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Wednesday, 20 March 2024
COLOMBIA: Clan del Golfo accepts Petro’s offer of negotiations
On 19 March the Clan del Golfo, Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organisation (DTO), announced that it is willing to begin negotiating with the government, as was suggested by President Gustavo Petro the previous day.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
HAITI: Edging towards a presidential transition council
On 19 March the Haitian media reported that Accord du 21 décembre, a coalition of political parties, civic groups, and religious and private sector leaders, had named former senator Louis Gérald Gilles as its representative to the new presidential transition council.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
MEXICO: Gov’t slams Texas immigration law
On 19 March Mexico’s foreign ministry (SRE) said Mexico will not accept deportations made by the US state of Texas “under any circumstances”.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
ARGENTINA: Armed forces deployed to Rosario
On 19 March Argentina’s Defence Minister Luis Petri announced the deployment of the army, navy, and air force to help security forces fight drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe province.
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