Peru’s government said Wednesday it is investigating an alleged Chilean spy arrested in the vicinity of a military airbase in the north, in a case that could cast a shadow over relations between Lima and Santiago. Defense Minister Alberto Otárola, said when Luis Maximiliano Seraín was arrested he had in his possession a CD, a [...]
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Police in northern Mexico have captured a suspected member of the Zetas drug cartel, who confessed to killing at least 75 people, authorities announced Monday. Enrique Elizondo Flores admitted to investigators that 36 of his victims were bus passengers traveling through the town of Cerralvo, near the Texas border, according to Nuevo Leon state security [...]
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Colombia’s government today praised U.S. support for strengthening systems of technical (Sigint) and human intelligence (Humint) in the fight against illegal organizations like FARC operating in this South American country. “With the support of the U.S. government we are strengthening our systems of technical and human intelligence,” said Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón, through a [...]
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Federal authorities captured a Mexican motorboat with over a ton of marijuana north of Los Angeles early Wednesday, arresting 10 suspects in the latest of a growing number of West Coast maritime smuggling attempts. U.S. Border Patrol agents found the 27-foot craft packed with numerous bales of marijuana on the coast of Ventura County shortly before dawn, according to [...]
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The Obama administration has denounced Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for implying that the U.S. could be responsible for a rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders. The State Department on Thursday said Chavez’s comments were “horrific and reprehensible.” Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said they were not worthy of further response. Chavez has long accused the [...]
Mexican authorities said Wednesday that a surviving son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and three other relatives planned to enter Mexico under false names and hide at a Pacific coast resort. The plan to smuggle in al-Saadi Gadhafi allegedly involved two Mexicans, a Canadian and a Danish suspect, all of whom have been arrested [...]
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Rodrigo Londoño, alias “Timoleón Jiménez” or “Timochenko,” has been promoted to the rank of commander for the FARC guerrilla movement, shortly after the Colombian military tracked down and killed its leader Alfonso Cano. In a press release, the FARC Secretariat said Timochenko’s appointment was unanimous and that it remains committed to toppling the Colombian government. [...]
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency added a second Predator B aircraft in Texas in October and will soon deploy another based in Arizona, bring total active drones on the Mexico border up to six by the end of the year. Since they were first deployed six years ago, the unmanned aircraft are credited [...]
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On Monday Colombia shut down a controversial intelligence center for surveillance and illegal interception of communications to magistrates, journalists and politicians who opposed the administration of ex-president Alvaro Uribe. President Juan Manuel Santos said that responsibilities of the Administrative Security Department (ASD) will be taken over by other agencies like the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the [...]
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A former agent for the Argentine navy known as “the Angel of Death” on Friday is claiming to be a victim of political persecution. Capt. Alfredo Astiz is being tried for taking part in the disappearance, torture and murder of two French nuns, a journalist and three founders of a human rights group that he [...]
