Category: News Briefs
July 26, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Ciudad Juárez Prison Riot Leaves At Least 17 Dead
At least 17 people, inlcuding one woman, were killed during a shootout in a prison in the Mexican border of Ciudad Juárez. Authorities said that inmates who were attempting to breakout […] Read More >
July 25, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Mexico’s Zetas And Other Crime Groups
The United States unveiled Monday strict, new sanctions aimed at combating international organized crime groups, including Mexico’s violent Zetas drug cartel. U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order that […] Read More >
July 21, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Colombia Bans Sale Of Single Cigarettes & Snuff Ads
The once ubiquitous feature in many Colombian cities and towns – a man or woman carrying a wooden box and selling single cigarettes or “looseys” – is no more. A […] Read More >
July 20, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Drug Cartel Knights Templar Releases Booklet With Code Of Conduct
A Mexican drug cartel calling themselves the Knights Templar – after the famed Western Christian military order – is distributing booklets to the public asserting that it is fighting against […] Read More >
July 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Bolivia Arrests Journalist For Selling Video Critical Of Evo Morales
Bolivian authorities detained a journalist yesterday for allegedly selling a documentary that disrespected President Evo Morales. Richard Romero Cossío, a journalist from the city of Santa Cruz who was selling […] Read More >
July 16, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez Heads Back To Cuba For Cancer Treatment; Delegates Some Authority
Venezuela’s National Assembly approved unanimously on Saturday a request from President Hugo Chávez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy for an unspecified period, in follow up treatment for a cancerous […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez To Receive Cancer Treatment In Brazil
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, according to Brazilian daily A Folha de São Paulo. The newspaper did not cite sources, but a Brazilian government […] Read More >
July 12, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala Detains 2 Suspects In Killing Of Facundo Cabral; Body Returned To Argentina
Two men have been detained in last weekend’s killing of famed Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral in Guatemala, according to a Guatemalan investigator. The suspects were seen on a hotel surveillance tape […] Read More >
July 7, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Amps Up Pressure On Zetas With New Anti-Drug Strategy
In a policy shift that could end in even more bloodshed, the Mexican government remodeled its anti-drug strategy to direct added attention to the violent Zetas paramilitary cartel. News of […] Read More >
July 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Honduran Military Patrols Rural Regions To Fight Drug Traffickers; Employs Brazilian Planes
The Honduran military announced earlier this week that it would now be patrolling rural regions in an effort to bump up security in the country with the highest homicide rate […] Read More >