Founder of Colombia drug cartel sentenced to 30 years in US prison
Extradited Colombian drug lord “Diego Rastrojo” has been sentenced to 30 years in...
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Infamous Colombian neoparamilitary commander pleads guilty in US court
The former military chief of one of Colombia’s most dangerous criminal organizations pleaded...
‘Rastrojos’ leader captured in Bogota
Colombia’s police on Thursday captured a principal leader of the drug trafficking...
Firefight between police and neo-paramilitaries leaves 7 dead in northeast Colombia
A firefight in northeast Colombia between the police and the country’s most feared drug...
Colombia extradites Rastrojos founder to US
Colombia on Wednesday extradited one of the founders of drug trafficking organization “Los...
Mass delivery of “Rastrojos” criminals
22 criminals of the notorious Colombian crime syndicate, the “Rastrojos,” turned themselves in Monday morning to authorities. In a continued effort to dismantle the Rastrojos criminal gang, police authorities...
Captured ‘Rastrojos’ leader continues to control gang from prison
“Diego Rastrojo,” the captured leader of Colombian powerful crime syndicate the “Rastrojos,” has not only maintained ties with his gang but has continued to commit crimes from his maximum security prison,...
Top ‘Rastrojos’ leader charged
A leader of a Colombian criminal group ‘Los Rastrojos’ has been charged with crimes that could condemn him to jail for up to 44 years, reported local media Monday. After an eight hour trial, prosecution charged Diego...
Nephew of top ‘Rastrojos’ leader arrested
Police on Wednesday arrested the nephew of “Diego Rastrojo,” an alleged top commander of Colombia’s largest drug gang “Los Rastrojos,” in the southwestern Valle de Cauca department. Diego...
Venezuela surrenders top ‘Rastrojos’ leader to Colombia
Venezuela handed “Diego Rastrojo,” one of the founders of drug gang “Los Rastrojos,” over to Colombia Wednesday. Diego Rastrojo, whose real name is one Diego Perez Henao, was handed over to the Colombian...
Venezuela promises to return captured Rastrojos leader to Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez assured authorities Monday that arrested druglord Diego Perez Henao, alias “Diego Rastrojo,” will be returned to the Andean nation promptly to face charges. Rastrojo was the military...
Santos to meet with military leaders
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with military leaders later today to discuss the security situation along the northern Venezuelan border. The security council will convene in the nothernmost department of La...
