The following is stated in the investigation made by the Norwegian Narcotics Governmental Committee which members, more than 100 consultative bodies, has made a public statement in late February. The picture that emerges is the following: 1) the drug situation in Norway is improving, 2) law enforcement efforts should be reinforced, 3) amicable measures for [...]
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The governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa has promised an extensive probe into what happened to a Canadian woman hospitalized after she was badly beaten at a posh Mexico resort. Sheila Nabb, 37, was vacationing with her husband Andrew, at the all-inclusive Hotel Riu Emerald Bay resort last week when she was found inside [...]
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Next Monday is Cyber Monday! And as online shoppers take to the Web this Cyber Monday hunting for bargains and holiday deals, the U.S. Homeland Security reminds everybody about the campaign Stop.Think.Connect.™ This Campaign reminds online shoppers to be prepared and fully aware of the cybersecurity risks of theft, fraud and abuse. While many businesses [...]
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MEXICO CITY — Friday was opening day for Mexico´s first Pan American Games since 1975. During the games, athletes from across the Americas will be guarded by unmanned drones, infrared-equipped Black Hawk helicopters, hundreds of surveillance cameras and more than 11,000 police officers, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. It’s the first time in near [...]
On Wednesday, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed hope that a trade boom will result following a Free Trade Agreement between both countries that became effective on August 15th . Santos also stressed that his government is working to reduce security risks for oil companies, in view of recent attacks blamed on [...]
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Mexico and Guatemala agreed to intensify cooperation on border security and strengthen cooperation in combating organized crime and illegal drug trafficking. It is publicly known that the drug cartel “Los Zetas” have the control of certain areas of the common border. During a visit of the guatemalan president,Alvaro Colom, the President of Mexico Felipe Calderon [...]
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Mexico: The alleged Zetas drug cartel leader suspected of killing a U.S. customs agent has been captured. His name is Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar, alias “el Manito”. He is believed to be the third in command of the criminal organization founded by former elite soldiers. Over the course of a decade, it went from being [...]
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Mexican soldiers seized 200 automatic rifles, nearly 600 camouflage uniforms and 30,000 bullets from the gangster army known as the Zetas. The raid occurred a few dozen miles from the South Texas border, the military spokesman said Thursday. The guns and uniforms were captured Wednesday in the ranchlands near the village of Villa Union, just [...]
The Department of Homeland Security DHS plans to increase its cybersecurity team by more than 50%, as legislators and the White House work to expand DHS`s authority in securing both government and private-sector websites. By October next year, the Department of Homeland Security cyber workforce will grow from 260 to more than 400 workers, said [...]
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Since in 2006 Mexico´s President Felipe Calderón started the war on drugs against drug-trafficking cartel, there were more than 30 000 deaths linked to illegal drug trafficking in the country. The record year in terms of proliferation of massacres, promoted by so-called “drug barons”, was 2008. Now, a summary of the largest massacres of the [...]
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