Posted by Başak Çopuroğlu | Jan 19, 2012 | News
Cargo and passenger boat owners will demonstrate Thursday over fuel prices, following a four-day strike which has paralyzed Colombia’s Pacific coast. The strike began four days ago after a fuel subsidy offer, that was...
Read MorePosted by Başak Çopuroğlu | Jan 18, 2012 | News
A Swedish citizen pleaded guilty before a U.S. federal judge on Wednesday for trying to sell weapons to the FARC in exchange of large amounts of drugs. According to the U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York, the 43-year...
Read MorePosted by Başak Çopuroğlu | Jan 18, 2012 | News
Colombian authorities have captured Luis Fernando Otalvero Orozco, alias “El Matematico”, allegedly a major player in the drug trafficking organization of “Don Lucho.” Orozco, who is alleged to have...
Read MorePosted by Başak Çopuroğlu | Jan 18, 2012 | News
Bogota police have evicted at least 120 families in the middle of the night, following a ruling their homes had been illegally built. More than 800 policement surrounded their building in the Rafael Uribe locality at 2AM this...
Read MorePosted by Başak Çopuroğlu | Jan 18, 2012 | News
Colombia and Brazil agree to create a border commission to improve security and trade in the two countries’ border region. ”We are discussing interesting initiatives such as the creation of an integrated information...
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