Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 28, 2012 | News
Colombia’s “emerald tsar” Victor Carranza has told news network Al Jazeera that a war over the industry could erupt should he die. Carranza, one of the world’s top traders in the precious stones who...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 28, 2012 | News
Authorities captured an alleged leader of drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in northeastern Colombia Thursday, reported Radio Caracol. Héctor Jairo Bermúdez Ríos, known as “El Paisa,” was reportedly in...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 28, 2012 | News
A group of 17 Colombian citizens, one Venezuelan and one Moroccan were arrested in Barcelona, Spain for drug trafficking, reported Spanish police Thursday morning. The 19 men were accused of forming part of a cocaine trafficking...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 28, 2012 | Lite
A Colombian wingsuit jumper broke four world records with a leap that lasted over nine minutes. Jhonathan Florez, 29, jumped from 37,265 ft and flew for nine minutes and six seconds, reaching speeds of up to 100mph, in a...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 27, 2012 | News
Colombian National Police said that 32 alleged members and collaborators of the drug trafficking group “Los Rastrojos”, among them four policemen, have been captured during the last three days in operations against...
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