U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged continued air assistance to Colombia’s effort against drug trafficking. In a presidential memorandum, Obama stated that confrontation of aircraft “reasonably suspected” to be…
Guerrilla landmines killed at least two electricity workers trying to repair sabotaged pylons in Colombia’s southwestern Nariño department on Wednesday. The workers were attempting to restore electricity to the area which…
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Wednesday warned of an increase in false witnesses “deceiving justice” in court hearings. Prosecutor General Eduardo Montealegre told Caracol Radio his office detected an increase of…
Colombia’s Congress president said Tuesday he is seeking to pass a bill which gives police more power to effectively combat drug trafficking organizations. Senator Roy Barreras met with President Juan…
Colombian police have stolen private information of 31 million Colombians, said electoral authorities Tuesday National Registry director Anthony Cotrino Sossa lodged a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office that “high…
Colombian police have arrested 18 suspected members of the criminal gang, “Los Rastrojos,” announced the Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday. The operation, in the northern Colombian cities of Cartagena and…
The United Nations met with Colombian officials to discuss plans to create drug consumption centers in Bogota, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime met…
An alleged attack by the guerrilla group FARC has killed one Colombian soldier and wounded a lieutenant, according to local news reports. The homemade explosive device was detonated as soldiers…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba on Monday denied accusations her new left-wing movement is associated with guerrilla group FARC. Cordoba, defended her Patriotic March movement on Monday in response to…