anti-narcotics

The scandal broke Friday when U.S. agents and Panamanian police arrested retired-general Rene Sanabria, the former head of Bolivia's main anti-narcotics unit for smuggling up to 315 pounds 144 kilograms of cocaine to the U.S., Bolivian officials said.

Smuggling Scandal Shakes Bolivia Martin Arostegui 2011

The decision, announced Wednesday by Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras, could represent a major setback for Washington's anti-narcotics efforts in the region since U.S. officials are likely to have limited access to a treasure trove of information on suspected drug-running networks in Venezuela.

Colombia Will Extradite Drug Kingpin to Venezuela Instead of U.S. Darcy Crowe 2011

Even if tomorrow the Mexican military began waging its anti-narcotics campaign with the probity of, say, the Swiss Guard, could it overcome the power of cartels?

The Fall of Mexico 2009

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that soldiers have arrested "the main suspect" in the highway ambush that killed a U.S. federal anti-narcotics agent last week.

Calderon says Mexico has caught 'main suspect' in U.S. agent's killing 2011

Leaving aside the question of whether militarizing the anti-narcotics campaign is the best way to go about things (a similar strategy in Colombia has been only partially successful), the fact is that, by destroying public trust in the armed forces, military misconduct undermines the entire effort, as I learned from a 50-year-old cleaning woman who now lives in Arizona and who asked to remain anonymous.

The Fall of Mexico 2009

Leaving aside the question of whether militarizing the anti-narcotics campaign is the best way to go about things (a similar strategy in Colombia has been only partially successful), the fact is that, by destroying public trust in the armed forces, military misconduct undermines the entire effort, as I learned from a 50-year-old cleaning woman who now lives in Arizona and who asked to remain anonymous.

The Fall of Mexico 2009

The move is also likely to renew calls for more U.S. anti-narcotics aid beyond the $250 million allocated to Central America since 2007 as part of the $1.8 billion Merida Initiative, which has mostly targeted Mexico.

Mexican drug cartels draws Guatemalan army to jungles where it fought civil war William Booth 2011

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that soldiers have arrested "the main suspect" in the highway ambush that killed a U.S. federal anti-narcotics agent last week.

Calderon says Mexico has caught 'main suspect' in U.S. agent's killing 2011

Ramon Pequeno, head of the Mexican anti-narcotics police, said the Gulf and La Familia cartels were now fighting a group called the Zetas.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: April 13, 2010 2010

The Pentagon's Counter Narco-Terrorism Program Office CNTPO -a technically unknown entity created in 1995- just announced a $3 billion contract for U.S.-funded anti-narcotics operations around the world, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Colombia, and now also Mexico.

Aurelia Fierros: The Pentagon's $3 Billion Drug War Auction Aurelia Fierros 2011