Posted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 21, 2012 | News
Colombia’s notorious “El Loco Barrera” has been indicted by the U.S. for trafficking “up to 400 tons of cocaine per year,” said an indictment from a United States court Friday. Considered the...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 20, 2012 | News
The Colombian government is planning to propose Congress to approve legislation that would allow a “broad decriminlization” of abortion, the country’s Justice Ministry said Thursday. Abortion is currently only...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 20, 2012 | News
Eight alleged FARC members, three of which are minors, have surrendered to Colombia’s army, local media reported. According to Caracol Radio, the FARC members voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered to Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 19, 2012 | News
The alleged mastermind of a failed bomb attack in Bogota earlier this year has been shot and killed by police in Venezuela, Colombia’s defense minister announced Wednesday. The alleged FARC guerrilla, known as “El...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 19, 2012 | News
A 14-year-old girl from central Colombia has committed suicide at school in front of her peers, local media reported Wednesday. Sixth-grader Brigit Lorena Gonzalez fatally shot herself in the stomach at the local high school of...
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