Some 300 members of one of Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations, “Los Rastrojos,” have been negotiating with authorities to surrender, reported newspaper El Tiempo Saturday. Based on sources within…
Four bodies showing signs of torture were found in the southwest of Colombia Monday. According to newspaper El Espectador, the bodies of four men aged between 25 and 28 years…
A Colombian judge on Tuesday sentenced 43 former members of ERPAC, a neo-paramilitary organization mostly active in the east Colombia, to four years in prison. The men were convicted on…
“Sebastian” was prepared for any kind of war, said the police Thursday after finding a second high-technological weapon arsenal of the arrested leader of Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado.…
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…
The Colombian army has found and destroyed two clandestine airstrips used by drug traffickers, local media reported Monday. The first airstrip, found in the northern Cordoba department, was destroyed by…
Neo-paramilitary group Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) has issued pamphlets in Colombia’s northeastern Arauca department, announcing to join the war between army and left-wing FARC and ELN guerrillas, local newspaper Notillano…
The alleged second-in-command of the Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado has been captured in northern Colombia, police said Sunday. Alias “El Indio,” real name Dairo Alberto Muñoz, was captured…
Colombia’s anti-narcotics police said Saturday Medellin-based crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado” assassinated two policemen in that city. The two policemen were shot Thursday in broad daylight in front of one…