Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | News
In a countrywide offensive against drug trafficking, Colombian police on Friday arrested another 22 alleged members of drug gangs, this time in the south-western department of Cauca. The arrests were made in the town of Miranda...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | News
A judge on Friday ordered the arrest of two members of the powerful Vives Lacouture family who refuse to cooperate with authorities to explain how they unjustly received millions of dollars in government subsidy. Ines Margarita...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is purposely delaying the replacement of suspended Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno, says Moreno’s party, the socialist Polo Democratico. Party chairman Clara Lopez expressed her dismay...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 13, 2011 | News
Police on Thursday and Friday have arrested at least thirty members of drug trafficking organizations in central and north Colombia, several media reported. According to a report by Caracol Radio, 13 arrests took place near the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 13, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that two of the three candidates on the socialist party Polo Democratico’s shortlist to replace suspended Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno could be rejected for judicial...
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