Colombia, Venezuela border closure causing discontent
Truckers in one of the border states of Colombia and Venezuela are protesting the closure of the border as a measure to curb contraband, reported local media.
Truckers in one of the border states of Colombia and Venezuela are protesting the closure of the border as a measure to curb contraband, reported local media.
Anti-smuggling operations on both sides of the Colombia-Venezuela border made progress this week in the fight against the trafficking of contraband from Venezuela, national media reported on Thursday.
Two fires broke out simultaneously in a small northeastern city in Colombia near the border of Venezuela, one in a courtyard where contraband gasoline was being illegally stored, local news…
Rice imported illegally into Colombia is a major threat to the industry, says the head of the growers association on Thursday.
Authorities seized 100 tons of assorted contraband materials in southwestern Colombia, local media reported on Friday.
Colombia’s finance ministry on Tuesday expressed fears that the amount of goods smuggled from neighboring Venezuela will increase after the Venezuelan government vowed to drastically devalue its currency. “We cannot…
Colombian police have identified 40 alleged bosses of contraband smuggling operations across Colombia, and have offered a reward for information leading to their capture, reported El Tiempo Wednesday. Police Commander…
Colombia’s national tax office DIAN announced Wednesday that contraband smuggling, primarily of liquor and cigarettes, costs Colombia $1.5 billion a year. The president of the Federation of Departments, Andres Gonzalez, said…
The seizure of $15 million in contraband in the port of Buenaventura, on Colombia’s Pacific coast, is the largest seizure the police have ever made in a single operation, reports…