Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 29, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos claimed Saturday his country will go bankrupt if it loses a quarter of the pending lawsuits against the state. “If the state loses half or a quarter of all the lawsuits there are...
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Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos called on the U.S. and Europe on Saturday to break the taboo and start a global debate on the legalization of drugs, reiterating his country would not oppose drug decriminalization....
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Colombian police say they have arrested a ringleader of drug gang “Los Rastrojos” just outside the city of Medellin. According to the police, the arrested “Felipe” was responsible for the activities of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2012 | News
The return of land to displaced farmers is leaving the FARC without arguments in favor of their armed fight against the state, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. While visiting the coastal city of Cartagena,...
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Two civilians and one policeman have been killed by FARC rebels in town in the north of Colombia, local police said Saturday. Gustavo Chavarro, commander in the Ituango, Antioquia district told media that FARC rebels killed two...
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