Drug Trade
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:13
From 2007 to at least 2010, there was a flight from Caracas, Venezuela to Tehran, Iran that made a stop in Damascus, Syria. According to US government testimony and a report by Brazilian paper Veja, the plane was laden with drugs, weapons, and cash.
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 10:24
USS Gary (FFG 51), her embarked Helicopter Squadron (HSL 49 Det. 4) and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment intercepted over 143 kilograms of cocaine Feb. 10 after intercepting a suspected narcotic-trafficking vessel in international waters off the coast of Central America.
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 07:20
Kenya is emerging as a money laundering hub; incredibly, trying to stop the illicit flow of money could hurt the economy more than letting it continue.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:28
Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach?
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 05:06
Elements of the Marina took down Luis Eduardo Monsivais Gloria, regional Boss of Los Zetas in Monclova, and three of his accomplices, informed the State Security.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 21:23
This post was compiled by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Intern Alejandro Urruti Heath. It provides an overview of news related to security issues in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Centeral America, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 08:02
The farmers blame the Mexican government for their role in Mexico’s multibillion-dollar drug-trafficking industry.
Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 20:29
Servando Gómez, La Tuta or El Profe (The Teacher), the alleged leader of the Mexican crime organization known as Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar), was captured on February 27 in the state of Michoacán.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:32
The Honduran Military continues to conduct widespread efforts to destroy the airstrips in the region in order to curb the influx of narco flights. As part of this effort, the National Inter-Institutional Security Force (FUSINA for its Spanish acronym), which is comprised of Military and police, follows a four-phase systematic approach to eradicating landing strips
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:27
On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, Mexican officials arrested Omar Trevino Morales, the reputed boss of the Zetas Cartel.