In the most recent report on “Operation Lightning” in the Western state of Zulia, Venezuela’s Minister of People’s Power for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, said that millions of tons of high-purity cocaine, linked with the far-right politicians groups operating in the country, were seized. RELATED: President Maduro Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Combat […]

‘Nueva Prosperina is a battlefield, leaving defenseless neighbors caught in the middle,’ Guayaquil Major Alvarez said. On Thursday, a conflict between Ecuadorian criminal gangs left at least 22 people dead and three injured in a new massacre recorded in Guayaquil. RELATED: Ecuador: Candidate Luisa Gonzalez Vows to Revoke Sacha Oil Field Concession The killings took […]

On Thursday, the U.S. government officially designated six Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. On Friday, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said the Trump administration will crack down hard on transnational drug cartels. RELATED: Mexico May Sue U.S. Manufacturers for Supplying Arms to Drug Traffickers “We are going to unleash holy hell on […]

‘Ecuador does not need foreign soldiers. What it needs is a government,’ Rafael Correa said. On Wednesday, President Daniel Noboa ordered the Foreign Affairs Ministry to carry out the necessary procedures to allow specialized forces from other countries to temporarily enter Ecuadorian territory to combat transnational organized crime. RELATED: Ecuadorian Candidate Luisa Gonzalez Gets Support […]

Seventy-four percent of criminal groups’ weapons come from the U.S., President Sheinbaum recalled. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that U.S. arms manufacturers and dealers would be “accomplices” to terrorism. RELATED: Mexico Calls for Protection of Rights of Former Ecuadorian Vice President Glas “Seventy-four percent of criminal groups’ weapons come from the United States. […]

Porfirio Cedenio was in charge of military operations in Duran, one of the most dangerous cantons in this Andean country. On Friday morning, gunmen killed Lieutenant Colonel Porfirio Cedeño, the commander of the Special Operations Group of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces. RELATED: Mexico Calls for Protection of Rights of Former Ecuadorian Vice President Glas The […]

Alias ‘Wilexis’ was supported by Colombian drug trafficking networks and had ties to Venezuelan far-right groups. On Wednesday, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) had taken down Wilexis Acevedo, one of the most wanted criminals in Venezuela. RELATED: Venezuela Declares Former Colombian Presidents Uribe and Duque Public Enemies “During an […]

The Red Command set up barricades with burning tires and torched two buses in the Penha favelas. On Tuesday, Brazilian police launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting leaders of the “Red Command” (Comando Vermelho, CV), one of the country’s most powerful drug trafficking gangs. RELATED: Brazil: Mato Grosso Police Attack Indigenous People […]

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 […]