POLICE

Seven girls got pregnant in Guatemala every day in 2023

Published on: February 14, 2024
00:30

Guatemala, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) Seven girls got pregnant in Guatemala every day as a result of sexual abuse in 2023, an official source warned here, in reference to a recent incident that set off alarms on social media.

Trinidad and Tobago police seize weapons and liquid cocaine

Published on: February 12, 2024
08:52

Port of Spain, February 12 (Prensa Latina) The Trinidad and Tobago Police, during two operations, seized four high-powered rifles, 200 rounds of ammunition, and liquid cocaine with an estimated value of more than 3.6 million dollars.

Jamaican police seize more than 225 kilograms of marijuana

Published on: February 1, 2024
12:04

Kingston, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The Jamaican Police seized more than 225 kilograms of marijuana in two operations in the southwestern parish of Saint Elizabeth, local media reported on Thursday.

South African police seized hundreds of firearms

Published on: January 30, 2024
14:16

Pretoria, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the central Gauteng province seized more than 400 firearms and six thousand live ammunition during the month of January.

Weapons, ammunition, swimming pool and disco in Ecuador’s jails

Published on: January 29, 2024
00:15

Quito, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s Armed Forces and the National Police continued their interventions in domestic prisons, where in addition to weapons, ammunition and other illegal objects, they found a swimming pool and a disco.

Military raids continue in Ecuador’s prisons

Published on: January 19, 2024
14:14

Quito, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces and the National Police continue their military operations in prisons on Friday, amid the internal armed conflict in Ecuador.

Salvadorian authorities continue to target drug trafficking and gangs

Published on: January 18, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in El Salvador continue its raids against drug trafficking and gangs just weeks before the presidential elections on February 4.

Paraguayan officers arrest cybercriminals

Published on: January 17, 2024
16:43

Asuncion, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan officers arrested four members of an international network of cybercriminals who stole USD,000 from Argentine bank accounts in 2023, Ultima Hora daily reported on Wednesday.

Haiti: Exodus of police officers hinders response to crime

Published on: January 15, 2024
13:59

Port-au-Prince, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Police Union of Haiti (SNPH) informed that 1,800 police officers fled the country last year, another factor that today makes it impossible to give an effective response to criminal gangs.

Ecuadorian authorities open file for attack on police unit

Published on: January 9, 2024
16:10

Quito, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office opened on Tuesday a file for the crime of terrorism after an attack on a Community Police Unit (UPC) in the coastal city of Guayaquil.

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