AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCross-border crime & finance: INTERPOL says cocaine profits are increasingly being laundered through illegal gold mining across the Americas, with routes also used for people, firearms, wildlife and crypto fraud. Intelligence sharing pressure: Guyana’s PM Mark Phillips warned that delays in passing intelligence between agencies can give offenders the edge, citing Operation Guyana Shield’s coordinated action across Guyana, Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. Regional crackdown results: Operation ATLAS NEXUS wrapped up with 490+ arrests and 156.9 tonnes seized, targeting drug trafficking, human trafficking, document fraud, firearms and environmental crime. Space from French Guiana: ESA launched Sentinel-3C and FLEX on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, boosting Earth climate monitoring; separate coverage notes Ariane 6 launch cadence hit by a turbopump anomaly. Digital infrastructure in the region: EllaLink laid deepwater branching units for future Cayenne-linked fiber expansions toward Brazil’s Pará and Maranhão. Caribbean telecom leadership: Konris Maynard was elected President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union during CTU ICT Week in French Guiana.
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