Four Costa Ricans arrested in Colombia with one ton of cocaine on lobster boat
The Armed Forces in Colombia detained four citizens of Costa Rica in waters near San Andrés with one ton of cocaine. The arrestees had been sailing in a lobster boat, La Nacion reports. They were...
View Article629 kilos of drugs stopped in Costa Rica along route to the Pacific
Police in Costa Rica intercepted a shipment of 629 kilos of cocaine that was being transported from the capital to the port in Puntarenas. According to a El Nuevo Diario report, the drugs were in a car...
View ArticleHonduras: Three Nicaraguan women arrested with cocaine taped to their bodies
National Police in Honduras arrested three women near the Nicaraguan border in Choluteca. The trio had taped packets of cocaine to their bodies, La Prensa reports. The amount of the drugs was not...
View ArticleRomanian arrested in Venezuela; Attempted to traffick drugs to France
A 52-year-old Romanian man was arrested by the Bolivarian National Guard in the Maiquetia International Airport in Venezuela after attempting to fly to Paris, France with cocaine. He had planned to...
View ArticleClandestine drug laboratory found in Peru; Cocaine to be sent to Mexico
Police in Peru located a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence in San Martín de Porres. Inside, officials discovered 100 kilograms of cocaine and chemicals used for drug production. According to...
View ArticleTwo Brazilian women caught attempting to traffick drugs from Argentina to Europe
Two women were arrested in the Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires after attempting to traffick cocaine into Europe. They had hidden over 4 kilos of cocaine in their luggage, a wig, and in the genitals of...
View ArticleNarco-mechanics: Four men in Argentina apprehended; sold drugs from car workshop
Police in Argentina arrested four men for trafficking drugs from a car mechanic workshop in Villa Lugano. During the operation, officials seized marijuana and cocaine, Diario Popular reports. 25...
View ArticleAlleged assassin caught after raids in Jalapa, Guatemala
After carrying out 12 operation in Jalapa, Guatemala, the National Civil Police, along with Special Forces and the Public Ministry, were able to catch and arrest an alleged assassin. According to a...
View ArticleFishermen from Ecuador traffick cocaine to Costa Rica; Caught by U.S. Coast...
Four fishermen from Ecuador were captured by members of the United States Coast Guard with 360 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride. The drugs were found on board a boat named “Santa Martha,” La Hora...
View Article820 kilograms of high-purity cocaine seized in Venezuela, found on creek bank
The National Guard in Venezuela seized 820 kilograms of high-purity cocaine in the south of the Apure state. The drugs were located on the banks of a creek, Entera Gente reports. The creek flows into...
View ArticlePsychologist arrested at Colombian airport with 250 grams of cocaine; Headed...
Psychologist Yamal Antar Zawady Ospino (36) was caught in the Riohacha airport in Colombia attempting to fly to Aruba with 250 grams of cocaine. According to El Heraldo, the drugs were hidden inside...
View ArticleMexico: Woman finds 280 thousand dollars worth of drugs in vacuum
A woman in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was surprised to discover 280 thousand dollars worth of drugs inside a vacuum her children gave her as a gift. Two pounds of methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine...
View ArticleThree raids in Paraguay lead to multiple drug arrests
Three raids around Paraguay, in Villa Elisa, San Antonio, and Luque, led to multiple arrests for drug crimes. In Villa Elisa, five family were arrested, according to La Nacion. One, Reyes Santa Cruz,...
View ArticleColombia: Man arrested while travelling with block of wood containing cocaine
Traffic police in Colombia arrested José Martínez Quirá (24), who was travelling on a public transport vehicle on the Ipiales-Medellín route. He had been transporting six kilos of cocaine hidden inside...
View ArticleCosta Rican authorities seize shipment of drugs en route to Europe
National drug enforcement police in Moin, Costa Rica discovered and seized a shipment of drugs that arrived in the city’s port. According to Infosur Hoy, the drugs arrived from Colombia and were to be...
View ArticleNarco-trafficker caught in Peru; Owned cocaine processing factories
Alcides Gamio Mallqui (44), one of the most wanted narco-traffickers in Peru, also known as Jaime Gamio, was arrested in Tingo María. He was wanted for trafficking over 500 kilos of drugs each month,...
View ArticleNicaraguan woman carrying drugs shot and killed in Costa Rica
A Nicaraguan woman in possession of drugs died after being shot three times in the head in Lomas del Río, Pavas, Costa Rica. She was identified as Nora Estrella Zúñiga Piña (43), La Nacion reports....
View ArticleDrug route to Ica, Peru disrupted; Cocaine transported in avocado crates
Highway safety police managed to seize 4 kilos of cocaine paste that was transported on a charter bus from Huanta to Ica, Peru. The bus was stopped in the Espíritu Alto community and belonged to the...
View ArticlePeru: Cocaine found in sculptures and funeral urns mailed to U.S. and other...
All religious sculptures sent by mail, especially those of the Virgin Mary, must be scanned in Peru do to an increase of drug trafficking. Narco-traffickers have lately been sending their merchandise...
View Article250 panels of cocaine confiscated in Apure, Venezuela
Officials seized and confiscated 250 panels of cocaine in the mountainous area of Las Queseras del Meta, in the state of Apure. According to Entorno Inteligente, the drugs were discovered inside a...
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