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 [ … ]
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USS Kidd, U.S. Coast Guard, Apprehend Three Smugglers in the Caribbean Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended three suspected smugglers following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea, on August 31. The interdiction is the result of an international, multiagency law enforcement effort in support of [ … ]
Paraguay Seizes More than 46 Tons of Illegal Drugs in a Week
The fight against narcotrafficking in Paraguay continues. In late July, the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish), in cooperation with the Armed Forces, seized and destroyed more than 46 tons of drugs in several operations carried out nationwide. “SENAD, together with the Navy, the JTF [Joint Task Force], and [ … ]
Brazilian Armed Forces Combat Wildfire in the Pantanal
The Brazilian Armed Forces have been fighting a wildfire that has been affecting the Pantanal between the states of Mato Grosso (MT) and Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) since July 25, 2020. The Brazilian Ministry of Defense launched Operation Pantanal, deploying five aircraft and more than 400 service members and [ … ]
Uruguay Says Venezuela Is a Dictatorship and Will Discontinue Talks with Maduro
The new Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo introduced the course of action that will guide his tenure and the foreign policy of the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou. In this respect, he announced changes in the country’s strategy on Venezuela, and made it clear that the Nicolás Maduro regime [ … ]
Chinese Technology Helps Maduro ‘Control’ Venezuelans
A U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations report, accusing China of promoting an authoritarian atmosphere in cyberspace, says that the Venezuelan regime has taken full advantage of China’s hardware and services to control Venezuelans. The report, commissioned by Democrat Senator Bob Menéndez, says that Venezuela owns internet and mobile network [ … ]
Brazilian Officer Named U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command’s Instructor of the Year
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) recognition of their best of the best was celebrated via a virtual ceremony, hosted by U.S. Army General Paul E. Funk II, TRADOC commanding general, on August 6. Out of more than 10,000 instructors, 68 candidates [ … ]
US Government Launches $300,000 Project to Fund UNICEF Emergency Response Initiatives for Children in Belize Affected by COVID-19
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Embassy in Belize and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the launch on August 6 of a $300,000 project to fund UNICEF’s work to reduce the risk and impact of COVID-19 for vulnerable children and adolescents in Belize. Areas of intervention [ … ]
The Path to Democracy in Venezuela
What is the best way for Venezuela to restore democracy? Venezuela is at a crossroads. The country has been on the path to authoritarianism since Nicolás Maduro took power in 2013. Since then, he has led Venezuela down a road of economic and democratic destitution. Interim President Juan Guaidó is [ … ]
Panama Seizes More than 1 Ton of Cocaine in Pacific Waters
In two simultaneous operations, units of the Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) seized 1,049 kilograms of cocaine, a semisubmersible, and a go-fast vessel, and arrested six Colombians in Panama’s coastal Pacific waters. According to SENAN’s Intelligence, during both operations carried out in late June, personnel used SENAN’s [ … ]
Under Maduro, Nearly all Venezuelans Live in Poverty
The illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro has thrust 96 percent of Venezuelans into poverty, a new study found. The 2019–2020 National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI, in Spanish), published by researchers at the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas, shows that poverty levels in Venezuela spiked during 2019, officially rendering [ … ]
Uruguay Deals Blow to Organized Crime
On July 8, the Uruguayan Police, with the support of the Uruguayan Navy and Air Force, dismantled a narcotrafficking organization as part of Operation GuaranÃ. Law enforcement forces carried out more than 23 raids in several cities in Colonia department, as well as in Montevideo. Authorities arrested 29 people, including [ … ]