Posted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 6, 2012 | Southwest Colombia
A short-film festival will be held November 20-24 and invites all amateur short film makers to enter the contest, giving up-coming film makers the opportunity to shine and providing audiences film entertainment for four days....
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 6, 2012 | News
Two ex-congressmen on Tuesday were disqualified for running for public office for 20 years due to their ties to right wing paramilitary death squads. Former Liberal Party representatives Dixon Tapasco and Enrique Barco were...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 5, 2012 | News
A mass seizure of contraband belonging drug trafficker “Megateo” and his gang was carried out by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Colombia police Monday. The contraband was found in a parked car in a lot in...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 5, 2012 | News
Three policemen, one gang member and one civilian were killed Sunday in an operation in the east of Medellin that ended in the arrest of local militia leader “Gomelo.” A police patrol was allegedly fired upon around...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Nov 2, 2012 | News
A “criminal marriage” between guerrilla group FARC and drug gangs is creating tension in the southwestern Cauca and Valle del Cauca departments, warned Colombia’s armed forces Friday. Armed forces commander,...
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