Army captures ‘Cuchillo’s’ #2
The Colombian army captured the second-in-command to paramilitary drug lord “El Cuchillo,” who is one of the country’s most wanted fugitives, reports Caracol Radio. The 8th Brigade of the army’s...
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Colombian floods allow dangerous caymans escape
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 7, 2010 | News
Over 120 caymans escaped from a farm in a flooded town in the northern Colombian Bolivar department, and authorities are warning locals to avoid the dangerous large reptiles, reports Caracol. Police spokesman Ferney Ochoa in the...
Read MoreInspector general wants former DAS head convicted
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 7, 2010 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office called on the Supreme Court to convict former DAS Director Jorge Noguera for allegedly allowing paramilitaries to infiltrate the government security agency, reports El...
Read MoreCongressman pulls out of Uribe investigation
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 7, 2010 | News
A congressman appointed to investigate former President Alvaro Uribe’s involvement in illegal wiretapping has pulled out of the commission on the grounds that he is not impartial, reports El Espectador. Congressman Augusto...
Read MoreDAS finds explosives near Bogota police school
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 7, 2010 | News
Agents from Colombia’s security agency DAS found six fire extinguishers packed with 18.7 kgs of explosives near a police academy in a house in southern Bogota, reports W Radio. Plans to carry out attacks on police stations...
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