The U.S. government is providing financial assistance and technical support to multiple Caribbean nations fighting COVID-19. Assistance ranges from distribution of medical or protective equipment to support for programs in which young leaders engage students while schools are closed. The U.S. Department of Defense has delivered thousands of face shields, [ … ]
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Panamanian Air and Naval Service Seize More Than 1 Ton of Cocaine
On May 28, during a combined operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Colombian Navy, the Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) intercepted a speedboat sailing northwest of Isla Grande, ColĂłn province, with 1,055 kilograms of cocaine on board. The boat’s crew, three Colombians, was also captured. [ … ]
Costa Rica Keeps up Fight against Narcotrafficking
Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security Michael Soto Rojas took part in the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) 2020, which was held virtually for the first time, on July 14. Diálogo spoke with Minister Soto about the conference and Costa Rica’s role in the fight against narcotrafficking. Diálogo: What is the [ … ]
Argentine Security Forces Seize More than 700 Kg of Marijuana
Between June 3-12, the Argentine National Gendarmerie (GNA, in Spanish) and Naval Prefecture (PNA, in Spanish) seized a total of 736 kilograms of marijuana in different operations conducted in the border area with Paraguay. The first seizure took place on June 3 in Puerto Libertad, a town in Misiones province. [ … ]
JIATF South and Colombia Disrupt Drug Flow in the Pacific
The Colombian Navy intercepted a vessel carrying 274 packages of cocaine, pressed and marked with different logos, during a maritime interdiction operation in the  Pacific Ocean on May 25. The seizure took place 182 miles from Tumaco Port. “Thanks to Colombian naval intelligence, we deployed the ship ARC Nariño and [ … ]
Paraguayan Navy Seizes Almost 500 Kg of Marijuana
On June 6, the Paraguayan Navy, with the cooperation of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD), seized 498 kilograms of marijuana, estimated to be worth about $150,000, while on patrol on the Paraná River in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, the SENAD said in a press release. “Blow to narcotrafficking,” the [ … ]
Armed Forces Disrupt Narcotrafficking Maritime Routes
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s report COVID-19 and the Drug Supply Chain: From Production and Trafficking to Use, the pandemic has greatly affected the methods criminals use to transport their shipments; there is an increase in narcotrafficking by sea, in semisubmersibles and speedboats. “COVID-19 measures [ … ]
Colombian Public Force Seizes about 8 Tons of Drugs in 1 Day
Despite the COVID-19 health crisis, the Colombian Public Force seized about 8 tons of drugs in operations carried out in different parts of the country on June 9. Service members and police agents seized nearly 5 tons of cocaine and 3 tons of marijuana. The Colombian National Police Counternarcotics Directorate [ … ]
US Government Donates Medical Equipment, Supplies to Combat COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic
On July 7, the U.S. government donated medical equipment and disinfectant supplies, as well as logistics assistance to the Dominican Republic, aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The donation, worth about $100,310, is part of the $3.7 million in humanitarian assistance being channeled through the U.S. Agency [ … ]
Costa Rica Seizes More than 1 Metric Ton of Cocaine in the Caribbean
In a joint patrol effort, Costa Rican and U.S. authorities seized more than 1 metric ton of cocaine in two vessels in the Caribbean Sea on May 23. The seizures took place near the Cahuita and Manzanillo communities, in LimĂłn province. [caption id="attachment_37983" align="alignleft" width="331"] Authorities also found 19 barrels [ … ]
US Donates 50 Ventilators to Paraguay to Respond to the COVID-19 pandemic
Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. government made an initial delivery of 50 new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Paraguay to help the country combat COVID-19. The donation is part of a gift from U.S. President Donald Trump of 250 ventilators to support Paraguay in the urgent fight [ … ]
Guatemala Combats Forest Fires Caused by Narcotrafficking
Forest fires caused by organized criminal groups have destroyed thousands of hectares of Guatemalan forest. The fires are concentrated in PetĂ©n department, on the border with Belize and Mexico. On July 6, JosĂ© Cal, a historian and researcher at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, told Diálogo that the [ … ]