Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 29, 2012 | News
Colombia’s National Police claimed Sunday to have arrested a key member of neo-paramilitary drug trafficking organization “Los Urabeños” who is wanted by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges. According to...
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Former senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba called on Colombian businesses Sunday to finance the logistics of the promised release of six FARC hostages after the government rejected foreign help in the operation. Cordoba,...
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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....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 29, 2012 | News
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...
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