Colombia: Explosives-laden drone shots down helicopter eradicating coca crops in Antioquia

In a rural area of Antioquia, about 150 kilometers north of Medellín, a drone carrying explosives brought down a Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) helicopter this morning. Although the number of fatalities has not yet been confirmed, reports indicate that at Read More …

U.S. warships to patrol international waters around Venezuela as Trump vows to stop cartels

The U.S. military has sent destroyers and thousands of Marines toward Venezuela as President Donald Trump doubles down on deadly drug cartels, according to reports. At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them Read More …

Peru: Explosion in Trujillo injures 10 people and damages 25 homes

An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 homes, authorities said Friday. Interior Minister Carlos Malaver said the Thursday night blast in the city of Trujillo Read More …

Colombia: Three soldiers killed in attack with explosive-laden drones near Buenaventura city

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya Read More …

Mexico has no evidence linking Venezuela’s Maduro to drug cartel

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has denied that her government has any evidence linking Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal network based in her country. Sheinbaum’s statements on Friday were prompted by an announcement one Read More …

Mexican cartels using Ukrainian frontline to learn more about drone warfare

Mexican cartel operatives are understood to have joined Ukraine’s frontline so that they can learn advanced drone training to deploy against rivals and US security forces back in their homeland. Ukraine’s counterintelligence service confirmed it was currently investigating the potential Read More …

Colombia: School of Military Engineers forges experts in neutralization of explosive threats

Due to the high complexity and indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices by groups outlaw, the Explosive Devices Management course was created in 2004, giving birth to the MARTE groups. Since then, these specialists have faced environments that exceed the Read More …

Colombian Military Now Using Explosive-Laden Drones To Fight Guerrillas And Gangs

Colombian troops have begun using explosive-laden drones to fight against guerrillas and gangs, as the device is increasingly used in battlefields around the world for different purposes. Speaking to NPR, Army Gen. Juan Carlos Correa said criminal groups are also Read More …

Colombia: Bomb-sniffing dog loses leg in explosion, hailed as hero for saving dozens of lives

A military dog is being hailed as a hero in Colombia after detecting a bomb planted by guerrilla fighters that exploded during a military operation, authorities said, adding that the wounded canine’s actions saved the lives of dozens of soldiers Read More …

Colombia: Bomb attack suspends pumping on Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline

Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said on Sunday, prompting the suspension of pumping between oil fields in the country’s northeast and the Caribbean coast, where the oil is exported. The attack occurred in Read More …

Colombia: Military operation leads to the neutralization of improvised explosive devices

Within the framework of focused military operations and as part of the work of the sustained military operation to increase the security and institutional control of the territory, troops of the Rapid Deployment Force No. 6 of the Sixth Division Read More …

Colombian Soldier Dies After Guerrilla Fighters Set Off Bomb Strapped To a Donkey

A Colombian soldier died and two others were wounded on Wednesday after guerrilla members set off a bomb strapped to a donkey, local officials said. The attack took place in Valdivia, in the department of Antioquia, and was attributed to the Ejercito Read More …

Colombian National Army deals a powerful blow to the Jorge Suárez Briceño Bloc, with the destruction of 59 explosive devices in Puerto Rico, Caquetá

Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan and as part of the sustained operations to protect the inhabitants and neutralize terrorist threats, troops of the Twelfth Brigade, unit a of the Sixth Division of Colombian National Army, found Read More …

Colombia Seizes Remote-Controlled Narco-Submarine Equipped with Starlink Antenna

Colombia has seized a remote-controlled, unmanned narco-submarine, designed for autonomous operations and equipped with a Starlink antenna. According to local authorities, it belongs to local Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo) drug cartel and was capable of transporting 1.5 tons of Read More …

Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones

The scene is by now all too familiar for those acquainted with coverage of modern war. A bird’s-eye view frames two figures ambling about below, then charts the path of an improvised explosive charge as it tumbles down, impacting with Read More …

Colombia: At least four dead in wave of explosions outside police stations in southwest

At least four people were killed in Colombia on Tuesday as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to authorities. Military and police spokespeople blamed the attacks on the Read More …

Brazil: Government delivers equipment and strengthens Public Security in Pará

The State Government delivered new equipment to enhance and strengthen Public Security actions in Pará this Tuesday (3), at the Boulevard das Feiras, in Estação das Docas, Belém. Among the equipment delivered by Governor Helder Barbalho are submachine guns, bomb Read More …

Colombia: Troops of the Omega Task Force neutralized four explosive devices in the southeast

Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan conducted by the Omega Task Force of Colombian National Army, four improvised explosive devices were destroyed in two military operations. In the first operation, in the Peñas Coloradas village of Cartagena Read More …

Mexico arrests 10 Colombian ex-soldiers after deadly blast

Ten Colombian former soldiers were among the suspects arrested after an improvised landmine killed six Mexican troops in a drug cartel heartland this week, authorities said Friday. More than 40 explosive devices were seized along with other weapons in the Read More …

Colombia’s Bicentenario pipeline stops pumping after attack

Pumping on Colombia’s Bicentenario pipeline was suspended after an attack with explosives, its operator Cenit, a subsidiary of state-run energy company Ecopetrol, said on Thursday. The attack, in Arauca province, was committed by an unknown group, Cenit said in a Read More …