Guns that have been purchased legally in the US, are shipped illegally to Colombia for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, according to the South American country’s National Police.
Colombian authorities arrested five more members of the security forces and three civilians who are accused of trafficking arms for neo-paramilitary drug trafficking organizations. According to the police, its organized…
FARC leader “Timochenko” on Tuesday said that he has given orders to all guerrillas to end all purchases of weapons and ammunition as peace talks to end half a decade…
Emails released by authorities on Wednesday reportededly revealed that neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños and FARC rebels have been partnering to traffic drugs and stockpile weapons.
Colombia has authorized a Chinese ship to set sail after it was caught carrying 100 tonnes of explosives to Cuba illegally, the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, though it continues…
Four non-commissioned Army officers, a soldier, an ex-policeman and a civilian were sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday for selling arms to guerrilla groups.
Colombia’s chief prosecutor on Thursday requested that the Supreme Court investigate eight army generals in relation to the ongoing investigations about corruption within the armed forces.
Authorities in the north of Colombia arrested nine military members and two civilians on Wednesday for allegedly participating in an arms trafficking scheme that sold or rented military material to criminals.
The newly-installed commander of Colombia’s armed forces asked his country on Tuesday to not stigmatize the military after a series of ongoing accusations of human rights violations, corruption and illegal…