The United States has fixed Colombia’s coca production figures, website NarcoLeaks reported Wednesday. According to NarcoLeaks, a group of Italian journalists and researchers, U.S. official statistics list total Colombian cocaine production as…
The United States ambassador to Colombia said drug legalization “has to be addressed” in an interview with newspaper El Pais on Monday. Peter Michael McKinley said that “the issue presented…
The Colombian Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of Danilo Bustos Suarez, the second-in-command for “El Loco,” the country’s most prolific drug trafficker. Bustos Suarez is suspected of trafficking hundreds…
Spanish police have dismantled a “collection agency” operating on behalf of the major Medellin drug cartel “Oficina de Envigado.” Nine people have been arrested in Madrid and Valencia, including a…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Venezuela Monday morning to meet with his counterpart, Hugo Chavez, to discuss crime and trade. Santos thanked his Venezuelan counterpart for the capture…
Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar expressed his gratitude to the Venezuelan government Monday for capturing Colombian drug lord, Maximiliano Bonilla, alias “Valenciano.” “We must give thanks to the Venezuelan government for…
Spain’s National Intelligence Center (CNI) announced on Monday that criminal organizations from Colombia have infiltrated the country, posing security threats to the state. The head of the Spanish intelligence services,…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos visited Venezuela Monday to meet his counterpart, Hugo Chavez, to discuss the FARC rebel group, and other issues. Before Santos’ departure, Chavez warned Sunday about…
The Colombian Army captured 12 suspected FARC guerrillas during a raid on a drug lab in the northwest department of Cordoba, Wednesday. According to the official report, members from the…