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Army captures FARC boss suspected of deadly ambush

Colombian Army officials captured on Monday “Perico,” one of the heads of the FARC’s 10th Front, who is held responsible for the killing of 10 soldiers in an ambush on Saturday. The capture of Perico, in the...

6 ‘FARC’ captured by police in west Colombia

Police captured six alleged members of left wing guerrilla group FARC Wednesday in west Colombia, reported Colombian media. The six men were allegedly members of the FARC’s 25th Front, and have been linked to kidnapping...

March was ‘black month’ for FARC: Govt

As March comes to an end, Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera announced it has been a “black” month for the FARC, El Colombiano reported Thursday. “In the past 30 days our armed forces conducted 650 tactical...

Army captures ‘Cuchillo’s’ #2

The Colombian army captured the second-in-command to paramilitary drug lord “El Cuchillo,” who is one of the country’s most wanted fugitives, reports Caracol Radio. The 8th Brigade of the army’s...

Police revealed as ‘Los Paisas’ gang members

Seventeen members of the “Los Paisas” drug trafficking gang were captured in two raids in Medellin and Cali, El Heraldo reported Friday. Among those arrested were six members of state security agencies, including two...

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