The Nicaraguan Navy captured four alleged drug traffickers — including two Colombians — Saturday in Caribbean waters, reported local media Tuesday. The suspects, who also included two Honduran men, were…
The United States government paid a $2.8 million reward for the death of former FARC supreme commander Guillermo Leon Saez, alias “Alfonso Cano,” according to a U.S. government official. The…
The administration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been preparing legislation to decriminalize personal drug possession, reported newspaper El Espectador Tuesday. According to the report, a 56 page document is…
Colombian police have seized a ton of marijuana in the west of the country, reported local media Monday. The haul, worth an estimated $226,000, was discovered inside a truck travelling…
A convicted U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent has said his former employer inflates its success rate in capturing drug trafficking leaders in Colombia, reported Noticias Uno Sunday. According to…
A raid on hotspots across Colombia’s second city Medellin has resulted in the capture of 49 people involved in the drug trade, according to police. Operations led to the dismantling…
You’ve got to admire his brazenness — a 66-year-old man hopped onto a Bogota-bound bus carrying 50kg of marijuana in his luggage, newspaper La Vanguardia reported Thursday. Four massive blocks…
British politician Keith Vaz met President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday to show support for Colombia’s war on drugs. The main topic of conversation between Vaz, who chairs an parliamentary committee…
The people of the western Colombian department of Choco have lost faith in the Colombian state, feeling totally abandoned in the face of increased violence in the Pacific region, the…