Several candidates for the 27 October elections expressed dismay at the tragic event, and repeated campaign promises regarding public safety. On Tuesday, official sources spoke about the death of a baby in the capital’s Cerro Norte neighborhood, which highlighted the dangers to children from the scourge of drug trafficking in Uruguay. Related:Remains of a Victim […]

On October 15, authorities in Colombia seized more than a ton of cocaine linked to the guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN) and dismantled a complex capable of producing up to four tons of narcotics. The operation took place in the Norte de Santander region, specifically in the rural area of Cúcuta. Officials confirmed the […]

Threats against them increased after revealing a corruption network led by former President Lasso’s brother-in-law. Journalists Andersson Boscan and Monica Velasquez, who work for the digital media outlet La Posta, have sought asylum in Canada, claiming their lives are in danger in Ecuador due to death threats and plans to murder them orchestrated by “corrupt […]

Trials initiated in the U.S. are selective due to the activities of corrupt networks, Defense Ministry said. On Tuesday, Honduran Security Minister Gustavo Sanchez and Defense Minister Rixi Moncada revealed a list of opposition politicians who are under investigation for drug trafficking. RELATED: Honduras Dennounce the Coup Plan in Progress This information was made public […]

The rise of organized crime in Ecuador has made it the most violent South American territory in 2023. On Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office of Ecuador confirmed that a prosecutor from the province of Los Rios was injured in an armed attack. RELATED: Colombian and Ecuadorian Migrants To Return to Their Countries Under Panama-US Agreement […]

‘We won’t allow our skies to be used for drug trafficking,’ Commander Hernandez stressed. On Monday, Domingo Hernandez, the strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), activated Venezuela’s Early Warning Plan after an aircraft violated the national airspace. RELATED: FANB Demands Lifting US Sanctions Against Venezuela “The order involved the deployment of […]

He is a ‘two-faced politician hungry for power,’ said Judge Castel. On Wednesday, Peter Kevin Castel, judge of the Southern District of New York, sentenced former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison and five more years of supervised release for several crimes related to drug trafficking and the use of weapons. […]

“The drug was destroyed under the coordination of the Anti-Drug Section of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime (FESCCO) and the Technical Criminal Investigation Agency (ATIC),”

The total amount of cocaine seized is equivalent to 1,244,440 million doses, according to the Police.

On Tuesday, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa decreed a new 60-day “Emergency State” focused on El Oro, Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, and Santa Elena. RELATED:  Mexico Asks the ICJ for Precautionary Measures Against Ecuador In these five coastal provinces, violent actions such as murders, kidnappings, and extortions attributed to drug-trafficking gangs persist.  Currently, the right to […]