Counternarcotics
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 07:15
Los carteles de la droga de Colombia y México se han fusionado para producir drogas de diseño y cocaína en Guatemala, como parte de una estrategia para fortalecer sus organizaciones dedicadas al trasiego de narcóticos a Estados Unidos.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 07:10
Early in July Georgian police uncovered 2.79 tons of liquid heroin in a truck that had entered the country from the next-door Azerbaijan. About $400 million of heroin reportedly belonged to the Taliban and was headed for Europe, according to Georgia's Interior Ministry.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 07:01
Peruvian police displayed in a Lima airport police hangar on Monday what officials called the largest cocaine haul ever in the Andean nation, 7.7 metric tons (8.5 tons).
Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 21:38
On August 22, in the first of ten drug policy forums to be held around the country, Colombian Justice Minister Yesid Reyes expressed his belief that the nation must find "more efficient" policies than prohibition and imprisonment to deal with drug use. "The evaluation that should be made is how much has imprisonment affected the control of drug use and the answer seems to be that its impact is minimal," he said.
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 08:41
On Thursday, the day after the Uruguayan government began receiving the first applications to legally grow up to six cannabis plants per household, officials provided an important update on the status of marijuana regulation in the country.
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 08:06
La Fuerza Aérea de México (FAM) tiene previsto adquirir 14 helicópteros ligeros Bell 407 GX por un importe aproximado de 1.630 millones de pesos mexicanos (casi 95 millones de euros).
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 06:56
La policía bonaerense se incautó de 300 kilos de droga y decomisó 250.000 dólares; hay 12 sospechosos procesados
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 06:45
The Colombian Army has provided training to 75 Paraguayan soldiers to prepare them in their ongoing fight against terrorists and international drug trafficking organizations.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:18
Peruvian police say they have seized at least 3.3 tons of cocaine, the year's biggest haul, hidden in a shipment of coal that was bound for Belgium and Spain.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 08:10
Honduras' former police chief, who was dismissed amidst allegations of involvement in death squads, has been working as the country's police attaché in Colombia, raising questions about his potential role in U.S.-funded trainings for security forces in Honduras.