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Salvadoran officers bust couple on drug trafficking

Published on: December 20, 2023
12:56

San Salvador, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoran officers busted a couple on drug trafficking as they were in the possession of 25 kg of marijuana and portions of cocaine, Minister of Justice and Security Gustavo Villatoro informed.

Calls in Chile to speed up search for disappeared detainees

Published on: August 5, 2023
09:20

Santiago de Chile, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Human rights groups urged the Chilean Supreme Court to accelerate the processes underway today to find the whereabouts of detainees who disappeared during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).

Terrorism suspects arrested in Germany

Published on: July 6, 2023
11:10

Berlin, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The General Prosecutor's Office announced that German security forces arrested today, seven people suspected of terrorism.

Venezuela charges 13 detainees linked to corruption

Published on: April 5, 2023
10:14

Caracas, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The presentation and hearing of 13 detainees for their links to corruption schemes in the "Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) and Cartones de Venezuela" was held today as part of the 'Caiga quien Caiga' operation.

Mexico already has detainees for migrant shelter fire

Published on: March 29, 2023
14:03

Mexico City, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced today that there are already detainees for the fire in a migrant shelter that caused the death of 38 foreigners and serious injuries to 29 others.

War on drug trafficking and homicides in Uruguay

Published on: November 6, 2022
09:56

Montevideo, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The war on drug trafficking has shown some results in the number of detainees, drugs and drug outlets seized, but also has an impact on increased homicide cases, as reported by Uruguayan Interior Ministry after reporting 43 murders in May and 38 in October.

Foreign detainees being held in jail despite completing sentences

Published on: October 13, 2022
16:09

London, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) As many as 600 foreign detainees are being held for long periods in jail despite completing sentences for their crimes, a review by the prison watchdog has found.

Two arrested after shooting in Norwegian capital

Published on: September 26, 2022
14:21

Oslo, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) Two men were arrested in the Norwegian capital on Monday for their alleged involvement in a shooting at a nightclub in Oslo, local police reported.

Relatives of disappeared take a stand in Uruguay

Published on: September 22, 2022
15:31

Montevideo, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Mothers and Relatives of Uruguayan Detainees and Disappeared Persons on Thursday rejected the decision by the National Human Rights Institution (INDDHH) to recognize a group that defends repressors under judicial process.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails go on hunger strike

Published on: October 16, 2021
09:14

Ramallah, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, most of them members of the Islamic Jihad group, are on a hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day in protest against the repressive measures applied by Israel.

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