The Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP, in Spanish) criminal group has been carrying out a series of crimes, mainly in the Northern region of the country. The small group was created in 2008, but some of its current members have been conducting clandestine and criminal activities since the 1990s, representing the [ … ]
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Panama: Security Forces Intensify Fight Against Narcotrafficking
Panamanian security forces have dealt successive blows to narcotrafficking. In August alone, the Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) carried out 10 counternarcotics operations, seizing 3,516 packages of cocaine and 248 of marijuana, SENAN said in a press release. Authorities captured some of the packages 10 miles off [ … ]
Peruvian Navy Seizes More Than 1 Ton of Marijuana
On August 23, the Peruvian Navy (MGP, in Spanish), through the Iquitos Port Captaincy, seized more than 1 ton of marijuana in a riverine operation on the Napo River, Loreto department. During the operation, the MGP said in a press release, a confrontation took place with armed individuals, leaving one [ … ]
Ecuador Combats Narcotrafficking with US Support
The U.S. government assigned $7 million to Ecuador on September 3, 2020 to improve the infrastructure of the justice and security department, to strengthen the fight against narcotrafficking and transnational organized crime. The Ecuadorean National Police has been keeping up the fight against narcotrafficking, and has seized more than 9.6 [ … ]
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, [ … ]
Argentine Naval Prefecture Seizes More than 8 Tons of Marijuana
The Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA, in Spanish) seized more than 8 tons of marijuana in Corrientes and Entre RÃos provinces and different areas of Misiones province, during several operations carried out on the Argentine-Paraguayan border in late July and early August. Authorities carried out the main drug seizure in early [ … ]
4th Fleet Commander Hosts Maritime Staff Talks with Peruvian Navy
Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet, hosted leaders from the Peruvian Navy for the annual U.S.-Peru Maritime Staff Talks (MST) on September 23. MSTs support U.S. global strategy by building and strengthening working relationships between the U.S. and partner nations and improving interoperability [ … ]
Interim President Guaidó Pays Bonus to Health Workers in Venezuela
Funds confiscated from the Nicolás Maduro regime in the United States that belong to the Venezuelan people are being used to pay a bonus to health workers in Venezuela, in a program designed by the team of Interim President Juan Guaidó. According to National Assembly (AN, in Spanish) lawmaker Manuela [ … ]
Paraguay: Agents Seize More than 1,000 Kg of Marijuana
On August 23, special agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) intercepted a truck carrying 1,074 kilograms of marijuana hidden in wooden furniture. [caption id="attachment_39995" align="alignright" width="336"] During Operation Karumbe, narcotics agents captured four people who were carrying almost 123 kg of cocaine hidden inside a truck’s [ … ]
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 [ … ]
US Air Force Advisors Host First Virtual Training with Panama Partners amid COVID-19
U.S. Air Force advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) provided training for the first time using a virtual medium to members of the Panamanian Air and Naval Service, also known as SENAN, August 31 through September 11. Air advisors established the new training and certification process with [ … ]