Posted by Christan Leonard | Apr 26, 2012 | News
The Colombian military destroyed four alleged FARC camps in central Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. Troops from the Omega Joint Task Force found the illegal camps in the department of Meta. Officials believe...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 25, 2012 | News
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Colombian narcotrafficker Carlos Arture Patiño Restrepo, alias “Patemuro,” to 40 years in prison Wednesday, local media reported. Patiño was found guilty of smuggling tens of tons...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 25, 2012 | News
The Colombian Senate started debating Wednesday a bill which would provide funding for the rehabilitation for drug addicts, regional newspaper Diario Del Huila reported Wednesday. If passed, the bill would represent the first...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 25, 2012 | News
Colombia’s ruling political group, the U Party, selected Senator Roy Barreras to serve as Senate President, local media reported Wednesday. Barreras, elected by 16 votes to opponent Jorge Eduardo Gechem’s 10, denied...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 24, 2012 | News
Colombian intelligence agents uncovered and dismantled an international human trafficking network, local media reported Monday. Colombia’s Technical Investigation Team (CTI), the investigatory branch of the Prosecutor...
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