Some 120 people who are suspected of stealing arms and munitions from Colombia’s security forces have been reported to the prosecution, according to the commander of the National Army. In…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro claimed on Tuesday that arms traffickers stole huge numbers of weapons, ammunition and explosives from the security forces. In a press conference, Petro said that weapons…
A retired army major who had been a member of the now-defunct Norte del Valle Cartel escaped from police custody in northeastern Colombia on Sunday. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a.k.a. “Zeus,”…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Thursday suspended arms imports from Israel and called on a global boycott of the self-proclaimed Jewish State. In a tweet, Petro announced the import ban…
A military intelligence report that was leaked to newspaper El Espectador sheds a light on Colombia’s illegal arms imports. According to the report, most of the arms that were seized…
Multiple high-profile arrests and criminal investigations suggest that Colombia’s military has become one of the main arms suppliers of the country’s guerrilla groups. Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said earlier this…
Corrupt elements within Colombia’s security forces sold arms and explosives to multiple illegal armed groups, including guerrilla group ELN, according to the prosecution. The prosecution has discovered at least two…
Top officials of Colombia’s security forces are suspected of arms trafficking for organized crime groups, weekly Semana reported on Thursday. A network within the 4th Brigade in Medellin, the Arms…
Colombia’s prosecution has urged stricter gun control measures and increased efforts to curb arms trafficking to lower the country’s high number of gun-related deaths, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The…