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Guatemala catches speedboats with likely illicit substances

Published on: March 11, 2024
14:32

Guatemala City, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s Ministry of Defense located, pursued and intercepted another two speedboats in the Pacific, with 46 packages of likely illicit substances, the Ministry informed on Monday.

Two Colombian women arrested in Brazil with 10 kilograms of cocaine

Published on: March 11, 2024
11:54

Brasilia, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Police (PF) of Brazil arrested two Colombian women who were transporting 10 kilograms of cocaine, at the Galeão international airport, in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday night, the public order force confirmed on Monday.

Mexico’s Health chief defends constitutional reform in the sector

Published on: February 13, 2024
11:25

Mexico, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's Health Secretary, Jorge Alcocer, on Tuesday defended the reform in the sector presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his package of 20 constitutional changes already in the hands of Congress.

Trinidad and Tobago police seize weapons and liquid cocaine

Published on: February 12, 2024
08:52

Port of Spain, February 12 (Prensa Latina) The Trinidad and Tobago Police, during two operations, seized four high-powered rifles, 200 rounds of ammunition, and liquid cocaine with an estimated value of more than 3.6 million dollars.

Paraguayan drug network that operates with cryptocurrencies denounced

Published on: February 6, 2024
00:30

Asunción, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) An international organization of drug traffickers deactivated in 2022 by Paraguay's Operation A Ultranza Py, the largest in the country against this scourge, used cryptocurrencies in its transactions, the government reported.

Jamaica seizes more than 1,100 kilograms of marijuana

Published on: February 5, 2024
14:00

Kingston, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Jamaican authorities seized more than 1,100 kilos of marijuana, with an estimated value of 26.2 million dollars, off the coast of the eastern parish of Saint Thomas, local media reported on Monday.

Jamaican police seize more than 225 kilograms of marijuana

Published on: February 1, 2024
12:04

Kingston, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The Jamaican Police seized more than 225 kilograms of marijuana in two operations in the southwestern parish of Saint Elizabeth, local media reported on Thursday.

Government of Bolivia highlights UN presence in drug destruction

Published on: January 26, 2024
07:55

La Paz, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is present in 97 percent of the narcotics incineration operations in Bolivia, Government Minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo assured.

Paraguay seizes ecstasy from Australia and United Kingdom

Published on: January 25, 2024
10:32

Asunción, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan agents seized some 26 thousand doses of ecstasy pills sent from Australia and the United Kingdom, the newspaper Última Hora reported.

Salvadorian authorities continue to target drug trafficking and gangs

Published on: January 18, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in El Salvador continue its raids against drug trafficking and gangs just weeks before the presidential elections on February 4.

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