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Ecuador: 53,000 police officers will guard elections

Published on: August 16, 2023
14:11

Quito, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior Juan Zapata said on Wednesday that 53,707 police officers, in addition to members of the Armed Forces, will be in charge of citizens' security during the elections on August 20.

Paraguayan police officers destroy 11 tons of marijuana

Published on: July 5, 2023
17:21

Asunción, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan law enforcement officers on Wednesday destroyed as many as 11 tons of marijuana seized from alleged drug traffickers in the northeastern department of Amambay, bordering Brazil, the ABC Color newspaper reported.

Tenth Uruguayan police officer commits suicide so far this year

Published on: July 1, 2023
00:15

Montevideo, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Ten Uruguayan police officers have committed suicide so far this year, a problem that persists despite complaints from police unions.

Mississippi sheriff´s deputies fired after Black men allege torture

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A Mississippi sheriff's department in Rankin County said it had fired multiple deputies after two Black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them.

High suicide rate among Uruguayan police officers

Published on: June 25, 2023
11:07

Montevideo, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The suicide rate among Uruguayan policemen triples that of the general population, which reflects a problem that the uniformed officers denounced.

Paraguay police seize 400 kg of marijuana

Published on: June 20, 2023
14:42

Asunción, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan anti-drug agents managed to seize about 400 kg of marijuana in the southern city of Encarnación, local media reported Tuesday.

Uruguay police seize nearly 100 kg of cocaine

Published on: June 19, 2023
17:40

Montevideo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Almost 100 kg of cocaine were seized by the Uruguayan police department at a property in Colonia Nicolich, a town close t the capital and in the department of Canelones.

12 Kenyan police officers killed after Al-Shabab attacks

Published on: June 14, 2023
17:20

Nairobi, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The number of police officers killed in eastern Kenya today rose to 12 following bomb attacks by the Al-Shabab armed group, security sources reported nWednesday.

BINUH concerns over violence against Haitian police officers, judges

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:02

Port-au-Prince, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Friday expressed deep concerns over threats, intimidations and violent acts against police officers, judges and judicial actors.

UN condemns murders of three police officers in Haiti

Published on: April 10, 2023
13:18

Port-au-Prince, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh) on Monday condemned the murders of three police officers in this capital as they were fulfilling their duty to protect the population.

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