President Takes Aim At Drug-Trafficking, Declares National Security Emergency

Argentina's government has declared a public security emergency and authorized the use of force against illegal drug flights, reports Telesur, a Latin American network headquartered in Venezuela.

A one-year security emergency was declared on Tuesday as part of an effort to reduce drug-trafficking and crime.

"The objective is to reverse the situation of collective danger created by crime, organized crime and drug-trafficking," said a statement from new President Mauricio...