A serbian crime gang was seized by Brazilian federal police, showing an increasing problem for South America — foreign mafia groups (like the serbian) are increasingly using Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay as corridors to export the continent’s cocaine to Europe and elsewhere. Sixteen alleged members of the Serbian mafia acting in South America were arrested [...]
2011 May 07 | Posted in
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Mexico will have a Border Police with tasks such as to prevent illegal entry of weapons, explosives and other substances into the national territory of Mexico by the border areas, mainly the United States. Yesterday, the House of Representatives in Mexico also endorsed that the Border Police are in charge of prosecuting crimes of human [...]
2011 May 01 | Posted in
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A 20 years old hit man, alleged member of cartel Los Zetas, confessed to murdering 200 people in his “brief but chilling criminal career” , said national security spokesman in Mexico, Alejandro Poire. The young hit man made the confession after being arrested in recent days in connection with the discovery of a mass grave [...]
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Panama opened a Central American Center of Regional Security Information, for the exchange and coordination of security information between the countries of the region. The Center is a network of computers, sharing information and technology on security issues, such as drugs trafficking, organized crime, human smuggling, gangs, etc. The new facility operates from the Navy [...]
2011 Apr 19 | Posted in
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The government of mexico stated today that unmanned U.S. drones have flown over mexican territory with the mission of gathering intelligence on drug trafficking and other organized crime activities . The mexican authorities also said that the U.S. operations respected Mexican national law. Mexico’s National Security Council confirmed the flights after U.S. media like The New [...]
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The U.S. president prepares to visit the region with the highest global rate of homicides, according to the UN, and one of the “preferred route” for drug cartels that ship drugs into the U.S. Central American governments say they are making efforts to fight crime that plagues the region, despite this, the facts show that [...]
2011 Mar 22 | Posted in
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The Department of Homeland Security is accepting proposals on “a full array of audio and video surveillance equipment” until March 16, 2011, according to a solicitation posted on U.S. Federal Business Opportunities by DHS’ Enterprise Information Technology Acquisition Division (EAD). For full details READ MORE HERE.
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a full cabinet department of the U.S. federaal government (a sort of a Ministery of Interior) , created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks . The primary responsibilities of the DHS are : a) protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and b) [...]
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The National Police of Spain have broken up an international organization dedicated to sexually exploit young foreign women on a four floors building in Madrid. The brothel was monitored by cameras connected to internet, and arrested eleven of its members, including the two leaders most responsible for the illegal prostitution and human slavery network. The organization [...]
This week the Department of Homeland Security DHS announced that the efforts to secure the border in Arizona is paying off. U.S. federal agents say to media they’re working side by side with Arizona´s local law enforcement agencies to increase border security. In the process of securing the border the violence and illegal activity has [...]
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