Puerto Rico
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Anti-Gang Op Highlights Puerto Rico’s Micro-Trafficking Troubles
Authorities in Puerto Rico are targeting a sophisticated gang accused of supplying the local drug market, in a case that demonstrates how rising cocaine transit...
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Cocaine Seizures Surge Shows Puerto Rico’s Trafficking Importance
Maritime antinarcotics authorities have seized over 17 tons of cocaine around Puerto Rico so far this year, a huge increase on past years indicative of the growing...
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FBI Busts Caribbean’s ‘Most Powerful’ Drug Trafficking Group
The FBI has dismantled a major drug trafficking group in Puerto Rico that allegedly moved at least nine tons of cocaine into the United States over a period of five...
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How Caribbean Organized Crime is Replacing the State
In Caribbean locations like the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, criminal groups have established clear-cut alliances with political parties and sectors of the...
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‘Drug Subs Using Venezuela-Puerto Rico Route’
Large quantities of cocaine are reportedly arriving to Puerto Rico via submarines originating from Venezuela, highlighting the evolving tactics used by drug...
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Puerto Rico Activates Radar to Track Drug Trafficking
A newly inaugurated radar in western Puerto Rico will form a key part of the government's intensified campaign against drug trafficking, authorities...
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US to Boost Anti-Drug Violence Efforts in Puerto Rico
US authorities are set to invest millions of dollars to tackle drug and arms trafficking in Puerto Rico, according to the island's resident commissioner,...
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Puerto Rico Cracks Down on Domestic Drug Trade
In an operation apparently aimed at weakening the drug business inside Puerto Rico, police announced the arrest of 63 people across the island, accused of working...
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Puerto Rico to Deploy National Guard to Fight Drug Trafficking
Puerto Rico's newly-inaugurated governor has announced the deployment of the National Guard along the island's coastline, as the US territory struggles to combat...
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‘Dominican Presidential Candidate Took Bribes from Drug Lord’
The former lover of Puerto Rican drug lord Jose David Figueroa Agosto has accused a presidential candidate in the Dominican Republic of taking $300,000 in...
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Puerto Rico Opposition Calls For Emergency Measures Against Crime
A leading opposition politician in Puerto Rico has called for the imposition of a state of emergency, citing rising crime that has killed almost 500 so far this...
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US Busts Puerto Rican Drug Smuggling Ring
US authorities arrested over 30 people allegedly belonging to two drug smuggling rings operating out of a Puerto Rico airport, underscoring the country's importance...