Judge Fanny Canessa decided today to file the request of the state prosecution process for the imprisonment of Mariano Arana, Maria Julia Munoz and Alberto Rosselli for their alleged responsibility in the municipal casinos maneuvers. In this case the only one who served jail time was the former director of Casinos the Municipality of [...]
2011 Aug 31 | Posted in
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The Sinaloa is nowadays the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico, with The Zetas in second place. The Sinaloa Cartel seems to be expanding on a massive level of methamphetamine production, filling the void left by the virtual dissolution of the cartel La Familia that was once the principal in the production and illegal trafficking [...]
2011 Aug 30 | Posted in
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In Mexico, 1500 new police officers are reinforcing the fight against crime in the state of Nuevo Leon. The police are using the latest military technology, as reported by the Federal Ministry of Public Security SSPF to international news agency Prensa Latina PL. According to PL reports , the Federal agents were endowed with these resources to gain [...]
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In Argentina, most people arrested for drug offenses are women or foreigners, according to study made by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and ngo Intercambios. “Imprisoned for drug offenses in Argentina” is the title of the research that will be presented tomorrow at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires UBA (Santiago [...]
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The coming wave of U.S. defense budget cuts will apparently be followed by less spending on Homeland Security. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. Government is spending near $75 Billion per year on U.S. Homeland Security. Whether the Spending Spree has been worthwhile is the subject of increasing debate, especially among U.S. liberals…READ [...]
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Mexico’s network of drug cartels is nebulous and complex, with organizations merging, splintering and shifting alliances in their quest to control drug-trafficking routes. Below is a rough overview of some of the major groups involved in the country’s drug trade, although there are numerous other affiliate groups and smaller players. READ MORE HERE
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A U.S. judge has ordered Cuba to pay 2.8 billion dollars in compensation to a Cuban exile for “persecution, torture, pain and suffering.” The beneficiary, Gustavo Villoldo took part in the capture and execution of Ernesto Guevara alias “el Ché”. Miami-Dade County Court Judge Beatrice Butchko ruled August 19th that the “actions of the accused [...]
2011 Aug 26 | Posted in
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After two days of violent protests and the death of a 14 year old student, President Sebastian Piñera has launched a new offensive to unlock the student conflict (now supported by the union organization CUT), offering to resume dialogue with the protesters. The President of Chile made a broad call to “all students, parents, teachers and [...]
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in the U.S. found that teens who spend time on the networks are likely to see images of their peers drinking or using drugs — images that could help to convince them that substance abuse is a normal, acceptable activity. “We’re not saying (social [...]
Former President Alvaro Uribe has addressed a letter to The Washington Post in response to an article that alleged that the U.S. aid to fight drug trafficking and guerrilla in Colombia has been misused by the government of Alvaro Uribe to spy and smear judges and opposition groups in the country. The former President, who said he [...]
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