UNODC Assists the Public Ministry of Panama to Launch a Regional Workshop on Asset Recovery and Mechanisms for the Prosecution of the proceeds of crime

Corruption, Costa Rica, CRIMJUST, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Latin America, Money laundering, Panama, Trafficking, UN

CRIMJUST delivered a Regional Workshop on Asset Recovery and Mechanism for the Prosecution of the Illicit Product on 11 June 2018 together with the School of Public Prosecutors of the Public Ministry of Panama. With the participation of officers from the Public Prosecution Office(s) of Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic,…

UNODC supports Panama in strengthening institutional integrity of law enforcement

Brazil, Caribbean, Cocaine, Colombia, Cooperation, Corruption, CRIMJUST, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Latin America, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Security context, Trafficking, West Africa

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean (UNODC ROPAN) has supported the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) of Panama under the framework of the CRIMJUST project, in adopting a mandatory ethics training to prevent corruption on 28 May 2018. The training titled, “Basic Course on Ethics…

News Briefing-Week of 21st of May

Africa, Cocaine, Colombia, Conflicts, Corruption, Costa Rica, Drug policy, Drug war, Latin America, Newsbriefings, Security context

This year the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has several opportunities to revisit, rethink and reinvigorate the fight against organised crime in the region. The organisation is poised to significantly boost its role as a regional framework for policy development and action on serious issues, among which various forms of illicit trafficking, including…

News briefing – Week of 17 April

Africa, Cocaine, Colombia, Corruption, Drug policy, Legislation, Newsbriefings, South Africa, Trafficking, US

Colombian authorities arrested William Rafael Vargas Maestre in Armenia (Colombia), one of Spain’s most wanted suspects in drug trafficking, who had been on the run since February 2016. With the help of Spanish law enforcement, the Colombian drug trafficking ring led by Vargas was dismantled and led to the arrest of 24 suspects. Mauritius’ Prime…

News briefing – Week of 27 March

Argentina, Brazil, Cocaine, Colombia, Corruption, Decriminalisation, Drug policy, Legislation, Mexico, Money laundering, Newsbriefings, Peru, Trafficking

Colombian police seized more than 6 tons of cocaine in the Caribbean port of Barranquilla bound for Spain. Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas confirmed that the shipment, worth €200 million, was carried out by several drug cartels, including El Clan del Golfo. The seizure represents the third largest cocaine seizure in the history of…

News briefing – Week of 19 September

Argentina, Brazil, Corruption, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Money laundering, Newsbriefings, Trafficking

During his address at the UN General Assembly, the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, highlighted the need to combating drug trafficking and violence associated with organized crime. Countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region are still facing important challenges, despite important progresses, including the peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary…