TRAFFICKING

Uruguayan authorities reject animals slaughter

Published on: March 16, 2023
12:18

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Montevideo, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The Animal Platform (PA) today rejected the decision of relevant authorities to sacrifice almost 300 animals that were seized, victims of trafficking.

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.

Eighteen migrants found dead in Bulgaria

Published on: February 17, 2023
13:55

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Sofia, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) Eighteen of some 40 illegal migrants died of asphyxiation inside a truck that was found in Bulgaria on Friday, the Interior Ministry reported on Friday.

Uruguay warns about challenges posed by organized crime

Published on: January 30, 2023
12:15

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Montevideo, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan Minister of Defense Javier Garcia stressed that one of the main challenges for the countries in the region is the control and persecution of organized crime.

Paraguayan police seize marijuana that was sent to Argentina

Published on: December 20, 2022
13:50

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Asuncion, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan agents seized 379 kilograms of marihuana in the southeastern border region with Argentina, the destination country of the drug, the government reported on Tuesday.

Ecuador lives a dawn of terror with bombings and kidnappings (+ Photo)

Published on: November 1, 2022
12:37

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Quito, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is living on Tuesday in terror with eight explosive attacks in the city of Guayaquil and two in Esmeraldas, the assassination of two police officers, and the kidnapping of prison officers.

France dismantles cocaine trafficking network

Published on: October 31, 2022
13:07

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Paris, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Police in France on Monday announced the dismantling of an important cocaine trafficking network that operated between the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and the city of Strasbourg, in the eastern part of the country.

Syria foils drug smuggling attempt to Jordan

Published on: September 20, 2022
08:22

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Damascus, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Syrian security forces confiscated large quantities of drugs in the province of Deraa, 100 kilometers south of the capital, near the border with Jordan.

Former director of Louvre Museum accused of antiquities trafficking

Published on: May 26, 2022
08:56

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Paris, May 26 (Prensa Latina) French justice put the former president-director of the Louvre Museum Jean-Luc Martinez under investigation for money laundering and complicity in organized fraud in relation to the trafficking of antiquities from the Middle East, judicial sources reported.

Police back up Evo Morales’s accusation on drug trafficking

Published on: April 5, 2022
12:44

By: Ana Luisa Brown

La Paz, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Former Bolivian President Evo Morales tweeted on Tuesday that he received the support of rank-and-file police officers regarding his denunciation with audios that reveal alleged police protection for drug trafficking laboratories and factories.

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