners from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet (USNAVSO/4th Fleet) and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) participated in a Brazilian Navy maritime engagement aboard the Brazilian Naval frigate UniĂŁo (F 45) off the northeast coast of Brazil, October 27 to November 5. The two U.S. officers are subject [ … ]