Members of the Basque terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) are conducting financial and propaganda activities in Bolivia with the knowledge of President Evo Morales, according to …
Brazil: Increase in Kidnapping Scams
The Brazilian military police center of operations in São Paulo received 3,150 reports of fake kidnapping attempts in the first 45 days of 2007. According to the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, this …
Mexican police flush out heroin haul in bus toilet
Police in northern Mexico discovered $1 million worth of heroin stashed in the toilet of a bus heading toward the U.S. border, authorities said on Saturday. Two people were arrested after anti-drug …
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US spring-breakers party on amid Acapulco drug war
U.S. spring-breakers are guzzling beers and slamming back tequilas in the Mexican Pacific beach resort of Acapulco, unfazed by a violent drug war that has killed police and left body parts strewn …
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U.S. says corruption hampers China drug fight
Corruption is hampering China's fight against illicit drugs despite government efforts to combat graft, the U.S. State Department said. Chinese-made chemicals were increasingly being found at …
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Federal police to permanently guard Acapulco hotels
Mexican federal police will patrol the hotel zone of Acapulco day and night to prevent an outbreak of drug gang violence from affecting tourism, a senior police official said on Friday. Acapulco, a …
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Battle for Cité Soleil: Peacekeeping, Politics and Gangs in Haiti
On February 9, 2006, over 700 UN peacekeepers stormed one of Haiti’s most dangerous slums, Cité Soleil. The operation was part of an extended effort on behalf of the UN to rid the seaside slum of …
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Initial Returns Suggest “Operation Jump Start” a Success
In accordance with the mandates of Operation Jump Start, the memorandum of agreement reached between Department of Defense (DoD) officials and the governors of California, Arizona, New Mexico and …
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Mexican prosecutor questioned in killing
An assistant state prosecutor in Mexico was detained for questioning in an investigation into the killing of an opposition politician and four others, and the passing of information to drug …
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Chertoff urges safer Mexican border
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that immigration reform would let U.S. law enforcement focus on catching criminals instead of migrants seeking better economic prospects. But …