POLICE

Sweden might become a target for terrorist acts

Published on: August 10, 2023
10:40

Stockholm, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have become priority targets for suspected terrorists after the burning of the Quran, Magnus Sjöberg, head of the anti-terrorist unit of the National Operational Police Department, said on Thursday.

Some 26 police officers killed in Haiti this year

Published on: August 8, 2023
07:30

Port-au-Prince, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 26 police officers have been killed in Haiti so far this year, Lionel Lazarre, general coordinator of the National Union of Haitian Police Officers, denounced.

Peruvian Government announces withdrawal of troops from Puno

Published on: August 3, 2023
08:02

Lima, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Government announced the end of the militarization of public order in the southern region of Puno, currently under a state of emergency due to protests that began in December 2022.

Indian law enforcement forces rescue over 2,000 missing children

Published on: August 3, 2023
00:30

New Delhi, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Telangana state police rescued more than 2,000 children in July, as part of Operation Muskaan, official sources reported.

Salvadoran president launches operation to fight off gangers

Published on: August 1, 2023
15:10

San Salvador, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday announced that 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers have been deployed in a siege of the Salvadoran downtown Cabañas Department to fight off gang bands.

Bolivia police work 24/7 to track down wanted drug dealer

Published on: August 1, 2023
14:46

La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Special forces of the Bolivian Police reinforced on Tuesday main roads of Cochabamba and other routes as part of the growing search for the Uruguayan drug dealer Sebastian Enrique Marset.

Police rule out armed groups as perpetrators of attacks in Peru

Published on: August 1, 2023
06:48

Lima, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian police ruled out that armed groups were responsible for the explosive attacks that brought down two high-voltage towers that supply electricity to a mining company in the country's north.

Journalists condemn aggression in social protests in Peru

Published on: July 31, 2023
15:01

Lima, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP), Zuliana Lainez, on Monday condemned the arrests of journalists, aggression and harassment during the recent protests against President Dina Boluarte.

Police ambushed in El Salvador

Published on: July 31, 2023
07:54

San Salvador, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, two agents of the National Civil Police of El Salvador (PNC) were wounded during an ambush, informed an official source.

Nearly six tons of cocaine were seized in Italy

Published on: July 21, 2023
12:08

Rome, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Forces of the Italian Revenue Guard reportedly seized nearly six tons of cocaine from a fishing vessel intercepted off the southern coast of Agrigento, in Sicily.

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