Police seize plane-full of cocaine in southern Peru
December 19, 2007 by cub · Leave a Comment
Members of Peru’s anti drug police, DIRANDRO, seized a planeload of cocaine and firearms in the southern Madre de Dios department. Officials have not released the amount of the cocaine seized or the name of the Colombian man arrested in the operation. But according to Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro, the operation was “a big [...]
Government to push for permanent registry for ex-convicts sentenced on terrorism charges
November 27, 2007 by Rick Vecchio · Leave a Comment
President Alan Garcia is preparing a bill that would require all Peruvians who have served prison sentences for terrorism to periodically report in with authorities for the rest of their lives, Cabinet Chief Jorge Del Castillo said Monday. “What we are seeking is a law that says, ‘You have been sentenced for terrorism, have murdered [...]
Peru interior minister: deadly attack on police station not sign of new insurgency group
November 6, 2007 by cub · Leave a Comment
Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro rejected claims that a new insurgency is responsible for the attack on an Ocobamba police station in Peru’s southern ApurĂmac department. “The existence of a new terrorist group is pure speculation,” he told daily Peru.21. “The intelligence services have rejected this possibility.” Officers at the station said 70 to 80 [...]
