smuggling

Panama customs boosts fight against smuggling

Published on: August 7, 2025
09:52

Panama City, August 7 (Prensa Latina) In just one year, Panama's National Customs Authority has withheld items smuggled or tax fraud merchandise worth over $38 million, an official statement highlighted.

Bolivia reports 107 arrests for hydrocarbon smuggling

Published on: June 2, 2025
08:08

La Paz, June 2 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities seized more than 120,000 liters of fuel diverted for smuggling and other illicit activities, and arrested 107 people during the operations, an official source reported.

Bolivia causes multi-million-dollar hits to smuggling

Published on: May 30, 2025
09:39

La Paz, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Vice Ministry for the Fight Against Smuggling reported having caused millions in damage to smugglers in recent hours.

Bolivia identifies and investigates 17 smuggling clans

Published on: May 28, 2025
08:10

La Paz, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Deputy Minister for the Fight Against Smuggling, Colonel Luis Amílcar Velásquez, confirmed that 17 family clans involved in this type of crime, both import and reverse, are being investigated.

Bolivia to strengthen sanctions against food smuggling

Published on: April 30, 2025
10:06

La Paz, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Yamil Flores, announced that a law is ready to impose penalties of more than eight years for those who commit the crime of food smuggling.

Bolivia delivers strong blow to smuggling in first quarter

Published on: April 7, 2025
13:59

La Paz, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) The certainty of a strong blow to smuggling until March 2025 exists in Bolivia after the information confirmed by the vice minister in charge of the fight against this, Luis Amilcar Velazquez.

Fight against smuggling in Bolivia claimed eight military lives

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:18

La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The fight against smuggling in Bolivia caused until today the death of eight military and left 15 wounded, the head of the Strategic Operational Command (CEO-LCC), Colonel Felix Sandro Gutierrez said.

Bolivian authorities curb smuggling of 18,000 kilograms of pork

Published on: November 20, 2024
17:19

La Paz, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The Strategic Operational Command for the Fight against Smuggling (CEO-LCC) confirmed the seizure of two vehicles laden with 18,000 kilograms of pork bound for Peru on Wednesday.

Bolivia maintains anti-smuggling strategic deployment

Published on: October 25, 2024
16:39

La Paz, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Pledging to defend Bolivia’s food security, the Strategic Anti-Smuggling Operational Command (CEO-LCC in Spanish) has successfully deployed forces in the locality of Desaguadero, on the border with Peru, an official source confirmed on Friday.

Bolivian regions join anti-smuggling campaign

Published on: October 11, 2024
16:51

La Paz, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) A number of Bolivian municipalities are joining forces together to fight the so-called reverse smuggling and ensure food security, following a meeting led by President Luis Arce.

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