Southern Cone in July 2026: the most important developments in security
In July 2026, the last fugitive in the murder of the Chilean singer Víctor Jara was arrested in Chile. Elsewhere in the Southern Cone, Colombia authorized the extradition to Chile of a co-founder of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua on July 1. On July 5 an Aerolíneas Argentinas plane struck a drone while landing in Rio de Janeiro. On July 11 Argentina arrested a Mexican national wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges, in a case linked to a truck carrying 200 kilograms of marijuana that was intercepted in Italy. Egypt was linked to a suspected hack of the Argentine Football Association.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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