Colombian authorities on Friday apprehended a former government official wanted for abetting drug gangs. According to El Tiempo, Freddy Mauricio Tellez, a former International Affairs officer was captured early Friday…
Colombia’s Inspector General dismissed six soldiers for falsely presenting two dead civilians as FARC guerrillas killed in combat, reported local media Friday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez handed down a 20-year…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said ELN guerrillas will not participate in the ongoing peace talks with FARC, reported newswire EFE Friday. In a radio interview, Santos stated that Colombia’s…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday that Colombia and the European Union will ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) on December 13. The proposed deal is expected to be formalized…
Amidst liquidation, InterBolsa will repay investors nearly $44 million. Jose Ignacio Arguello, the government official in charge of auditing InterBolsa, on Thursday announced that beginning next week approximately 18,000 InterBolsa…
Police said Thursday they have arrested three men suspected of involvement in the mass murder of ten farmers in northwest Colombia last week. National Police director Jose Roberto Leon told…
Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday threatened to sue his former defense minister over allegations Uribe impeded an operation to arrest a FARC commander. In an interview with radio…
The World Bank on Wednesday announced it will loan Colombia $200 million in recognition of good fiscal management. The World Bank Board of Directors approved a loan of $200 million…
Following the Wednesday arrival of notorious drug lord Daniel “El Loco” Barrera to Colombia, the process of extraditing the “last of the great capos” to the United States has begun.…