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Home delivery drug trafficking aborted in Uruguay

Published on: February 17, 2024
09:29

Montevideo, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) Police arrested two Colombians and dismantled a home-delivery drug trafficking operation in the Uruguayan department of Maldonado, east of this capital, it was reported.

Bolivian deputy minister supports regionalization against drugs

Published on: January 23, 2024
12:36

La Paz, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Police Jhonny Aguilera on Tuesday described as "absolutely important" the regionalization of the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in South America, which he considered a global problem.

International drug trafficking network dismantled in Italy

Published on: January 16, 2024
13:24

Rome, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) With the arrests of 29 people on Tuesday, Italian anti-drug forces dismantled an extensive drug trafficking network that included two gangs of the Camorra organization in the southern city of Naples, a spokesman said.

Bolivia to present results addressing drug trafficking

Published on: January 16, 2024
08:13

La Paz, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of the Government of Bolivia, Eduardo del Castillo, will lead the ceremony during which the results of the fight against drug trafficking in 2023 will be presented.

Search for drug trafficker continues in Ecuador after his escape

Published on: January 8, 2024
08:18

Quito, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) More than three thousand members of the Armed Forces and the National Police of Ecuador will continue the search for drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías (aka Fito) after his escape from prison this Sunday.

Cocaine smuggling foiled at Uruguay airport

Published on: December 24, 2023
09:03

Montevideo, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan police reportedly foiled today a cocaine smuggling at Carrasco International Airport. A 20-year-old Uruguayan citizen, who was bound for Madrid, was arrested.

Guatemala PNC reports 25 detainees for extradition in 2023

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:48

Guatemala City, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan security forces have arrested 25 people for extradition purposes since last January till today, 21 of them for drug trafficking, reported the National Civil Police (PNC).

Ecuadorians sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking

Published on: December 8, 2023
09:55

San Salvador, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) A 10-year prison sentence to three Ecuadorians in El Salvador is highlighted by local media.

Spain seizes 530 kilos of cocaine from Dom Rep

Published on: December 5, 2023
10:45

Madrid, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Spain has seized 530 kilos of cocaine coming from the Dominican Republic in a joint operation by agents of the Civil Guard and Customs Surveillance officials of the Tax Agency. According to reports, the authorities intercepted the drug that was being carried hidden in a shipment of avocados.

Internationalization of anti-narcotics fight debated in Bolivia

Published on: November 21, 2023
08:42

La Paz, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Prosecutors from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Spain held a debate on the creation of Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) against drug trafficking during an international workshop.

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