Extortion

Guatemalan transport workers denounce surging extortions

Published on: August 14, 2024
09:34

Guatemala City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Guatemala’s extra-urban transport union denounced surging extortions, for which they set three weeks for the authorities to take security actions.

Guatemala’s PNC arrests 39 alleged gangsters

Published on: February 20, 2024
15:56

Guatemala City, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s National Civil Police (PNC) arrested on Tuesday 39 alleged gangsters by the mega “Fuerte” raid, which seeks to crack down extortion gangs.

Ecuador: Kidnappings and extortion scaled up in 2023

Published on: December 23, 2023
09:11

Quito, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) About 124 cases of kidnappings and extortions were reported in Ecuador in this year, 17 of which were solved, while seven others are still pending for solution.

5 Manila police officers arrested for extortion, robbery

Published on: July 15, 2023
11:26

Manila, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Manila police on Saturday confirmed that five of its active members are in custody allegedly for robbery and extortion.

Security in public transport in El Salvador highlighted

Published on: June 26, 2023
10:14

San Salvador, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 2,400 public transport employees were murdered in El Salvador years ago, Diario El Salvador highlights today when reflecting on the elimination of this threat.

Haitian police break up extortion network

Published on: March 20, 2023
16:44

Port-au-Prince, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) Haiti´s Police on Monday announced that it had dismantled a network in the Artibonite department extorting money from people intending to travel to the United States.

Kidnapping, extortion ramp up insecurity in Ecuador

Published on: March 12, 2023
10:17

Quito, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Police Unit (UNASE) on Sunday reported both kidnapping and extortion are nowadays most-used practices by hitmen or criminal groups in Ecuador.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo receives extorsion letter

Published on: November 17, 2022
12:55

Lisbon, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa received a parcel containing monetary demands a few days ago, according to what he revealed to the CMTV network.

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