In only two weeks, the Argentine Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture seized more than 1,500 kilograms of drugs and dismantled different narcotrafficking gangs. On July 18, during a patrol on National Route 12, Gendarmerie officers chased a suspicious vehicle and found 698 kg of cannabis. The vehicle’s driver fled the scene. [ … ]
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Guatemala Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Cocaine
The Guatemalan Army seized more than 2 tons of cocaine in an aircraft near the borders with Belize and Mexico on July 26. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told the press that authorities had been investigating the aircraft since it was sold in April 2019. [caption id="attachment_39703" align="alignleft" width="327"] [ … ]
Military Forces of Colombia Deal Blow to Residual Organized Armed Group
In early August, the Colombian Navy and Army dealt a harsh blow to the residual organized armed group (GAO-r, in Spanish) Estructura Sexta, which operates in the Colombian Pacific. In three operations, the Military Forces seized a semisubmersible and 1 ton of marijuana and captured two of the group’s members. [ … ]
Colombia Moves Forward Decisively in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking
Since taking up the reins of government, President Iván Duque has established among his priorities a head-on fight against narcotrafficking, against all the links in the criminal chain that are a source of financing for illegal organizations that bring violence and destruction to Colombian territories. As the president has explained, [ … ]
US National Security Advisor Visits Panama to Strengthen Collaboration Against COVID-19
U.S. National Security Advisor Ambassador Robert O’Brien visited Panama on August 17 to work together with one of our strongest regional partners to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States has offered $4.4 million in assistance to support COVID-19 response efforts in Panama. During the visit, Ambassador O’Brien announced the [ … ]
Colombia Dismantles Counterfeit Dollar Factory
In late July, troops of the Colombian Army’s Deployment Force against Transnational Threats, in cooperation with the Office of the Attorney General’s Technical Investigation Team, dismantled a factory that produced counterfeit U.S. dollars in Meta department. According to a press release from the Army, the criminal organization had been engaging [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Trains Service Members in Irregular Warfare
An irregular warfare with conflicts between insurgent, paramilitary, and resistance groups: This was the scenario the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) used in Operational Exercise Tápio (EXOP Tápio, in Portuguese), which took place between August 10 and September 4, 2020. The objective of the exercise was to maintain the [ … ]
Argentina: Security Forces Rescue Human Trafficking Victims
The Argentine National Gendarmerie dismantled a human trafficking network and rescued seven women age 18 to 25 who were being sexually exploited in Salta province. The operation took place in mid-July, when the force raided residences that offered sexual services. Gendarmerie agents detained two women (the gang leader and the [ … ]
US 4th Fleet Hosts Staff Talks with Colombian Naval Delegation
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet, hosted delegates from the Colombian Navy for the annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), on September 1. MSTs support the U.S. global strategy by building and strengthening working relationships between the U.S. and partner nations and [ … ]
Colombia Strengthens Fight Against Recruitment of Minors
For Colombian service members, protecting minors from forced recruitment by criminal groups has become a priority. “In 2020, the Army rescued some 200 minors that illegal groups had recruited,” General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro, commander of the Colombian Army, told the press on July 2. “The operations were coordinated with the [ … ]
Peru: Security Forces Neutralize 4 Shining Path Members
On August 24, troops of the Peruvian Armed Forces and the National Police neutralized four Shining Path terrorists in the coca-growing region of the ApurĂmac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM, in Spanish). Alias Cirilo, the group’s leader, and aliases Roger, Wilmer, and Alejandro were neutralized. [caption id="attachment_39407" align="alignright" width="383"] [ … ]
Peru: Service Members Strengthen Fight Against Narcotrafficking in VRAEM
Amid the state of emergency due to COVID-19, the Peruvian Armed Forces have taken on a triple battle against terrorism, narcotrafficking, and the pandemic. [caption id="attachment_39389" align="alignleft" width="300"] In July, the Peruvian Armed Forces destroyed 17 clandestine airstrips that narcotraffickers used in the VRAEM region. (Photo: Peruvian Armed Forces Joint [ … ]