Authorities detained alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking network that moved heroin from northeastern Colombia to the United States and Europe, reported local media Monday. The drug smuggling ring…
Police in Colombia’s capital Bogota arrested approximately 70 protesters Tuesday for carrying dangerous items at this year’s annual Labor Day marches. The accused were taken to the Permanent Justice Unit for…
Colombia experienced its worst weekend for emergencies of this year’s rainy season, with ten deaths and four injuries reported. A further 2,619 were left homeless or in some way affected…
The consumption of drugs in Colombia’s largest cities is increasing, with heroin addiction a particular concern, according to the Ministry of Health. “The consumption of heroin is starting to increase…
Authorities in the north-Colombian Cucuta arrested the city’s former mayor after being sentenced to 27 years in prison for ordering the murder of his political opponent in 2003. A Bogota…
Colombian police said Thursday they have captured an alleged associate of FARC rebel leader “Ivan Marquez” in Cucuta, Norte de Santander. According to the police, Miguel Angel Ariñez, alias “El…
Colombia’s homicide rate has dropped by 8% in the first four months of 2011, compared with the same period last year, according to police statistics. To date, 4,469 homicides have…
The death of a soldier, whose father brought his remains to a Bogota square in protest, was not a case of a “false-positive” according to the prosecutor for the department…
Colombian Police arrest one commander of the FARC’s 22nd front and one sub commander of the rebels’ 36th front. Gemner Lara Muñoz alias “Lucio 40” alleged head of the FARC’s…