crime

Six arrests in case of kidnapped US citizens in Mexico

Published on: March 14, 2023
14:46

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Mexico City, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Six people in connection to the kidnapping of four citizens from the United States, two of whom were killed, are already in custody in Mexico, authorities stated on Tuesday.

Panamanian authorities seize drugs bound for Europe

Published on: February 21, 2023
00:30

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Panama, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian National Police on Monday confirmed the seizure of 1,298 packages of drugs in a container coming from the United States and abound for Europe.

Crime on the rise in South Africa

Published on: February 18, 2023
00:15

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Pretoria, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) If you live or visit South Africa, you'd better hide your wallet, a piece of advice that comes from the latest crime statistics revealed by Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday.

Year begins with increased femicides in Dominican Republic

Published on: February 14, 2023
00:45

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Santo Domingo, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic is mourning the deaths of six women who have been assassinated in the first two months of the year.

Nigeria: More than 100 police officers and civilians killed violently

Published on: February 9, 2023
00:30

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Abuja, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The number of police officers and civilians killed in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina after attacks on communities by criminal gangs rose to 102, police sources reported on Wednesday.

Cyber-attacks grow in Uruguay

Published on: January 25, 2023
00:15

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Montevideo, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) In the last year cyber-attacks have increased in Uruguay, according to data from the National Center for Security Incident Response.

Mexico: García Luna also committed crimes during Nieto administration

Published on: January 13, 2023
13:39

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mexico City, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) U.S. prosecutors estimated that Genaro García Luna, former security chief in the government of former Mexican President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), also committed crimes in the government of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018).

Ungovernable Haiti

Published on: January 1, 2023
00:30

By: Juan M. Garcia

Port-au-Prince, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) This week a bus driver was murdered and several passengers injured during an armed attack in Canaan, in the northern section of the Haitian capital, which registered fires of at least two gas stations and 15 vehicles.

Soccer or terror? Azadani in the Iranian news this week

Published on: December 25, 2022
10:47

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Tehran, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The soccer player Nasr Azadani, sentenced to death in Iran, according to the West, generates the controversy that predominates here this week, while evidence of his involvement in the murder of three security personnel is being revealed.

Ethiopia and Sudan to reinforce security on common border

Published on: December 21, 2022
13:16

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Addis Ababa, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) informed on Wednesday that they agreed to work with the military institutions of Sudan to reinforce security on the border between the two countries.

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