Tag: Crime
Honduras: Authorities Reports Historic Drop in Homicide Rate
Honduran President Xiomara Castro celebrated a historic decrease in the country’s homicide rate on Friday, attributing the decline to her government’s comprehensive crime-fighting strategies. The announcement came during a ceremony honoring police officers for their contributions to national security. Related:Tropical Storm Sara Leaves Four Dead Between Honduras and Nicaragua “My government and the National Council […]
December 13, 2024
Haiti: Anti-gang Operations Continue in Capital
Gang members have already attacked the port, schools, police stations, prisons, ministries, bank branches, community stores, the National Printing House, which was first published in 1804, and set fire to a 96,000 square meter warehouse in the free zone. On Thursday., the Haitian National Police and members of the armed forces are continuing operations today […]
November 21, 2024
Haiti & Colombia Coordinate Fight Against Arms and Drug Trafficking
The two heads of state agreed to establish police patrols with the security forces of both countries to control this maritime route and put an end to this practice. On Wednesday, the governments of Haiti and Colombia are set to coordinate efforts to combat the illegal trafficking of arms and drugs, two scourges that are […]
November 6, 2024
France: At Least 5 Wounded in Mass Shooting Related to Drugs
The French Minister of Interior, Bruno Retailleau, confirmed that at least five people were injured this Friday in a mass shooting related to drug trafficking in Poitiers, France. Related:Iran and France Discuss Ways to End the Israeli Offensive in Lebanon «The incident took place last night (Thursday), a shooting started in a restaurant, which resulted […]
November 1, 2024
Replacement of ICC judge may delay the arrest of Natanyahu
The International Criminal Court announce today Friday that it would replace one of the judges who will rule on a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that could further delay the case based on the request by the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. Related:Israel Attacks […]
October 25, 2024
S.Africa: Killing of 6 Community Patrollers in Eastern Cape Condemned
This incident came on the heels of another mass shooting that occurred in the town of Lusikisiki in the same province late last month, where 18 people lost their lives. On Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the killing of six community patrollers in the latest mass shooting incident in the Eastern Cape Province, […]
October 8, 2024
Suspected of Trying to Kill Trump Confirms in a Letter his Intentions and Motivations
Ryan Wesley Routh, arrested in Florida for trying to kill former US President Donald Trump, left a letter in which he declared his intention to assassinate him and asked if he failed to finish the job, it went out today. RELATED:Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt Faces Two Federal Charges A new tax filing states that […]
September 23, 2024
Ecuadorian Police Seizes 160 Kg of Cocaine in Esmeraldas, Border with Colombia
Ecuadorian police reported on Wednesday the seizure of 160 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a vehicle, in the coastal province of Esmeraldas, bordering Colombia. RELATED:Ecuadorean President Impulses a New Constitutional Reform to Return the Foreign Military Bases in the Country In an operation called ‘Urus’ carried out on Tuesday in the emerald city of Rio […]
September 18, 2024
Ecuador: Unknow Suspects Kills Director of One of the Largest Prisions in the Country
It is the second murder of a prison warden in nine days in the South American country. The National Service of Integral Care to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) in Ecuador reported on Thursday that María Daniela Icaza, director of the Penitentiary del Litoral, the largest and most populated prison in Ecuador, was killed in […]
September 13, 2024
Ecuadorian Police Seizes Almost 900Kg of Cocaine in the Border with Peru
About 850 kilos of cocaine were seized by the Ecuadorian National Police in a property that was used as a banana packing plant, in an operation where two people were arrested, according to a statement issued by the police on Friday. RELATED:Ecuador: 1,174 Hectares of Forest Destroyed by Fire in the Southern Andes The seizure […]