The Davila family has agreed to return, in under one month, approximately $1.2 million (COP 2.2 billion) in Agro Ingreso Security (AIS) subsidies they received illegally, Colombian media reported Thursday.…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that over 1,800 civilians have fled their homes in a series of recent mass displacements in western Colombia. According to…
The Colombian army announced Thursday that FARC lieutenant “Tropezon” has been shot down in combat against the guerrilla organization’s Teofilo Forero column in the Huila department, national media reported. Two…
Senator Ivan Moreno has been arrested for his involvement in the corruption scandal regarding the illegal awarding of public works contracts to the Nule Group, Colombian media reported Thursday. Moreno…
Former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez has announced that she will collaborate fully with authorities in proceedings regarding her alleged involvement in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal. Dominguez began the…
Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Juan David Ortega is to be sent to prison as a security measure during proceedings for his alleged role in the Agro…
The Colombian Supreme Court has begun preliminary investigations into a further case against former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, regarding ties to extradited drug trafficker Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso,”…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…
Alleged members of the FARC attacked a police station in the western Choco town of Andagoya, killing two policemen and gravely injuring one, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The armed guerrillas apparently…