Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 23, 2011 | News
The Colombian Army captured 12 suspected FARC guerrillas during a raid on a drug lab in the northwest department of Cordoba, Wednesday. According to the official report, members from the FARC’s 18th Squadron were caught in...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 23, 2011 | News
Colombia has the second highest casualty rate of landmine victims in the world, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Colombia had 512 victims either maimed or killed due to landmines in 2010, putting...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 23, 2011 | News
Colombia’s national tax office, DIAN, called for an investigation on Wednesday into the claim that 23 tons of gold have gone missing. DIAN Director Juan Ricardo Ortega said the situation was very serious and therefore...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 23, 2011 | News
A bus rolls off a cliff on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 10 more in Colombia’s central department of Tolima. The accident occurred in an area known as Buenos Aires, near the village of Playarica where...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 22, 2011 | News
Senator Jorge Robledo announced Tuesday that at least 23 tons of gold with a value of around $986 million went missing between 2009 and 2011. According to Robledo, the 23 tons of gold were registered in the production figures...
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