Posted by James Bargent | Oct 19, 2011 | News
Internal divisions in the government are emerging over the inclusion of controversial plans for separate military courts in a judicial reform bill. Two weeks ago Interior Minister Interior German Vargas Lleras announced the...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 19, 2011 | News
Local U Party head accuses criminal gang “La Cordillera” of waging a campaign of threats and intimidation against politicians and their supporters in the city of Pereira, west Colombia, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Senator...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 18, 2011 | News
The Colombian army has seized an arms stash allegedly belonging to guerrilla group ELN in the southwestern department of Nariño, El Pais reported on Tuesday. The army battalion, working with the Technical Investigation Team...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 18, 2011 | News
The trial of a former Colombian beauty queen, charged with masterminding a smuggling operation using models as drug “mules,” began in Argentina on Tuesday. Angie Sanclemente Valenica will stand trial alongside her boyfriend...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 18, 2011 | News
Colombian Nhora Valentina Muñoz spoke of her joy at being reunited with her parents in her first public appearance since the end of her 19-day kidnap ordeal on Monday. In a press conference with El Espectador, Caracol TV and...
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