News briefing – Week of 4 September
The son of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo was sentenced to 24 years in prison on drug charges
CRIMJUST promotes exchange with Mexican Police and General Prosecutor
CRIMJUST partner countries met, between 28 and 29 August, with representatives of the Mexican Federal Police and the General Prosecutor of the Republic in Mexico to exchange best practices in effectively tackling drug trafficking. Aimed at enhancing regional and south-south cooperation, CRIMJUST in collaboration with the UNODC Mexico regional office, organised an exchange visit to…
News briefing – Week of 28 August
The crisis in Guatemala has escalated after President Jimmy Morales
News briefings – Week of 14 August
Brazilian armed security forces conducted another raid in Rio de Janeiro.
News briefing – Week of 7 August
Law enforcement agencies from Brazil and Paraguay signed an agreement which will set up
News briefing – Week of 10 July
According to new figures from the UNODC, Colombia is witnessing a significant upsurge
News briefing – Week of 19 June
According to the World Drug Report 2017 from the UNODC, the global illicit drug market is
News briefing – Week of 15 May
Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities seized 5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a cargo vessel at Santa Elena, Ecuador, and bound to Spain via Panama. The haul is estimated at $250m and is considered as one of the largest cocaine seizures to date. Twenty individuals were arrested on charges of drug trafficking.
News briefing – Week of 8 May
The government of Guatemala declared a state of emergency in the Ixchiguan and Tajumulco municipalities, at the border of Mexico, which have known a surge in drug-related violence, Guatemala being a transit hub for Mexican and South American drug cartels. Troops will be sent to the two cities to prevent criminal gangs from operating.
“Supervision with a Risk-Based Approach for Financial and Non-Financial entities” discussed in Peru
“Supervision with a Risk-Based Approach for Financial and Non-Financial entities” was the theme of a workshop aimed at the Andean sub-region