Costa Rica Police Raid 80 Sites in Cargo Theft Probe
Costa Rica's OIJ carried out 80 raids, with 22 detained so far, over alleged container and fuel theft and drug...
October 9, 2026Topic
Drug Trafficking
Liberia Orders 20 Arrested, Including Ex-Vice President
A Liberian court ordered the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and others named in a cocaine trafficking indictment.
October 8, 2026
Ecuador Judge Acquits 32 Fishermen in US Boat Case
An Ecuadorian judge acquitted 32 fishermen whose boats US forces sank in September, finding no proof that they helped drug...
October 8, 2026
Costa Rica Suspect Meets US Drug Agents on 7 October
A Costa Rican wanted by a Florida federal court met DEA agents on 7 October, as the US Embassy credited...
October 8, 2026
French Guiana Cocaine Trial Opens in Poitiers
Six people went on trial in Poitiers over an alleged French Guiana cocaine route. Prosecutors seek 4 to 6 years;...
October 7, 2026
Uruguay Central Bank Investigates Monex Exchange House Over Drug Money
The Uruguay central bank opened an inquiry into the Monex exchange house on 29 September 2026, after a convicted drug-money...
September 30, 2026
Seven Dead in Guatemala as Officials Deny a Raid on a US-Wanted Trafficker
Seven died, a girl among them, in a Guatemalan town where a raid on US-wanted trafficker Haroldo Lorenzana was reported....
September 28, 2026
A Methamphetamine Case Built on a Boat With No Flag Reaches a Kenyan Courtroom
The vessel carried no flag, no registration and no transponder, 350 nautical miles off Mombasa. A magistrate has ruled there...
September 14, 2026
Liberia’s Former Vice-President Is Under House Arrest, Not Free
In the Howard-Taylor case a Liberian court moved the former vice-president from prison to guarded house arrest, with travel papers...
September 6, 2026