Polish and British tourists arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 12 kilos of cocaine

A 27-year old Polish man and a 46-year old British tourist were arrested separately in Peru’s Jorge Chávez International Airport on Sunday, after officials found three and nine kilos, respectively, of cocaine tucked away in their luggage, daily El Comercio reported.

Congresswoman Nancy Obregón’s former assistant arrested for cocaine possession

Congresswoman Nancy Obregón’s former assistant, Max Edmundo Caller Váldez, was busted for cocaine possession last Friday, and police suspect he is tied to a Mexican drug cartel, daily El Comercio reported. Caller, 42, who worked for Obregón from 2006 to 2007, was arrested in Lima’s district of Los Olivos, as he and two other accomplices [...]

Dutch woman attempting to smuggle 12 kilos of cocaine arrested in Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Airport

A 38-year old Dutch woman was arrested in Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Airport on Thursday, after officials found 12 kilos of cocaine allegedly tucked away in her luggage, state news agency Andina reported. Alexandra de Kreek was first spotted by behavior-detection officers. Pioneered by Israeli airport security, behavior detection involves picking apparently suspicious people out [...]

Nearly 80 foreigners petition Peru to serve prison terms in home country

Seventy-nine foreigners locked up in Peruvian jails – mainly on charges of drug trafficking – have petitioned Peru to serve the remainder of their prison terms in their home country, Vice-Minister of Justice Erasmo Reyna said Monday. “We have 79 petitions that are currently being evaluated,” said Reyna in comments to state news agency Andina. [...]

Peru outlaws sale and use of kerosene starting in 2010 to curb cocaine production

As part of its fight against drug trafficking, Peru has voted to outlaw the sale, use and distribution of kerosene by 2010. Instead of kerosene — which is still widely used across Peru and in its capital city, Lima, for cooking — Peru aims to promote the domestic and industrial use of natural gas. According [...]

Anti-drug police dismantle drug mafia in Peru international airport

Peru anti-drug police have disbanded a well-oiled Mexican, or “Aztec Mafia,” which had infiltrated Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Aiport – corrupting police and customs officials – to ship drugs from Peru to Mexico, daily La República reported Tuesday. On Feb. 25, 2009, police arrested Jesús Yesquén Huby, a former airport employee and informal ticket vendor, as he [...]

Peru woman handed 7-year prison sentence by Jordan court for drug trafficking

Sylvia Rondad, a 35-year old Peruvian woman charged with cocaine trafficking in Jordan, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by a high court in Amman, daily Peru21 reported Wednesday. The promise of a fast buck quickly turned into a nightmare for Rondad, who was arrested last November by Amman International Airport [...]

Peruvian to hang for cocaine trafficking in Malaysia

Peruvian Reyes Amasifuén Tello, a 30-year old Peruvian charged with cocaine trafficking in Malaysia, was sentenced to death Jan. 30 by a Kuala Lumpur court. “We hoped that the sentence would be less severe,” said an anonymous source from Peru’s Embassy in Malaysia in comments to Radio Programas, or RPP. “It’s a difficult situation, and [...]

Spanish police smashes Peru-Israel drug ring and makes major cocaine haul

Spanish police smashed an international drug ring that trafficked cocaine from Peru to Israel and via several other countries, including Spain. Port of Barcelona authorities, as part of a joint operation with Peruvian, Israeli, U.S. and Bahamas police, seized 674 kilograms of cocaine shipped from Peru on a vessel bound for Jordan’s Aqaba port. The [...]

Peruvian police dogs sniff out more than 4 tons of cocaine destined for Italy

Police showed off more than four metric tons of cocaine Sunday, seized a day earlier in the port of Callao after drug-sniffing dogs identified the drugs hidden in a shipment of bentonite, a mineral clay used to make bricks. The 4.3 tons of cocaine was recovered from four cargo containers in 219 plastic bags, mixed [...]

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