Authorities in the north of Colombia arrested a mid-level commander of the rapidly expanding neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” Monday. Ricardo Antonio Ramos Loaiza, alias “R8,” is believed to be responsible for…
Venezuela has arrested one of Colombia’s most wanted drug lords and senior commander of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC, “Martin Llanos,” together with his brother, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed…
Caribbean coastal city Santa Marta is beset by neo-paramilitaries who want to turn it in to a “second center of operations,” reported Colombian daily El Tiempo Thursday. The picturesque tourist…
Following the deadly terrorist attack on the southwestern Colombian town of Tumaco on Wednesday, local media reported bomb attacks in two other towns, bringing the total of fatalities to 11.…
Neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” are taking control of the Medellin underworld at the expense of the local “Oficina de Envigado,”, newspaper El Tiempo reported. According to the newspaper, the Uraba-based…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday his government has raised the reward for top commanders of guerrilla group FARC and drug trafficking groups active in the north of the…
Police captured six alleged members of criminal gang “Los Rastrojos” in northern Colombia, local media reported Sunday. The police initially reported the arrest of Lacides Manuel Vergara Lobo, alias “Felipe,”…
Colombian police say they have arrested a ringleader of drug gang “Los Rastrojos” just outside the city of Medellin. According to the police, the arrested “Felipe” was responsible for the…
“El Tigre” has taken over ERPAC, a neo-paramilitary organization mostly active in the southeast of Colombia, national authorities announced Friday. The new neo-paramilitary boss was the second in command under…