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Organized crime and drug trafficking in Latin America

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Authorities in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Ecuador are addressing various facets of organized crime and drug trafficking. In Costa Rica, concerns have been raised regarding the recruitment of minors by drug trafficking organizations to act as hitmen. Following previous arrests of five individuals allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, recent Recent operations supported by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) resulted in the arrest of five individuals allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. These raids, conducted across Sabana Sur, Alajuela, and Esparza, involved three Costa Ricans, one Mexican, and one Peruvian suspected of ties to the same cartel. These raids led to the seizure Peruvian. Authorities seized three kilograms of cocaine, methamphetamine, weapons, cash, and three kilograms of cocaine. jewelry. In a separate Costa Rican operation, the National Intelligence and Security Directorate (DIS) captured a Panamanian national believed to be linked to the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua. This individual had been sought for six years and was subsequently handed over to Panamanian authorities. Additionally, the Drug Control Police (PCD) and Public Force seized 312 kilograms of cocaine in Mariposa, near the southern border with Panama. In the Dominican Republic, intelligence reports indicate that Haitian youth gangs are forming in the La Altagracia province near tourist hubs like Punta Cana, with efforts to acquire firearms. In Colombia, operations against the Clan del Golfo resulted in the seizure of $12 million in assets and the arrest of ten individuals for cocaine trafficking and money laundering. Military actions also destroyed cocaine paste laboratories in Antioquia. In Ecuador, an American citizen was detained in Cuenca following the discovery of a marijuana cultivation site.

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  1. 2026-09-11 07:21 UTC Organized crime and drug trafficking in Latin America
  2. 2026-09-11 02:06 UTC Organized crime and drug trafficking in Latin America
  3. 2026-09-10 22:55 UTC Organized crime and drug trafficking in Latin America

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