Colombia’s “contraband czar” corrupted top officials for decades
Campaign contributions and bribery kept the contraband empire of Colombia’s most important...
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Decapitations take turf war over Colombia’s border with Venezuela to new level
Colombia’s authorities confirmed another massacre on Monday amid an apparently intensifying...
Smuggling remains a problem despite border closure and mass deportations
A three-week-old border closure imposed by Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has not abated...
Colombia’s retailers reopen shops after anti-contraband deal
Tens of thousands of shopkeepers on Wednesday agreed to open their shops again after an agreement...
Anti-contraband law enrages Colombia’s shopkeepers; tens of thousands shut business in protest
Less than 24 hours after Colombia’s congress approved an anti-contraband law, tens of...
ELN, smugglers accused of killing 3 cops, 1 govt official in northeast Colombia
Colombia’s Police on Monday accused smugglers and the ELN, the country’s second...
Colombia congressman urges govt to act against Venezuela ‘border abuse’
A house representative for Colombians abroad has strongly criticized Venezuela mistreating Colombian border community, local newspaper El Pais reported Tuesday. According to U Party House Representative Jaime Buenahora, elected...
Violent protests erupt on Colombia-Venezuela border over anti-contraband measures
At least four cars and three motorcycles were set on fire on Tuesday at Colombia’s border...
Venezuela’s Colombia border curfew doesn’t solve issue: trade organization
The Venezuela-Colombia trade organization has warned that the current curfew measures on the...
Venezuela sends 17K troops to Colombian border in smuggling crackdown
The Venezuelan government announced the nightly closure of its border along with deployment of...
Colombia, Venezuela border closure causing discontent
Truckers in one of the border states of Colombia and Venezuela are protesting the closure of the...
Colombia anti-smuggling operations curb contraband traffic across Venezuela’s border
Anti-smuggling operations on both sides of the Colombia-Venezuela border made progress this week...
