INTERPOL’s Operation Orca XI disrupts major transnational criminal networks across 20 countries in the Americas, seizing 3,308 firearms, 56 tonnes of drugs and leading to over 8,700 arrests 

Conducted across Central America, South America and the Caribbean, the operation targeted transnational criminal networks involved in firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and related organised crime activities. Authorities also recovered cash, vehicles, and dismantled criminal groups linked to wider illicit flows, including terrorism financing and money laundering. The operation highlighted the strong interconnection between firearms trafficking and other serious crimes, with criminal networks exploiting shared routes for drugs, weapons and illicit finance across the region…