Through U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program, the United States donated 96 AirHawk II self-contained breathing apparatus valued at $717,868.80, to re-equip El Salvador Fire Department (CBES, in Spanish), the U.S. Embassy told the press on June 25. The equipment will be distributed to 18 fire stations that do not [ … ]
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US Provides 200 More Ventilators to Brazil to Respond to COVID-19
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated on July 29, a second shipment of 200 brand new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Brazil to assist its fight against COVID-19. The ventilators, produced in the United States, reflect leading-edge and in-demand technology. They are compact, deployable, and provide [ … ]
Maduro Steps Up Corruption, Human Rights Violations
The illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime continues to undermine both human rights and democracy in Venezuela. Enforced disappearances of Venezuelan civilians by the regime are on the rise, according to a report by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights group and Foro Penal, a Venezuelan human rights organization. The regime has [ … ]
Paraguay: Narcotics Agents Destroy More than 9 Tons of Marijuana Bound for Brazil
The Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) has strengthened operations against narcotraffickers who send drugs to Brazil. On June 19, agents raided a rural property in Yby YaĂş, ConcepciĂłn department, and destroyed more than 9 metric tons of marijuana bound for the neighboring country. [caption id="attachment_38529" align="alignright" width="355"] In [ … ]
Brazilian Defense Ministry Helps Indigenous Communities Combat the Coronavirus
In Brazil, indigenous peoples are among the populations with the highest coronavirus mortality rate, which is 150 percent higher than the country’s average. The infection rate of the disease is also 84 percent higher among these communities, affecting 759 indigenous people per 100,000 inhabitants, while the average in Brazil is [ … ]
US Helps Caribbean Countries Fight COVID-19
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, [ … ]
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. [ … ]
Colombian Public Force Curbs Drug Shipments
The Colombian Public Force continues to strengthen its results in the fight against narcotrafficking, dealing several blows to organized crime, between June 17-25. [caption id="attachment_38386" align="alignleft" width="300"] In the Guaviare jungle, the Colombian Army destroyed a lab that produced narcotics on June 23. (Photo: Colombian Army)[/caption] On June 25, the [ … ]
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 [ … ]