Colombia Seizes 7.6 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Panela at Cartagena Port
CARTAGENA — Colombian police seize 7,646 kilos of cocaine mixed into a cargo of powdered panela at the port of Cartagena, the largest seizure at that terminal in a decade.
Officers flagged the shipment through intelligence analysis and cargo profiling, and President Abelardo de la Espriella said it was bound for the Netherlands and valued it at more than $200 million.
The U.S. Embassy credited weeks of DEA-police intelligence sharing, though police credit Colombian units for the operation, and no arrests or responsible group have been announced.
Peru Dismantles Tren de Aragua Extortion Cell in Lima as Fujimori Launches Crime Command
LIMA, PERU — Peruvian police dismantled a Tren de Aragua cell in Lima’s Puente Piedra district, arresting six Venezuelans accused of extorting bus companies and construction workers. P
olice seized a mini Uzi, a rifle and a grenade, plus a notebook that allegedly lists weekly fees of 80 soles per bus, and they identified the alleged leader as Iam Gael León Díaz, 28.
The raid is among the first under the Unified Command that President Keiko Fujimori launched to fight organized crime, though police haven’t said whether the cell, which calls itself “Los Remanentes del Tren de Aragua,” takes orders from the wider group.
Search Continues for Four Missing Salvadoran Troops in Haiti as U.N. Council Hears Calls for Their Return
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Four Salvadoran aviation technicians serving with the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) are missing after gangs attacked their armored vehicle in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, and the force is continuing ground and air searches with Haitian forces.
At the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said the four are believed to have survived and vowed to bring them home, while El Salvador’s ambassador condemned the ambush and urged the Council to mobilize all available resources.
No group has claimed the attack, though the area is contested by the Chèn Méchan, Kraze Barye and 400 Mawozo gangs, and the missing airmen are the first serious test of El Salvador’s commitment to the Haiti mission.
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